Comment on Far to many people think that Jesus from the Bible was light skinned, even though he grew up in what we call the Middle East.

• dontbelasagne@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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 ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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 ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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 ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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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      • dragonfucker@lemmy.nz ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Drag doesn’t understand the relevance. We’re talking about whether hell exists

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• Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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 ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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 ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      What’s the whole weeping and gnashing of teeth thing, is that something different to hell?

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      • dragonfucker@lemmy.nz ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        That’s the rapture. That hasn’t happened yet. Jesus is describing what’ll happen on Earth.

        36 Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”

        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. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.

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