Posted on 12/06/2004 12:44:58 PM PST by Lindykim
It's not something I'd want to do.
Except, perhaps, for satan himself.
I don't know what hell is. But Scripture takes a lot of time to emphasize it's pretty horrible. God must have His reasons for that. He does nothing capriciously.
At least hell is isolation from any sense of God's presence.
Thankfully, even the gates [defensive] won't withstand The Church. Interesting thought, that. Reminds one of Christ going into hell during His 3 days His body was in the grave--and He took captive, captives.
I've expereinced enough pain in this life several different times, I wouldn't want my worst enemy to unnecessarily experience seconds of hell. It has to be a lot worse.
Thankfully God's mercy triumps over justice.
Nevertheless, HE IS A JUST GOD AND He must isolate destructive rebellion away from His perfection.
But would I wish any mortal to go to hell. No. No thanks. I'd rather they repent and experience Christ's Salvation.
Eternity away from God is a long time.
It's the Holy Spirit and He also says your iniquities from the past have put you in state of denial and fantasy.
He also says these things have deluded you from coming to the knowledge of the Truth. Unconfessed sin is unrepented sin.
He also says He loves you and does not want you to perish over these things and He wants to show you mercy , compassion, and restoration.
But that still won't stop me from trying to save other souls, if possible, if appropriate, even if it means God ends His covenant with me.
I don't think He will, though, I think He understands.
Some people can't be saved but some can. The ones that really want to be saved. Sometimes, through stupidity or ignorance, some people just fall into evil. Like messing around with those ouja boards.
My brother and I played with one a few times when we were early teens. Never worked for us, thank God.
hehehe, I always wanted to grow up and be a business owner and an old curmudgeon. Maybe I'm too ornery for those critters. rofl!
We'll I'm off to bed. I got a new puter yesterday and it has that *blankety blank blank* windowsxp (I've never been around windowsxp before) on it and I can't get the wireless networking card to work with my linksys network.
When I call Dell tomorrow, I'd better get a person that speaks excellent English with no heavy accent or I'm going to be mad. I always end up with a headache trying to concentrate so hard on what they are trying to say if they are heavily accented and it's business/puter related.
Ever see the movie Hudson Hawk? That's a pretty good approximation. As for where it exists, I don't know for sure, but there are rumors it's located somewhere in Southern California.
We're all going to be resurrected, we're all going to live forever. The question at that point shall be: "where?"
"Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation."
John 5:28, 29
Dear DarthVader,
Well, you have claimed that the Holy Spirit tells you things.
If you're not just fooling around, that's really kind of sad. If you're not just fooling around, I guess you have a lot invested in that belief.
I'll pray for you.
sitetest
I remember playing with a "weegie" board when I was a teenager. I was interested as a young adult in Jeanne Dixon and others. I think it was because I was really interested in spiritual things and there was no church around at the time (that I knew of) that preached salvation and things of the Spirit. I eventually renounced all that stuff and found Christ instead. He satisfied that longing. My oldest son played on one of the oiuja boards in college and it told him that 'he didn't believe,' so it wouldn't work for him. Thank God! It's too easy to get hung up on that stuff. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, FREEDOM!
It got upset.
Then when they asked the ouja board to spell out my kids' names it couldn't spell my son's name right, which is Joshua. Alot of other weird stuff happened but I don't remember what all it was now.
My aunts kept playing with it but my mom had had enough.
My aunts still play with ouja boards, go to palm readers, and tarot card people. I think it's all either hoaxes or in some instances evil so I've never done what they do.
It's extremely demonic. Demons run those little games. Pray for them to have their eyes opened. It's very easy to get drawn into spiritualism.
As Christians,we are to love one another above all else.How can one wish an eternity in hell upon someone and claim to love them?
As for Jews.No way can they even think evil against their neighbor.Zec 8:16-17
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