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Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

I agree he said a lot of cool stuff for sure but ultimately he was a apocalyptic preacher. I think it’s immoral to tell people they need to accept your God or you’ll go to hell, personally, so that’s one not cool thing.

“Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned.”

Pretty messed up given that belief is not something you can even really choose.

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dragonfucker@lemmy.nz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
There’s no such thing as hell in the Bible. Jesus said sinners would cease to exist.

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- dontbelasagne@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Honestly ceasing to exist sounds like my heaven, good thing I’m gay. Will miss out on the gay orgy but at least I won’t be here.
  
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- bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Matthew 13:42
  
  37 He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one, 39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
  
  40 “As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. 42 They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  
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  - dragonfucker@lemmy.nz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    
    Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.
    
    For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
    
    Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.
    
    If you’re pious, you live forever in heaven. If you’re sinful, you die. No eternal torment, no hanging out with demons. Dead.
    
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    bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    While forgiveness is good, I’m not sure forgiving all sin just for following Jesus is so great.
    
    It’s literally thoughts are more important than acts. I’m not convinced.
    
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- Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I’m not a biblical scholar but my understanding was there was biblical basis for it. Especially mentioned by Jesus as he was an apocalyptic preacher. Something like this sounds like it fits the bill pretty well:
  
  The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  
  Like I said though I’m not a biblical scholar. Although I’m not sure simply being denied an infinite reward is that much better really. It’s still effectively an infinite punishment for something you have no control over.
  
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  - TachyonTele@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    The closest thing to hell in the Bible is shoal. And that’s just the word for the ground people are buried in.
    
    Hell came long after either Bible was canonized.
    
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    Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    What’s the whole weeping and gnashing of teeth thing, is that something different to hell?
    
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Albbi@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Yup. Born and die in a place where it wasn’t possible to believe because knowledge hadn’t spread yet? Believe it or not straight to hell.

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