no, but i've accepted the possibility that i may end up there
Do you believe in the presence of demons, demonic things, and/or the devil?
Do you believe that hell (aka the lake of fire) exist?
No, I don't. However, nothing motivates people to do what you say like telling them they'll go to hell if they don't.
What about demons, do you believe in demons?
If it works, then that means they believe there is a hell.
I am aware that all people who believe that there is a hell also believe there is a heaven, but how come some people who believe in heaven don't believe in hell?
No, I don't. However, nothing motivates people to do what you say like telling them they'll go to hell if they don't.
There are devilish people but as it relates to the depiction within organised religions, nope.Do you believe in the presence of demons, demonic things, and/or the devil?
Infidel here so no, don't believe in this either. Even from a believer's standpoint, if you refer back to the old testament, the concept of hell differed. It was considered a neutral place awaiting judgment of Heaven or not.Do you believe that hell (aka the lake of fire) exists?
There are devilish people but as it relates to the depiction within organised religions, nope.
Infidel here so no, don't believe in this either. Even from a believer's standpoint, if you refer back to the old testament, the concept of hell differed. It was considered a neutral place awaiting judgment of Heaven or not.
Even from a believer's standpoint, if you refer back to the old testament, the concept of hell differed. It was considered a neutral place awaiting judgment of Heaven or not.
If it does, I seriously doubt it's somewhere you spend eternity- I mean nobody is capable of committing an unlimited amount of evil.
Qlip also raises good points.
Yes. It's also been theorised that the burning portion came from a nearby garbage dump.Yep. Back to my Biblical training. Jews, first of all, don't believe in Hell, and that's pretty telling. There are two words in the Bible describing hell, Gehinnom which was a place where bodies were burned, and Sheol which is a lot more like the Roman's concept of hell.. kinda grey and a sad. There's really much all else in there describing Hell, everything else decided about it was off-book.
Beyond what Qlip's referenced, you might also want to refer to the Apostles' Creed where Jesus, post crucifixion, also "descended into Hell". Pretty telling, considering the argument of waiting room vs. eternal punishment center.I think lots of things differ from the old and new testament.
Do you believe in the presence of demons, demonic things, and/or the devil?
Do you believe that hell (aka the lake of fire) exists?
Taking this further, the lake of death first appeared in the Book of Revelation (New Testament)."Technically" (doctrine wise), hell and lake of fire are seperate things. The lake of fire is called a "second death", a final means of purging all evil mentioned in the book of revelation. A place that kills even Satan. Not a place he rules.
Taking this further, the lake of death first appeared in the Book of Revelation (New Testament).
What's sad, and why I am not Christian.. is that they do believe exactly this, that we are inherantly evil, and deserve Hell as we are born. I just can't accept that.