Sentences with phrase «rather than hell»

Not exact matches

Many contemporary people of faith define hell as a psychological state — separation from God, self and others, rather than a space - time place.

I think we miss something when the Dante version of «hell» is envisioned rather than seeing the tongue as stinking, putrid, dump.

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.

Pelagianism Augustine accused Pelagius of teaching salvation by works Western Christians are obsessed with not being saved by works Western Christians deemphasize ascetic disciplines and exercises Spirituality becomes a set of mental acts Salvation is rescue from hell, rather than transformation into glory Determinism enters some parts of western theology from Manichaeism through Augustine

After all, they do it because they think it is the right thing to do, rather than because of bribes (heaven) or threats (hell).

i rather burn in hell than utter those words.

If god were good he would destroy hell rather than enjoy the eternal torture forever and ever.

That cartoon may be theologically correct, but many of the fundamentalists that I have met are more interested in seeing those that they judge to be «sinners» go to hell rather than heaven to satisfy their concept of Divine justice.

Even worse, those very atheists who spend all of their time on forums like this and fighting against the truth (rather than being out enjoying the world in what little time they have) will ultimately die and go to hell only to then find out the truth — that they've been wrong about everything they've believed their whole life.

Ezekiel Garragut imagines God as a fierce force rather like himself, a dark diviner of souls who delights less in rewarding the pure with bliss eternal than in sinking sinners in an excremental hell.

In the interview, the Pope appeared to endorse not universalism (the idea that everyone will be saved) but annihilationism (the belief that unsaved souls will perish in hell, rather than being tormented forever).

I would rather die myself (knowing my destination) than damn a perpetrator to an eternity in Hell, especially if through my death they might come to repentance.

So either Scalfari is a poor journalist who has failed to accurately report the meaning of the Pope's words... or the Pope really does believe the souls of the unsaved will cease to exist, rather than being tormented in hell.

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.»

«And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire» (Matt.

But if you do, rather than condemn me to the pit of hell for being of the spirit of the antichrist, can we at least have a cordial conversation first?

Since the fall of Adam, all men are sinners in that their very wills are corrupt, and they desire to glorify themselves rather than God, and in so doing, all of humanity is destined for hell.

Hey, Ben, shouldn't you be trying to save him rather than taunting him like a child about how you can't wait to see him sent to hell?

When I consider such a place, I have to agree with Ingersoll — «If there is a God who will damn his children forever, I would rather go to hell than to go to heaven and keep the society of such an infamous tyrant.

Brinsmead had rejected all the SDA's distinctive doctrines except its view of hell as a place of total destruction rather than a place of everlasting torment.

The concept of Jesus Christ coming simply to save us from hell sounded more like an insurance plan rather than being a «new creation» as Paul wrote about.

Yesterday, Edward Fudge responded to your questions about conditionalism (sometimes called annihilationism)-- the view that immortality is conditional upon belief in Jesus Christ, so the unsaved will ultimately be destroyed and cease to exist rather than suffer eternally in hell.

From the comments I have read I am beginning to see why there are Christians who just proclaim non-believers are going to hell rather than trying to be tolerable and understanding.

I've heard this (from a family member in reference to my family) to justify their actions / words: «Well, I'd rather offend someone into heaven than flatter them into hell»... really?

Being «safe rather than sorry» is a completely selfish motivation then, and I'd rather live my life unselfishly and risk the remote chance of hell than choose to accept beliefs that I can't justify in our modern society, some of which actually hurt others, just to save my butt.

And I concur, citing a Psalm, the Lotus Sutra, a few lines from Rumi, or singing AC / DC's «Highway to Hell» might very well be more beneficial for most as they express their final breaths rather than expending oxygen in an attempt to set a rabbit snare.

It is wise to avoid affiliation with any religious community that emphasizes the Decalogue rather than the Beatitudes and if you are pressured for sex or money, run as if escaping hell, because you are!

If being weak minded means that I trust Christ as my crutch to take me to heave (and much more than a crutch) than I would rather be weak minded than to be strong like Sue... and spend eternity in Hell.

