Man is an eternal creature and he will spend eternity either heaven or in hell.
I do not accept man will spend eternity in hell. I accept man will be destroyed in hell as the second death for eternity.
The idea of eternal torture for a mortal who knew nothing of his lostness, and could not save himself, sounds wrong.
I was suprised to learn the main support for eternal torture is the parable of Lazarus, but this is Hades, which will be destroyed in the lake of fire. Now christians often talk about justice so much, balancing out what you stole with how much you repay. So if the only known sin in your life is stealing, and you are in hell, is the torture less than if you murdered?
And what is the point of torture? If a mortal indulgence worth an eternity of suffering? Where is the love and justice in that?
Jesus and the apostles talked about eternal life, because another temporary life seemed so insignificant. The word eternal only makes sense if death is the end. And as soon as you make man an eternal spirit, it then becomes, did he exist before he was created, and can repeat life until he gets it right? Why not bounce from life to life, gaining spirituality until you reach perfection? So you get purgatory, torture for a time, until you learnt your lesson.
So I think this idea of success, earning your way to heaven or earning punishment of different levels leads to error.
The seed on the threshing floor, the husks are just burnt up, the weeds pulled up and burnt up. What is the point of making a mortal eternal to just torture them?