Do people go to Hell because God doesn't want them?

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Are there any souls in Hell who genuinely want to be with God and loved ones in Heaven?
 
But still… When someone commits a grave sin they do not always want to reject God. Often it is because they are weak and they give into temptation even when they know it is wrong. I’m sure most adults have committed grave sins before but that doesn’t mean they don’t love God or that they don’t want to go to heaven
 
Everytime I commit a mortal sin I don’t want to go to hell. Not at all. I understand if someone hates God they might choose hell. But I think many people don’t hate God, they are just sinful beings who fall into since sometimes
 
It’s the other way around . . . they’re there because they don’t want to be with God . . .
 
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When someone commits a grave sin they do not always want to reject God. Often it is because they are weak and they give into temptation even when they know it is wrong.
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God knows this. A person dying in a state of Mortal Sin and without access to the Sacrament of Reconciliation can still make an Act of Contrition and entrust themselves to God’s Mercy.

We’re all inclined towards sin, many people are attached to particular sins. Most of us struggle with Perfect Contrition. What’s important is that we’re sorry, frequent Confession, and keep trying.
 
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Then why commit a mortal sin?
Okay, sometimes we do. But we have a chance to repent, confess our sins, and learn to not do it again.
 
Well why does a mortal sin condemn me to hell? I understand killing being evil, but some sins that are considered grave… I am just supposed to avoid them because God will send me to hell if I do them, not because I see anything evil in them, not because I intend to reject God through the act
 
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Well why does a mortal sin condemn me to hell? I understand killing being evil, but some sins that are considered grave… I am just supposed to avoid them because God will send me to hell if I do them, not because I see anything evil in them, not because I intend to reject God through the act
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By committing a mortal sin, you are choosing to ignore God’s commandments. You are the one making the choice to separate yourself from God. You can repent if you are genuinely sorry for your sin. Whether you see evil in something or not is irrelevant. Ignoring God’s commandments is the evil. If you do commit a mortal sin, you are in fact rejecting God. YOU are the one to make the decisions. Don’t expect to find anyone on this forum that will give you the excuse to commit mortal sin. We’d rather you care for your immortal soul than make the grave mistake of tempting the Lord Our God.
 
Why should someone believe something is a mortal sin that will lead them to hell when they see no evil in it? Just because someone says it is a mortal sin? Surely I am not required to blindly follow what one institution says is morally acceptable?
 
It sounds like you’re struggling.

You Should Talk With Your Priest.
 
Speaking with a priest would be much more beneficial than seeking an answer on an Internet forum. God Bless!
 
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No! As everyone else said in this post. What you need to remember is once you die your ability to ask forgiveness for your sins is done. If you do go to Hell you lose the ability to repent, to love, to have mercy. You are only filled with the ugly and hate one revered when on this earth while seeking only the worldly goods in front of them. Hell is no picnic. So NO, souls in Hell do not want to be with God because they are filled with utter hate.
 
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rosejmj said:
Why should someone believe something is a mortal sin that will lead them to hell when they see no evil in it? Just because someone says it is a mortal sin? Surely I am not required to blindly follow what one institution says is morally acceptable?
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How else do we determine morality if not according to an established ideology of right and wrong/good and evil?
 
Two kinds of sin, mortal and venial, not ‘mortal, grave, and venial.’ A mortal sin always involves rejection of God. A sin which involves grave matter (one of the three requirements necessary) but does not have full knowledge or full consent would be venial, and thus would not fully separate the person from God.

But if a person commits a mortal sin, that is always a rejection of God.
 
Emeraldlady said:
How else do we determine morality if not according to an established ideology of right and wrong/good and evil?
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Based on the collective human experience and adapting to new information that is acquired.
 
rosejmj said:
But still… When someone commits a grave sin they do not always want to reject God. Often it is because they are weak and they give into temptation even when they know it is wrong. I’m sure most adults have committed grave sins before but that doesn’t mean they don’t love God or that they don’t want to go to heaven
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Mortal sin is grave matter, voluntary, and with sufficient reflection. If it is involuntary then it is not actual sin.

It is not necessary to specifically think of rejection of God to do so.

Catholic Encyclopedia
it is clear that for an actual personal sin a knowledge of the law and a personal voluntary act, free from coercion and necessity, are required. No mortal sin is committed in a state of invincible ignorance or in a half-conscious state. Actual advertence to the sinfulness of the act is not required, virtual advertence suffices. It is not necessary that the explicit intention to offend God and break His law be present, the full and free consent of the will to an evil act suffices.
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O’Neil, A.C. (1912). Sin. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14004b.htm
 
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Emeraldlady:
How else do we determine morality if not according to an established ideology of right and wrong/good and evil?
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Based on the collective human experience and adapting to new information that is acquired.
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But you’d have to accept others experience and adaptations as well to go with this method. That may mean accepting behaviours that conflict your own ideas of morality and that has never made for peaceful community relations.
 
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