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by Elsabioanciano on October 24th, 2007

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Do you believe in the concept of hell? If so, who or what, and when was it created?

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  • by Evangelist on January 12th, 2008

    Evangelist

    I believe that hell does exist. However, hell is not what people most commonly think it is. Hell is separation from the presence of God. Being separated from God's presence is something that no living being wants to experience. God's presence is the only good. The Bible also describes it that way. Jesus experienced hell when he was hanging on the cross. God had removed his presence from Jesus and Jesus in his torment called out "My God, My God, Why have you forsaken me?" Hell happens when God turns his face away from someone, when he removed his presence from them. And this became necessary when Satan fell (see the book of Jude).

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    • Ok Evangelist,
      Why would GOD turn his back on Jesus?? Were did you come up with the idea that God turned his back on Jesus?
      ..and...who created Satan?

      Anonymous

      by Anonymous on January 12th, 2008

    • God turned his back on Jesus for a time because Jesus took upon himself the sins of every person who had ever and would ever live. He became sin and therefore detestable to God so that we could be sinless. God created Satan, originally Satan was an angel meant to serve God. Satan rebelled. Sad but true.

      Evangelist

      by Evangelist on January 12th, 2008

    • Why would God turn his back on Jesus if Jesus was trying to do something good for all mankind? That doesn't make any sense.

      Elsabioanciano

      by Elsabioanciano on January 13th, 2008

    • Evangelist, Help me here please. Satan is evil, God created Satan so I guess what you are saying is that God created something evil??????

      Elsabioanciano

      by Elsabioanciano on January 13th, 2008

    • Wow, that errant logic is something that the kids all try to pull off over at YA! Same as when they say that God created a "Flawed/Imperfect" Adam & Eve!!! NOT!!! "FREE WILL" is that which allows U not only to Question Gods Attributes in Arrogance but also Willfully Commit Sin and Choose Not to Accept Christs Salvation Gift. John

      Moosemose

      by Moosemose on January 14th, 2008

    • Thank you Moosemose, I agree totally. God turned his back on Jesus because he was the substitutionary sacrifice, he took all of our filth and rebellion upon himself and suffered the death we deserve. We in turn get the perfection and heaven that only Jesus deserved. Substitutionary Atonement. As for Satan, God created him perfect as well, it was Satan who rebelled and sinned because he had free will. After Satan's fall, he made it so the spiritual beings and messengers called angels no longer had free will and therefore could no longer fall. But God in his mercy allowed humans to have free will and even after the fall to put in place a salvation plan.

      Evangelist

      by Evangelist on January 15th, 2008

    • Elsabianco, this is what is commonly known as 'The Problem of Evil'.

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