Fear of Hell Or Love For God--Which Motivates You?
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I think the beetles had a different kind of "love" in mind, but none the less I love your spirit. 
Im really glad you pointed that out, I wouldn't want people thinking I mean that.
J
I know what you meant. I just like poking jabs once and awhile. Sometimes I'm really serious on the forums, and sometimes I'm not. Knowing the difference can be difficult. Ritter, a good colleague of mine here mistook sometihng I said once as humor when it was actually not. Probably better that way too.
None the less, I enjoy reading your posts.
I just like poking jabs once and awhile. Sometimes I'm really serious on the forums, and sometimes I'm not. Knowing the difference can be difficult. Ritter, a good colleague of mine here mistook sometihng I said once as humor when it was actually not. Probably better that way too. None the less, I enjoy reading your posts.
Methinks you misunderstood what Selihah was saying, Tintin. He said: "Hell in the Greek /Christian sense of the word I don't believe exists." He's not talking about the modern misunderstanding of Sheol, Hades, and Gehenna as some mythological eternal torture chamber. He's talking about what those words actually meant. Sheol and Hades being basically "the grave" and Gehenna being the city dump.
Repenting of sins out of fear of hell is called Contrition.
Repenting of sins out of love of God is called Perfect Contrition.
The following is an act of Perfect Contrition...
"Oh my God. I am heartily sorry for ever having offended you, and I detest all of my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend you, my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of your grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to ammend my life."
Amen
God bless you.
Repenting of sins out of love of God is called Perfect Contrition.
The following is an act of Perfect Contrition...
"Oh my God. I am heartily sorry for ever having offended you, and I detest all of my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend you, my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of your grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to ammend my life."
Amen
God bless you.