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So if God is giving everyone a choice, be with Him or without Him, and people choose to be without Him. People are really blaming God for that? I shouldn't surprise me but it does.

Who's blaming God for that?

If an eternal hell existed, it is God's choice to send people to hell and his choice alone, not their choice. Nobody says "I choose & want to suffer endless torments in hell, please send me there, God." God could be merciful & save them from such an unbelievably horrific & sadistic future by simply annihilating them out of existence. Then God wouldn't have to send anyone to "hell" let alone an endless hellish existence of torments. So your doctrine of God makes Him into a sicko sadistic monster worse than all the serial killers of history combined.

Moreover, God could choose to send unrepentant sinners to another place rather than that "hell" (the fiery lake) of endless torments. For example, He could send them somewhere where they wouldn't be allowed to harm anyone else & where they could spend eternity enjoying pleasures much like they did while alive on earth.

So even under the assumption that God chooses to send people to an endless lake of fire to be tormented forever based on how they lived during a brief lifetime, that choice is on God, not human beings. Because God had at least 3 alternatives to sending anyone to endless sufferings in hell. In addition to the two i stated above, He could have sent the unrepentant to a "hell" where they are corrected & eventually saved so they may join others in heaven. To fail to do so implies your God's love has an expiry date like a carton of milk or He is impotent to save (so He is not Omnipotent as Scripture says), or He doesn't want to save those in "hell", in which case He is not loving or good but a sicko sadistic monster.

Furthermore to bring endless sufferings on anyone for the relatively momentary sins of a lifetime is extremely unjust. Additionally, it is also pointless. Is it supposed to bring God glory or illicit praise from the saints in heaven. Quite the opposite.
 

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Who's blaming God for that?

If an eternal hell existed, it is God's choice to send people to hell and his choice alone, not their choice. Nobody says "I choose & want to suffer endless torments in hell, please send me there, God." God could be merciful & save them from such an unbelievably horrific & sadistic future by simply annihilating them out of existence. Then God wouldn't have to send anyone to "hell" let alone an endless hellish existence of torments. So your doctrine of God makes Him into a sicko sadistic monster worse than all the serial killers of history combined.

Moreover, God could choose to send unrepentant sinners to another place rather than that "hell" (the fiery lake) of endless torments. For example, He could send them somewhere where they wouldn't be allowed to harm anyone else & where they could spend eternity enjoying pleasures much like they did while alive on earth.

So even under the assumption that God chooses to send people to an endless lake of fire to be tormented forever based on how they lived during a brief lifetime, that choice is on God, not human beings. Because God had at least 3 alternatives to sending anyone to endless sufferings in hell. In addition to the two i stated above, He could have sent the unrepentant to a "hell" where they are corrected & eventually saved so they may join others in heaven. To fail to do so implies your God's love has an expiry date like a carton of milk or He is impotent to save (so He is not Omnipotent as Scripture says), or He doesn't want to save those in "hell", in which case He is not loving or good but a sicko sadistic monster.

Furthermore to bring endless sufferings on anyone for the relatively momentary sins of a lifetime is extremely unjust. Additionally, it is also pointless. Is it supposed to bring God glory or illicit praise from the saints in heaven. Quite the opposite.


This is the same logic as "my teacher gave me an F" or "my boss fired me" we are responsible for own actions and choices.
 

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As a Christian, I am positive I would never suggest God was a “sicko sadistic monster”.

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Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

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Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

Helen Keller

Great wisdom found in this quote
 

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As a Christian, I am positive I would never suggest God was a “sicko sadistic monster”.

Timmy Rules

It's hard for you to post a truly positive thought on your own isn't it?
 
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This is the same logic as "my teacher gave me an F" or "my boss fired me" we are responsible for own actions and choices.

Wrong. Evidently you got a big fat "F" in logic class in your life.

A teacher is not omnipotent & doesn't torture his pupils in fire for eternity.

Any god that does that is responsible for his choices & is a sicko sadistic monster infinitely worse than Hitler, Stalin & Trump combined.
 
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As a Christian, I am positive I would never suggest God was a “sicko sadistic monster”.

It's the fictional god who tortures billions forever believed in by many Christians today. Not the real God.

The real God is the Saviour of all. That's real positive good news.

Not the negative fictional news of the false god.
 

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Forgiveness is the final form of love.

Reinhold Niebuhr


Love is not soft as water is; it is solid as a rock on which the waves of hatred beat in vain.

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Make this day a day of obedience, a day of spiritual joy, and a day of peace. Make this day’s work a little part of the work of the Kingdom of my Lord Christ.

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A vibrant fellowship of believers is one of our greatest apologetics for the truth of the gospel.

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The center of power is not to be found in summit meetings or in peace conferences. It is not in Peking or in Washington or the United Nations, but rather where a child of God prays in the power of the Spirit for God’s will to be done in her life, in her home, and in the worlds around her.

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Do you really need to post these trite sayings to get through your day?
 

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The more wisdom enters our hearts, the more we will be able to trust our hearts in difficult situations.

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The more wisdom enters our hearts, the more we will be able to trust our hearts in difficult situations.

John Eldredge

Another good one, Being wise, honest and smart puts you on top of the world

Wisdom is hard to find
 

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