Sentences with phrase «of fear of hell»

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.