This means that we must be attacking the Gates of Hell, rather than hiding in a holy huddle somewhere hoping we can hang on until Jesus returns.

And as for seeking help from any other — no, that he will not do for all the world; rather than seek help he would prefer to be himself — with all the tortures of hell, if so it must be.

Actually, non-believers that do good deserve far more credit than Christians because they do it because they feel it's right, rather than due to bribes (heaven) and threats (hell).

I recognize that this notion of God choosing to deny some this «gift» of faith portrays God in a very unfavorable light as it means (inescapably) that He has «chosen» some to be denied the gift of faith thereby condemning them to hell by HIS choices rather than theirs.

We see the hurt in the world and walk out Gods love in flesh and blood even though it hurts like hell... we live the life God gave us rather than the one the world offers us.

«In three controversial Wednesday Audiences, Pope John Paul II pointed out that the essential characteristic of heaven, hell or purgatory is that they are states of being of a spirit (angel / demon) or human soul, rather than places, as commonly perceived and represented in human language.

Earlier this month, Edward Fudge responded to your questions about conditionalism (sometimes called annihilationism)-- the view that immortality is conditional upon belief in Jesus Christ, so the unsaved will ultimately be destroyed and cease to exist rather than suffer eternally in hell.

They might argue even (against Paul) that doing such things sends people to hell, rather than seeing references to the «Kingdom of God» or «Kingdom of Heaven» as Jesus used them, as being about out lives here and now and what we might accomplish as we follow Christ (to which a «beneficial» conversation is much more fitting).

If, on the plane of moral evil rather than physical or «natural» evil, one replies that with the real freedom of the free will goes the real power of personal sanctifying grace to sweeten and transform our personalities if we will allow Him, the rejoinder comes, «well, yes, but if He is almighty why does He not stop me from sinning and going to hell?»

This promise of predestination is not about God deciding who gets to heaven and who goes to hell; it is about God decided that rather than just one son getting all of His inheritance, all of His children get to share in the inheritance of His family.

In love of God, God's Angels, God's Holy Books and God's Prophets as Christians, Jews and Muslims which all of you to become more active in approaching those who are non religious to attract them rather than concentrating on each other as to gaining converts against each other or to fight in war with each other but are to become as one or wallies against it otherwise this country would become a Hell for believers inside and overseas under evil powers?!

Frankly, I would rather spend eternity in hell with Lennon than even a minute in the presence of filth like the pastor in NC.

Personally, I'd rather risk the slim chance of Hell than march against someone's rights.

I would rather live my life believing there is Heaven and Hell to find out upon death that there isn't one, than to live my life not believing there is a Heaven and Hell discovering that there is but had wasted any chances to dwell in Glory eternal in the former, instead of gnashing of teeth eternally in the latter.

I believe that «hell» is a psychological / spiritual state rather than a place and that we make our own heavens and hells.

Sharing your thougths of their (Heaven and Hell) purpose would surely help rather than «scratching your head» out of your unbelief of what I thought about them.

It is so sad that so many atheists will spend most of their lives fighting and arguing against the very thing that can save them, only to die and go to hell and then to spend eternity regretting the fact that they wasted all of their time arguing about it rather than just accepting it, rather than just believing, and a belief that could have saved them.

And so if people go to hell it is because of their own fleeing God, rather than their predestination to hell.

The idea of being a good person to serve the entire race rather than to avoid going to hell is not enough for them.

I've got some great guests lined up, including a Christian universalist (who supports the view that one day God will reconcile all people to himself through Christ), a traditionalist / exclusivist (who supports the view that only Christians are saved and the lost suffer in an eternal hell), and a conditionalist (who supports the view that immortality is conditional upon belief in Jesus Christ, so the unsaved will ultimately be destroyed and cease to exist rather than suffer eternally in hell).

There's something to be said about someone who does well because of inner direction rather than because they're «afraid they'll burn in hell.»

We need something that truly inspires and get people moving and thinking in the right direction, storming the gates of hell rather than hunkering down and waiting for the rapture to arrive.