Let me try again: "I made it perfectly clear. There are no "non believers in Christ". NONE!"
Why do Christians believe in a place of torment called Hell?
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Have you ever read the Bible?
"The rich man also died"
"being in torments"
"he cried"
"I am tormented in this flame"
"this place of torment"
Luke 16:22-28 (NKJV)
22 The rich man also died and was buried. 23 And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 Then he cried and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.' 25 But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. 26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.' 27 Then he said, 'I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house, 28 for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.'
Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them
anything without using a parable. So was fulfilled what was spoken through
the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden
since the foundation of the world.” Matthew 13:34-35
So John 3:16 "everlasting life" is just a parable? Nah! And you think Jesus made up lies? Nah!
It was not said of John that "He did not tell them anything without using a parable."
On the other hand, you seem to think Jesus made idle threats...
Sounds like a YES! Kingdom Hall victims twist the Hell out of the Bible!
How odd. I affirm the Deity of Christ with a multitude of Scriptures and you tell lies about it.
That's great that you believe in Jesus / God of the Bible. Now quote my "lies" or be the liar.
Your question: Are you a JW?
I direct you to a thread where I repeatedly affirm the Deity of Christ.
You come back with, "Sounds like a YES!"
How else was I to interpret that?
Deriving a "YES!" from my response to your question if I was a JW is a lie.
If you cannot even follow your own line of discourse, how is
anyone to believe you are capable of understanding Scripture?
That passage doesn't say anywhere the torment lasts forever.