Re: Limitted Forgiveness ?
Originally posted by Lord Urizen
So for the Three mainstream Monotheistic Religions, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam is there truly a [b]Time Limit on your ability to be Forgiven ?
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ya there is a time limit to be forgiven in islam when the sun rises from west to east the doors of forgivness will be closed
Re: Hell.
Originally posted by Funkadelic
So the priest in the church always told me when I was A kid, I was forced 2 go to the church by my school but anyway, that's not my point.They always said that God will forgive thy sins 70x70 times then my question is, why does hell exist then?
If God forgives everybody like the priest said then he should forgive them instead of punishing them.
Another contradiction in the bible.
(I'm atheist btw., cuz I feel embarrassed even writing this.)
There's a difference between discipline and punishment. God does not forever punish those who love him. But like any loving parent, he does discipline them.
Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
what's the line between punishment and diciplineif my parents diciplined me by setting me on fire and letting monsters torture me I would consider that punishment
John Chapter 1: verses 4 and 5
4. In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
The light can be represented as "discipline", and the darkness as "punishment." When one earnestly seeks the light at the end of a tunnel, they receive it. The further one moves away from the light, the more difficult it is to comprehend that the light was ever there. When one turns away from this light completely, then only darkness remains for them. A darkness that they have now willingly embraced.
Originally posted by theendisnear
John Chapter 1: verses 4 and 54. In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
The light can be represented as "discipline", and the darkness as "punishment." When one earnestly seeks the light at the end of a tunnel, they receive it. The further one moves away from the light, the more difficult it is to comprehend that the light was ever there. When one turns away from this light completely, then only darkness remains for them. A darkness that they have now willingly embraced.
yes thats very nice now answer my question
if god TORTURES ME FOREVER in hell isn't that punishment?
It seems that you view detachment from the divine as the ultimate punishment. I do not so such is not punishment for me.