WOTM: Good People In Hell?
I almost made this video part of my "Religion Makes People Stupid" series. I certainly made that point in the video. But for some reason, I have a hard time putting Sean McDowell in the same category with Cameron from the Capturing Christianity channel. I can't really justify that decision though. Don't quite understand it. His hair is less silly? Slightly?
Anyway, this video is a response video to Sean answering the question, "How Could God Send A Good Person To Hell?" As many of you know, I can't see a good God embracing anything but universalism, where no one goes to Hell. So I'm not even cool with the bad people going to Hell (well, maybe a few of them — for a little while).
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! You're all my very favorite people. Let's have lunch soon! And Enjoy! B
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Good people in hell? Oh, but OF COURSE none of the Christians will go to hell. I mean... they have Jesus soul insurance. lol.
As we all know, Christians are the only people with a vested interest in making sure the Jesus character died on the cross to protect their salvation. Remember, the Romans killed Jesus so that Christians wouldn't have to!
Whatever case Ehrman can make (and I have heard him speak on this topic), believers certainly have good counters — even from Jesus (Luke 16: 19-31). They will quote from Matthew, Revelation, Acts, etc... I wish those believers were clearly wrong. It would be easy to do away with this pernicious idea.
Brian, I really appreciate your videos. One area I suggest you do further research is on Jesus's teaching on the afterlife. I believe he taught that the wicked will be eternally destroyed, not eternally tormented. Don't take my word for it, I suggest the work of Bart Ehrman. See: time.com/5822598/jesus-really-said-heaven-hell as well as some of his YouTube videos and book, "Heaven and Hell." Just something to think about.
Great Gaia Almighty… I just can't with these apologists. Such mental masturbation because they fear death disgusts me. Sean needs to wake up and smell the coffin.
Wake up and smell the coffin is my new favorite phrase!!! When are you moving to Long Beach?
I don't know if this is true in all denominations, but I was told as a Catholic child that there were three levels of sins. There were venial sins, sort of like misdemeanors. There were mortal sins, sort of like felonies ("there are no venial sins where the 6th commandment [adultery] and 9th commandment [a property crime wrapped in a thought crime] are concerned"). And then there's the One Unforgiveable Sin, the one sin that no clergy, from the local deacon to the pope, can forgive. And, no that isn't fornication. It's unbelief.
Whew!!! I'm a big fan of fornication. Very relieved! Wait... I'm an unbeliever!!! D'oh!!!
If God is all benevolent then there is no hell (especially if has omniscience as well). If God exists then being in his presence for all eternity would be hell for me. I can't win. Wasn't Jesus' mum also good? Or is that just a catholic thing?
I don't know about "just." But it's definitely at least a Catholic thing.
The heart is just a effen muscle.
The idea of Purgatory, a temporary punishment where you pay for whatever bad you've done in the world (and no more), sounds pretty good by comparison.
#understatement