Now, that does not mean we go around killing, stealing, etc (though some seem to), but that we don't live
in fear of hell because of Grace.
I live my life to high standards and I do what is right, not out
of fear of hell, but out of love for humanity.
The combination of this pessimistic anthropology, the very
real fear of hell for themselves and others and cultural values supporting harsh discipline made for a dangerous combination for children.
She said: «O my Lord, if I worship you
from fear of hell, burn me in it; if I worship you in hope of paradise, exclude me from it.
I agree that many try to
use fear of hell or devine retribution improperly for their own ends, but I would also try to accurately label such things so as not to lose credibility.
All I see in this article is that Huckabee is bummed out that people are waking up and won't be controlled by living in
fear of hell anymore.
so does one love God for life itself in a humble thankful way or does one love God in
fear of hell fire...
The erosion
of fear of Hell has played a significant role in ending the effectiveness of that kind of evangelism.
if I worship Thee
in fear of Hell, burn me in Hell, and if I worship Thee in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise.
And the irony is that those with religion think that atheists are evil — even though atheists don't need
the fear of hell or reward of heaven to be good people.
I do not behave that way due to
fear of hell or hope of heaven.
The fear of hell is just a device used to keep little children (and Christians with the mentality of little children, which is most) in line.
If I worship you for
fear of hell, burn me in hell.If I worship you in hope of paradise, exclude me from paradise But if I worship you for your Own sake, grudge me not Your everlasting Beauty.
And God, what moves me never to complain is not
the fear of hell where sinners burn.
It is not like I've been brainwashed or I'm delusional and living in
fear of hell.
You can be suckered into almost anything now using your «
fear of hell» and by using guilt trips, self - esteem issues, and anything based upon your primitive mind's other tendencies to act (surprise!)
I always encourage people that if they continue their questions with honesty and courage,
the fear of hell will eventually pass.
Only bad people need religion, they need
that fear of hell to keep them inline.
He says up front that the second man was in need of «love and forgiveness,» not «chastisement and
the fear of hell» (as was the case with the first man).
man did this to instill fear into the common people to follow a dictated set of rules through the use of
the fear of hell to control them.
In such a case, my pastoral heart tells me to put
the fear of hell into the man.
He was a genuine Christian, not in need of chastisement and
the fear of hell, but in need of love and forgiveness.
But what is surprising is how little he appealed to
fear of Hell or even to the expectation of rewards after death.
It is something made up to make you live in
fear of a hell that as far as anyone in recorded history knows does not exist (no - one has ever returned from the dead to say otherwise).
Surely one of the main motivations would be
fear of hell, since to lose assurance is to cease to believe Jesus» promise.
Religion has fed you lies and fear,
fear of hell, the fear of eternal condemnation if you don't follow some mythical sets of rules.
They could have just skipped the «
fear of hell» crap and said «We have armed police who will punish you for your crimes (if you're caught)»?
Keep proving your god is a tyrant and a monster, it has to use
the fear of hell to get you love it.
We must dance around the hard questions about the foundations of our faith; and we must add a dash of
the fear of hell every now and then to hypnotize the superstitious.»