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Originally Posted by hombre  I do not know if these are sincere questions but I will briefly respond to them.
1. The concept of God as the Master Designer, Creator of all things, includes human beings. In the book of Genesis, it says that God breathed into man and be became a living soul. Man is created for His Glory. Since He is the Creator (Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Omniscient), He gets to call the rules (He is Sovereign). You can find His rules and the truth in the Bible (If you don't believe in the concept of the Creator, then only God can help you; if you don't believe and have faith that the Bible is God's Word to us, then only God can help you). One of them is that every man has sinned and come short of God's glory (Romans 3). God's remedy for man's sinfulness and rebellion is Jesus Christ and his atoning death on the cross for the sins of the world (that includes you). But God's requirement for eternal life is for you to repent of your sins, to believe all the Bible says about Jesus Christ and to confess Him Lord of your life. Submit to His Lordship and follow Him. (John 3:16, Roman 10, Eph 2:8-10). Those who reject Jesus Christ have God's wrath on them right now (John 3:36). Your soul will live forever; it is God's - you can either submit to Jesus Christ's Lordship and follow him in obedience and inherit eternal life or continue your godless, rebellious path (along with your guru Steve P.) and receive God's wrath in the eternal lake of fire. “God resists the proud, but gives grace unto the humble”
2. Hell (Gehena, Lake of Fire, Eternal Torment, etc.) - Whatever this place is, it is for those (Satan, the fallen angels, and those who reject Jesus Christ) to spend eternity. As your soul continues in hell throughout eternity, you will be in torment (read Luke 16). The purpose of Hell is to Glorify God - God is Holy and the horrors of Hell reveal His Holiness. Salvation is being saved from God Himself - His Wrath upon sinning humans and those who reject His gift of Salvation which is Jesus Christ. After a billion years in hell and as it continues throughout eternity, as compared to your 100 years of life that you spent on planet earth, these "few" years will eventually approach zero, and your torment will have just begun.
Steve confuses his experiences (Catholicism) and the foolishness of modern religions and now rejects God (Creator) Himself. The Bible also condemns these as well (along with what most of us know as modern day “Christianity”). But there is a Creator and Jesus Christ is the Savior and the Bible calls all men to repent and turn to Christ. “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” (I Cor 1:18).
Hombre |
Amen, i agree, the word of the bible is truth.
I have remarked the most important parts, we have sinned against a holy and perfect God, and we are violators of his laws and have dishonored him, and just as if we break the law we deserve payment to justice, likewise we deserve payment from God, his wrath is upon us because of our deeds and thoughts. Justice needs to be made, but we are saved from this Justice/wrath thanks to the sacrifice of God himself, Jesus Christ paid for our sins. There is hope if we turn to him and repent:
Ecc 9:4 For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
Tit 3:3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
Tit 3:4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
Tit 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Tit 3:6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
Tit 3:7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Jesus bless you all.