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Deputy Dog, you clearly are a fundamentalist in your views of God.
Oh really? Thanks for pointing that out. It's a shame you don't know what that means.
Like the God of Jehovah's Witnesses, he is a great big, bullying, abusive parent. No matter how rebellious our children are, it is unethical to use terrible fears of severely abusive punishment to control their behavior or to discipline them.
As I've said, I don't believe, nor does the bible teach, that God sends any of HIS children to hell.
God certainly can feel anger and dismay with us earthly creatures, but that does not mean it would be okay for him to torture very good people, right along with very evil people, simply because they didn't say some Save Me/born again prayer. How ridiculous.
That would be ridiculous, if that were the case. None of His children go to hell. Also people don't get saved because they "say some Save Me/born again prayer". But God's children do thank Him for there salvation, and do ask for, and receive forgiveness.
Which is superior? A god who saves only a few people? Or a god who is wise enough to save all? Since you believe Christ poured out his blood to save humankind, don't you believe his sacrifice is worth much more with every life saved? The more he saves, the more precious his blood becomes. In other words, Jesus blood and sacrifice becomes more valuable with every life it saves. It becomes more effective.
First, I don't believe "Christ poured out his blood to save humankind" Christ died for His children (the elect) not the children of the devil (the reprobate). His blood is precious to me, because He died to save me.
Christ's blood means nothing without justice. I'm sure as a human, you would want to rule the universe that way. If God were unjust (as you would need or discribe Him to be), there would be no need for Christ's blood. He could just wink at your sin and move on.
How precious is Christ's blood to you? Sounds like you really don't think you need it. You think you are a good person in God's eyes. God didn't spare Jesus, His own Son. You think you are to good to be punished in God's eyes?
Which is superior? A world where the majority of humankind and wayward angels are locked away somewhere burning and suffering everyday until the end of time? Or a world where every creature eventually returns to God and evil is perfectly conquered by good. Good finally overcomes evil, shows its self superior to evil 100% and nowhere does evil or suffering exist?
Again, How is evil defeated by an unjust God? Winking at sin is not just, It makes Christ blood of no value at all.
You may have your god. You are welcome to him. Thank goodness God will forgive this tortuous god idea.
May God have mercy on your soul.
