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NASB | Romans 9:20 On the contrary, who are you, O man, who answers back to God? The thing molded will not say to the molder, "Why did you make me like this," will it? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 9:20 On the contrary, who are you, O man, who answers [arrogantly] back to God and dares to defy Him? Will the thing which is formed say to him who formed it, "Why have you made me like this?" [Is 29:16; 45:9] |
Subject: The Purpose of Hell? |
Bible Note: Hey, I want to say thank you for replying to my post and helping to clear up a few things. A little while after posting this I engaged in conversation with a good Christian friend of mine and he also pointed out that I seemed to be confusing the concept of punishment with that of discipline (or, as you put it, rehabilitation). Though I am a Christian, I'll be the first to admit I'm a bit "backslidden", so to speak, and have probably been delving into things that I shouldn't be (most often literature-wise), and as such I think that ideas that I would have normally dismissed as being purely fiction, or blasphemous even, have been given a little too much thought to such a degree that I end up rationalising these ideas somehow, trying to *make* them make sense and be true. Eh, I'm not even sure if all *that* makes sense. But maybe you know what I'm talking about. Again, thanks for taking the time to answer this "Pharisee" (as kalos previously referred to me as. heh.) -Christopher |