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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] |
Bible Question:
I had a question concerning the purpose of Hell, or, more specifically, what God hopes to achieve by damning a person to Hell. Also, was there another purpose for the creation of Hell other than to hold Lucifer and his daemons? I've been thinking about this a lot recently, perhaps too much, and have come to a (perhaps ill-drawn) conclusion that God may have had alterior motives in the creation of Hell (motives other than just creating it for Lucifer). I think that perhaps God created Hell so that He might instil a certain degree of fear into the peoples of the world, that they might seek Him and be saved, etc. The reasoning for this is why would anyone desire to get into heaven when there is no fear of eternal punishment? Sure, a few would undoubtedly still seek to be with Him, yet the majority would not, and would, instead, revel in all of that which the world does provide, as there are no consequences. As I understand it, Hell is a place of punishment. Now, when one is punished isn't the punishment applied for the sole reason of ensuring that the crime/sin/"bad thing" will not occur again? If this is correct, then Hell's whole existence is in a way contradictory (not sure if this is the right word), for what lessons will be learned and applied when the punishment is eternal? Hopefully you have some answers to these questions. |
Bible Answer: Although Joe's answer was great, I want to throw in a little as well. god doesn't damn anyone to hell. God desires that we all come to Heaven. The problem is, sin cannot enter Heaven and we are all sinful. When we choose sin, we can no longer go to Heaven because God cannot look upon sin. So what is the option? Someplace where God is not, a place where sin is put for eternity; a place that totally is without God, and therefore, without anything good. Since we all deserve this, God had to provide a way for us. That way was Jesus. If we merely accept God's forgivness through fiath in Jesus, our sins are covered by His blood and we are cleansed. If we reject this, we cannot enter Heaven. This isn't God's punnishment. He doesn't condemn those people to Hell. The choice is ours and we cannot blame God for our choice. Bless...ArtS |