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.
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.»
The erosion
of fear of Hell has played a significant role in ending the effectiveness of that kind of evangelism.
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.
Not exact matches
We don't dig up the bones
of «heretics» either the way some did in the Dark Ages who held grip on the people, ruled over them by
fear, and claimed they had authority
of God, holding keys to heaven or
hell in their possession, making people hostages by their lies... I think you have a lots
of things mixed up in your mind friend!
The
fear of the great nothing is too much for my mind to bear, and I can sleep at night by convincing myself that the absolute nothing we all face one day will instead be full
of happy choirs
of angels, reward for any suffering I've endured, punishment
of the wicked and evil (it pains me to think those who cause so much evil will not suffer for eternity, so
hell is a great comfort too), and that I'll get to see all those I currently miss since the death
of friends and family are so painful.
I have no
fear of going to
hell because
hell is a make - believe place invented to scare peasants into behaving themselves.
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.
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.
People aren't so easily manipulated by
fear of hell, terrorism however....
I do not behave that way due to
fear of hell or hope
of heaven.
you can ask questions all you want, test it as much as you like but only you can decide to believe.I have studied
hell, read my books about, went to different websites and searched the bible, for a Christian to
fear hell is not possible.For one Christ himself said he is the only way to the father.So I think the
fear of hell comes from guilt or their power freaks.
In other words, a god that instills
fear, rather than love is not worth worshipping because even my
hell bound soul should be
of exponential value to god, despite the fact my soul is just one
of billions.
Open minded is considering all possibilities, closed minded is not even considering possibilities that don't agree with a certain myth (out
of fear of burning in
hell for eternity?).
Hell and
fear of God was also a big part
of his teachings.
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.
My mother spend her final few days
of consciousness talking about two things: her family, mostly, and at times her
fear of not being forgiven by God and going to
Hell.
a very strong
fear of hell!)
With no religious dogma to restrict us, we can easily question everything with out
fear of thought police and
Hell.
And God, what moves me never to complain is not the
fear of hell where sinners burn.
i can not help to think that is some sort
of a marketing move... sorry, i am a skeptic, very hard to believe that once you freed yourself from the
fear of hell, you can go back even if you wanted to
For centuries, rulers have used religion as a tool to control citizens, to raise armies, to keep the peace through
fear of hell and religious wrath.
I grew up in the deep, black, hopeless
hell of a god
fearing Christian family so I've paid for my right to mock them.
It is not like I've been brainwashed or I'm delusional and living in
fear of hell.
Just not out out
fear of hell.
Also
fear of death or an eternal
hell is a powerful motivator to subscribe to something that promises an afterlife.
Parents who do not pass on fairy tales
of heaven and
hell the moment they have the ability to understand and
fear.
I think you have
fear in us mixed up with the
fear you live... the «believe in this imaginary god or else go to the imaginary place called
hell»... that is the true definition
of fear.
Most importantly, note this: I am a Christian, I'm gay, I'm a recovering alcoholic, I believe in Evolution, I believe the universe is 13 billion years old and that the Earth is 4.5 or so billion years old, I believe man evolved from lower primates and that Adam was the first man who God gave a soul and sentience, I do not believe in
hell but I do believe in Satan, I do not believe the Bible is a book
of rules meant to imprison man or condemn him but that it is rather a «Human Existence for Dummies» guide, I believe Christ was the son
of God but I do not believe Christianity is the only «valid» religion, I do not believe atheists will go to
hell, while the English Bible says God should be
feared, the Hebrew word used for
fear, «yara», such as that used in the Book
of Job, actually means respect / reverence, not
fear as one would
fear death or a spider.
Plenty
of research and study has been done on the subject, and all you children living in
fear of the big, bad
hell can relax.
but i
fear there will be standing room only on the
hell train because
of the religious deciet
of the catholic church...
I always encourage people that if they continue their questions with honesty and courage, the
fear of hell will eventually pass.
I had done a lot
of bad things and
feared Hell more than anyone so I knew what I was saved from and how awesome it was to become a believer in Christ.
The second is eternal conscious torment rather than conditional immortality (aka anihilationism), and Jesus said «
fear him who can DESTROY both body and soul in
hell» and Psalm 37:20 «But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies
of the Lord shall be as the fat
of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.»
As she did so, I felt the weighty darkness on my mind lift off, the
fear of hell left me, and a darkness felt like it drained out
of my body through my feet.
Only bad people need religion, they need that
fear of hell to keep them inline.
I
fear your
hell as much as you
fear the Hades
of Greek mythology.
Some poor girl... or sheep... has to listen to him rant and spew, eyes bulging, talking non-stop, adamantly raging on about how Russian miners have heard the screams
of hell and how some ancient vanished superrace made the pyramids and modern man couldn't which means evolution is wrong... she'd be wondering if she should just run for it, or does he have a big kitchen knife on him ready to use if she does... there she sits, with that «please - don «t - stab - me - repeatedly smile on he
fear - petrified face...
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).
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.
Wherever His spirit appears, the oppressed gather fresh courage; for He announced the Good News that
fear, hypocrisy and hatred, the three hounds
of hell that track the trail
of the disinherited, need have no dominion over them.»
But what is surprising is how little he appealed to
fear of Hell or even to the expectation
of rewards after death.
I don't try to please Him because I
fear hell or some perverse eternal damnation side
of a supposedly loving God... I try to please Him because He loves me unconditionally.
There's not only the
fear of displeasing God, punishment, and
Hell.
They are more easiliy led if they focus on this
fear of going to
hell.
The same reason the belief
of an afterlife came about in the first place:
fear of death - not the
fear of Hell.
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.
Fear of hell causes us to be nervous, insecure, and stressed out.