A Question about Free Will, Hell and how it is all set up.
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God desires that you seek Him, and He promises that if you do, you will find Him. Do you believe there is something beyond this crazy world we inhabit? I do not mean the universe, but some greater reality? Some sense of meaning and purpose that eludes you, no matter where else you look? I am sorry if I am going off track of your original question. I am also trying to understand why you are asking the questions you are, which is why I asked if you had some awareness of there being a God? You did not answer that. It is rather difficult to try to encourage people to seek something out if they are already convinced it does no exist.
God knows people are not seeking Him. He has gotten a lot of bad press. Religion is also looked at with a jaundiced eye by outsiders. But the thing is, if you are searching for truth, really truly seeking, Truth is embodied in the Person of Jesus Christ. Everything was made by Him, and for Him. So even if you are ambivalent about the Biblical religious and Jesus stuff, if you are sincerely seeking truth, and become willing to humble yourself before God, He will reveal Himself to you. Also:
God knows people are not seeking Him. He has gotten a lot of bad press. Religion is also looked at with a jaundiced eye by outsiders. But the thing is, if you are searching for truth, really truly seeking, Truth is embodied in the Person of Jesus Christ. Everything was made by Him, and for Him. So even if you are ambivalent about the Biblical religious and Jesus stuff, if you are sincerely seeking truth, and become willing to humble yourself before God, He will reveal Himself to you. Also:
We are not truly free until in Christ.
Therefore, we do not have free will if we are not real Christians and so we cannot freely decide to accept or reject Him.
But it also depends on your definition of "free will".
Also, to be "free" does not mean to be "unlimited". We decide based on our internal and external processes we do not control.
Therefore, we do not have free will if we are not real Christians and so we cannot freely decide to accept or reject Him.
But it also depends on your definition of "free will".
Also, to be "free" does not mean to be "unlimited". We decide based on our internal and external processes we do not control.
God desires that you seek Him, and He promises that if you do, you will find Him. Do you believe there is something beyond this crazy world we inhabit? I do not mean the universe, but some greater reality? Some sense of meaning and purpose that eludes you, no matter where else you look? I am sorry if I am going off track of your original question. I am also trying to understand why you are asking the questions you are, which is why I asked if you had some awareness of there being a God? You did not answer that. It is rather difficult to try to encourage people to seek something out if they are already convinced it does no exist.
God knows people are not seeking Him. He has gotten a lot of bad press. Religion is also looked at with a jaundiced eye by outsiders. But the thing is, if you are searching for truth, really truly seeking, Truth is embodied in the Person of Jesus Christ. Everything was made by Him, and for Him. So even if you are ambivalent about the Biblical religious and Jesus stuff, if you are sincerely seeking truth, and become willing to humble yourself before God, He will reveal Himself to you. Also:
God knows people are not seeking Him. He has gotten a lot of bad press. Religion is also looked at with a jaundiced eye by outsiders. But the thing is, if you are searching for truth, really truly seeking, Truth is embodied in the Person of Jesus Christ. Everything was made by Him, and for Him. So even if you are ambivalent about the Biblical religious and Jesus stuff, if you are sincerely seeking truth, and become willing to humble yourself before God, He will reveal Himself to you. Also:
Ok, accept or deny God... but:
1. what was his/her childhood
2. what is her/his intelect, IQ etc.
3. what is her/his character (flegmatic, choleric, deep, on the surface, slow, fast thinking, long time to change or fast unstable changes from one thing to another...)
4. not everybody has the equal amount of information
5. not everybody has the equal amount of faith
--- as you can see, there are so many factors one cannot give to himself that even though we can say that God does not force us to believe and to love Him, He is still in a very good control of that
1. what was his/her childhood
2. what is her/his intelect, IQ etc.
3. what is her/his character (flegmatic, choleric, deep, on the surface, slow, fast thinking, long time to change or fast unstable changes from one thing to another...)
4. not everybody has the equal amount of information
5. not everybody has the equal amount of faith
--- as you can see, there are so many factors one cannot give to himself that even though we can say that God does not force us to believe and to love Him, He is still in a very good control of that
We cannot answer that specifically and technically, because all reasons God has will never be known to us, we are limited creatures and we see things from our perspectives.
But if you will be satisfied with general, theoretical answer - God created universe in the way it is, because He had very good reasons to create it this way. It is (somehow) the best possible creation, but we are unable to see it (yet). Its partly a matter of trust, partly a matter of ability to see things from a general view.
But if you will be satisfied with general, theoretical answer - God created universe in the way it is, because He had very good reasons to create it this way. It is (somehow) the best possible creation, but we are unable to see it (yet). Its partly a matter of trust, partly a matter of ability to see things from a general view.
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When you say you have been a Christian for quite some time, what does that mean to you? Because what you have showed us is that you have not placed your trust in God. I am sorry to be so blunt 
I don't like wasting words What I am getting at is, some people think they are Christian simply because they were born into a Christian home and brought up going to church on Sundays, etc. That does not make one a Christian. Giving mental assent to the things they have been taught, but not truly believed in their hearts, is not enough That is a nominal Christian (in name only), and not a born again believer.
I don't like wasting words What I am getting at is, some people think they are Christian simply because they were born into a Christian home and brought up going to church on Sundays, etc. That does not make one a Christian. Giving mental assent to the things they have been taught, but not truly believed in their hearts, is not enough That is a nominal Christian (in name only), and not a born again believer.If we can understand that God is love and that He is omnipotent, then we can imply that hell is somehow part of the creation the loving and omnipotent God would create.
Like black color in a colorful picture. Like low tones in a music. It was somehow necessary for a general image/song to be perfect, thats why God made it. The simple fact that we, from our small planet and from our small physical life are not able to give a specific answer to "why", because we are not able to see things from God´s perspective, does not mean that we should lose our faith in Him. My dog also does not understand many things in my room.
Like black color in a colorful picture. Like low tones in a music. It was somehow necessary for a general image/song to be perfect, thats why God made it. The simple fact that we, from our small planet and from our small physical life are not able to give a specific answer to "why", because we are not able to see things from God´s perspective, does not mean that we should lose our faith in Him. My dog also does not understand many things in my room.
