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From: cjh@petsd.UUCP (Chris Henrich)
Newsgroups: net.religion.christian
Subject: Re: Why should I believe (long, not a flame)
Message-ID: <666@petsd.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 29-Oct-85 17:34:52 EST
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Posted: Tue Oct 29 17:34:52 1985
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Summary: How easy IS it to get into Hell anyway?

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In article <2309@ukma.UUCP> slg@ukma.UUCP (Sean Gilley) writes:
>...  But I'm going to Hell.  At least thats what all my good
>Christian  friends  tell me.  ...
Within the Christian religion (or religions) there is room for
wide differences of belief even among those who are entirely 
orthodox. The question "Who goes to Hell?" seems to have the
widest range of answers.  I half believe that the answers say
more about those who give them, than about what the odds are
on a comfortable after-life.
     Here are some opinions, from a Catholic viewpoint.  (That
qualification narrows the possibilities somewhat, but not
much.)  First, I think it is wicked to say of anyone, that he
is certain to go to Hell or that he certainly did go to Hell.
This presumes to make a judgement that is not ours to make,
and disparages God's mercy.  Second, I do not think that
unbelief, or the failure to profess a certain creed, is
sufficient to send a person to Hell.  Faith, Hope, and Love
may be hidden by superficial circumstances - or expressed in
deeds rather than words.  To "go to Hell" takes a kind of
commitment: a fundamental choice to be unloving and selfish.
     Someone once said, "I believe that Hell is a place of
eternal torment - eternally uninhabited."  Mybe someone on the
net can identify the source.

Regards,
Chris

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