2knowhim,
Of course I will not accept that lie. And you are most correct in saying, "what makes you think the one your speaking about would believe it?" It is not my intent to convince him or any other person who belive a lie, that is the job of the Holy Spirit. Know this for certain, the young in Christ are easly lead astray when the Truth, the Words of the Bible, are not presented and only a lie so craftily twisted is presented. It is to that cause that I respond.
If you have read any of my posts, I never once said that people will be tormented with literal fire. Oh by no means is that the case, but into the ages of the ages, they have nothing to look forward to but the fiery indignation of God's wrath which reaches even to the stones of the dungeon. This wrath is the fire which will never go out. To God's glory, if one desires to be without God, then so be it that God will have it so. And when they look up to God for deliverance from the torure of only having wrath in response to their pleds, that will be their everlasting damnation of fire. Do you not believe all of this? Then go and humble yourself before the God who knows the ending from the beginning, and see to it that your heart becomes humble.
Of the Truth is this, you are preaching that which will cause others also to be condemned. When I was younger, the "fab" thing of hell was that it is not a bad place, you will be able to do whatever you want. Party, orgys, drugs, whatever the heart pleases. I do not say you are preaching this, but I do say you are not preaching the Truth but have brought down my Savior from the cross. Are you able to stand before God's fiery wrath and say, "but, I thought..."? But nay, they who go to Hell will have an EVERLASTING DESTRUCTION FROM THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD.
God is merciful, pled to Him for His Truth,
Clyde Fultz III
That is about the most twisted thing I have heard for a while, this is the way you view our Loving Father?
Let me tell you a little secret, If God did not intervene in our Lives we would All be lost.
Did He ask you if you wanted Him, or was it Fear and dread that brought you to Him?
Evidently it must be one or the other because you don't sound like you have ever experienced the Love of God, and The Mercy of God. Have you ever been involved in those things you listed? Have you ever experienced His Saving Deliverance and Compassion?
I don't think so, or you could not possibly think that He would be that Uncaring, Unmerciful, to the cries of the lost. What are you thinking?
God is Love first and for most, Secondly He is Life, and everything He does is out of this Nature.
And I got some more Good News for you too, My Savoir Has been off that Cross for a long time now, I see Him as The Risen Lord of Glory, The ONE who Said "IT IS FINISHED".
Who Rules and Reigns, Who's eyes are like a flame of Fire, Who is KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
Everlasting Destruction from His Presence, YOU BET YA, Because what is not of Him will be DESTROYED
Never to be remembered anymore. But, THE MAN SHALL BE SAVED, AS THOUGH THROUGH FIRE.
Luk 10:21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
Luk 10:22 All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.