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This is just something I have to get of the way- so please don’t assume from this post that I live my life solely to mercilessly criticize Christianity…
There is an all powerful, all knowing, all seeing God out there that has always existed, and he loves everything he has created with a love so deep, strong, and unconditional, that we could never hope to understand it. And yet, if because of my honest nature (that he created me with) I will go to hell, because I believe This God to be a lie. I cannot lie to myself, and thus cannot believe in the God of the Bible…and yet the God that has all the above qualities- feels compelled to send me to hell. Even if I ignore the inconsistencies (i.e. The Bible clearly states that he is not willing that any should perish….and if that is the case, an all powerful, all knowing God should no problem preventing it- Heck, since he knew (if applicable) we were going to hell before we were born, he shouldn’t have created us in the first place.)- even if I ignore all that, I could not believe an all powerful, all knowing God who’s compelled to send us to hell (if applicable) could do such a thing unless he really hated us (considering what type of place hell is commonly depicted to be [although that is debatable])- A God who sends us to such a place for any reason- and yet have love for us beyond understanding would be logically unthinkable.
That is why I refuse to accept the Bible as truth…to do so would give God an infinitely revolting image…and it would also redefine love in a truly depressing way. If the God of the Bible really exists, I’d say I might be better off in Hell, since the feature attraction there is complete eternal separation from God…that might be far more appealing, considering the only other option is eternal servitude of such a dreadfully hateful God.
Although it’s true that I renounced Christianity due to the myriad of inconsistencies in the Bible, the above are my primary reasons.
August 14, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Well, don’t worry. You’re not the only one who sees a problem with Hell.
I used to be a Fundamental Christian who thought the Bible to be the inerrant, infalible Word of God. However, nay don’t realize that the Bible’s been changed os much that the original message is somewhat lost, to say the least.
Well, keep posting, and don’t be afraid to be honest.
August 30, 2008 at 2:14 pm
edit: “…except for a close-minded fool” is a bit harsh. Religions/etc. are based on emotional and intuitive truth, of which I have very little emotional truth. Just because I don’t agree doesn’t mean those people are fools. Although I’m late in not realizing it until now, it’s the other way around- calling anyone a fool is close-minded! oh!- the irony is killing me :P
just to add a little something: Christians assert that the reason why God must give such harsh punishments is because, although he is an infinitely loving God, he is also infinitely just. But such an idea undermines the undeniable (well except by a close-minded fool) fact that even freewill has its limitations. If we were to ask ourselves “Why?” we make the decisions we do, ultimately the motivation is beyond our control. Okay so that was just an offhand way of saying “freewill is an illusion”