Speculation on Hell

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rcwitness said:
Thank God for faith in the things promised, the things fulfilled by Jesus, and Scriptures that warn us about what we cannot pray for…

1 John 5

I write this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.14And this is the confidence which we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.15And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him.16If any one sees his brother committing what is not a mortal sin, he will ask, and God will give him life for those whose sin is not mortal. There is sin which is mortal; I do not say that one is to pray for that.17All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin which is not mortal.

Hell is for those whom Jesus judged as living and dying in mortal sin. This should not be prayed for, unless you believe Christ is unjust and you have greater love and mercy than He.
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The honest truth is no one knows what happens when we die, thus Heaven and Hell may or may not exist. So we must be kind to each other as brothers and sisters.
 
Strydersroom said:
The honest truth is no one knows what happens when we die, thus Heaven and Hell may or may not exist.
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That is why we cherish faith from above. To have confidence in our reconciliation with our creator. His Spirit gives confidence and understanding.
So we must be kind to each other as brothers and sisters.
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Yes, because that is what pleases the Spirit of life.
 
Confiteor_Deo said:
The Catholic Encyclopedia says that the fires of Hell have been believed to be a real, material fire by the greater number of Theologians, and that Scripture & tradition provide no sufficient reason for questioning this. The fires of Hell cause the pain of sense of the damned.
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The Catholic Church has some very specific teachings about Hell. These are two excellent sources:

JOHN PAUL II, General Audience, Wednesday 28 July 1999
  1. The images of hell that Sacred Scripture presents to us must be correctly interpreted. They show the complete frustration and emptiness of life without God. Rather than a place, hell indicates the state of those who freely and definitively separate themselves from God, the source of all life and joy. This is how the *Catechism of the Catholic Church *summarizes the truths of faith on this subject: “To die in mortal sin without repenting and accepting God’s merciful love means remaining separated from him for ever by our own free choice. This state of definitive self-exclusion from communion with God and the blessed is called ‘hell’” (n. 1033).
Catechism of the Catholic Church

610 Our Lord warns us that we shall be separated from him if we fail to meet the serious needs of the poor and the little ones who are his brethren.611 To die in mortal sin without repenting and accepting God’s merciful love means remaining separated from him for ever by our own free choice. This state of definitive self-exclusion from communion with God and the blessed is called “hell.”
 
Dmitri77 said:
I’m always a little hesitant to post this because it is highly polemical towards Roman Catholics and Protestants but if you can get past that it describes what I believe about hell. Again, I apologize for the polemics.

The River of Fire
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Dmitri77,

I really appreciate this link. I read the entire post. I have been agonizing over Hell, God’s Justice, and how a loving God could inflict eternal torment on mankind. My conservative Episcopal Priest, who had Eastern Orthodox leanings, taught this same view of Hell.

The River of Fire. . . . .32 *Those who love God are happy with Him, those who hate Him are extremely miserable by being obliged to live in His presence, and there is no place where one can escape the loving omnipresence of God. . . . . . **
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When I moved to a small town, a few years ago, my Anglican choices included a liberal Episcopal Church or a Reformed Episcopal Church. I chose the REC. Sadly, they teach a literal-physical-eternal-fiery torment, inflicted by God, because God’s “justice” demands it. Quite honestly, it sent me into a depression. This does not seem consistent with the loving God, I have know for most of my life.

I’ve been considering visiting the nearest Eastern Orthodox Church, which is about a 45 minute drive from my little town.

Peace and Blessings,
Anna
 
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