[HerrBlucher]

Hey, I would prefer that the Hell not be eternal, actually, I would prefer that it not exist at all, and if it does, that the souls in it have a chance to escape. The passages in the Bible where Jesus talks about eternal hell are a major turn off. I would also prefer that God approve of every fun thing I want to do, or at least understand that when I sin I always have a good excuse. But what I prefer and what is true are obviously two different things.

We can argue what the Bible says and actually means ad infinitum. That is the reason why there are so many protestant sects, each claims to have the real Truth. I call that chaos. Believe what you will, what is true is true. We are not obligated to believe one way or the other about Hell, only to be obedient to God.

[daniel1212]

And ReligiousLiberty.TV is another SDA front.

[ScubieNuc]

That is the reason why there are so many protestant sects, each claims to have the real Truth. I call that chaos.

I'm not speaking for all or any specific "protestant sect", I am reading and studying the Bible and believing in what it teaches. It is Christ and the Bible that is the "real truth" not any church or sect. In fact, Catholic churches are certainly not all of "one mind". So yes, there is chaos here on earth for us all, but the Way out of the chaos is found in Christ and the Bible, not in the traditions or teachings of man not supported by Christ or the Bible.

Believe what you will, what is true is true. We are not obligated to believe one way or the other about Hell, only to be obedient to God.

That I pretty much agree with. While I now know that the doctrine of eternal punishing is false, believing in that doctrine isn't required for salvation. Our primary purpose is to be obedient to God and in order to know what God wants of us, it's important/required to read and study His Word, the Bible.

[SoConPubbie]

We can argue what the Bible says and actually means ad infinitum. That is the reason why there are so many protestant sects, each claims to have the real Truth. I call that chaos. Believe what you will, what is true is true. We are not obligated to believe one way or the other about Hell, only to be obedient to God.

No, we have Protestants, because the catholic church walked away from God as Martin Luther so ably demonstrated.