Interesting discussion prior to "which version is best"(imo).
From this line:
"I am ambivalent about Hell, but salvation cannot be automatic, and therefore evolutionary, or what is the point of choice?"
I looked up the word "ambivalent" because I wanted to be sure I knew exactly what the word meant in relation to how it was being used with regard to Hell.
Ambivalence:
noun - simultaneous attraction toward and repulsion from a person, object, or action-ambivalent is the adjective usage.
I've wondered for years just how many people buy into the notion of being "once saved, always saved", or whether there are a number of people who reject this as a feasable possibility, thinking there to be the possibility of falling from salvation. Of course there will be those who will suggest one may never have been saved, but then I would counter to one who believes he or she is, "How do you know for sure that you are?"
I, personally, do not try to think much about Hell hoping God will just let me die and never wake up. I don't remember ever signing any contract prior to conception asking to be a part of the grand scheme knowing I'd go to Hell if I FU'ed. That, above and beyond everything I know or think I know about God, bothers me most about living and subsequent death.
Does this bug anyone else or did anyone else ever think about it?
(Note: I just don't care to spend the time on-line that I once did, but I've taken a liking to this thread and will most likely read any responses if any at a later date because this is one of the few threads at SI which I find interesting enough to pick up where I left off. Any messages directed to me publicly will most likely go unanswered. PM's will be answered if I think it appropriate at the time I return. Just thinking it might be a good idea to say so. Seem to enjoy spending more time alone than I used to.) |
