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Re: The Brick Testament parts the Red Sea
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 6 Dec 2002 07:10:18 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> That's another question that's always bothered me: how can I in heaven
> know infinite joy if I know that other people are suffering eternal
> damnation?
Here's how I see it. First, I'm not so sure about the eternal damnation thing.
Second, I happen to believe that hell is separation from God. People *choose*
to reject God, and that is hell. They choose darkness, because of
selfishness, pride and arrogance. Our characters are formed here on earth.
This is more or less the view of C.S. Lewis in his book _The Great Divorce_ (a
short, one-sitting read). I found it very helpful reconciling heaven and hell.
> And, if I were damned, how could my damnation be infinite if I
> knew that other people are enjoying eternal bliss? What kind of selfish
> jerk would I have to be to begrudge others their reward simply because I
> didn't likewise earn that reward?
> The point is that the existence of either heaven or hell, along with the
> respective occupants thereof, refutes the existence of the other.
What if hell were indeed merely separation from God and that people *chose*
that existence?
-John
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| (...) THis is close to my take--hell is not 'fire and brimstone', it's non-existance(1). If you are separate from God, divorced from God, then it's like cutting off your hand--the hand can only fulfill it's intended function when it's attached to (...) (22 years ago, 6-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I can't resist a little self-promotion, since The Rev's views are so nicely compatible with mine (irrefutable proof of his brilliance, if you ask me). I voiced a similar question here a while back, but the thread was huge and I never got a (...) (22 years ago, 5-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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