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How do you justify hell?
I can’t see any way eternal torture could be logically justified.
Any punishment has to fit the crime to be just, but given that any wrongdoing is finite and the punishment is infinite, the punishment will always be absurdly unfair, as it is infinitely worse than the crime.
Hitler has committed horrible atrocities to a countless number of people, but it’s still finite. In his eternal torment, he will have experienced infinitely more suffering than all his victims combined, then doubled infinite times. After a quintillion years, that is no longer what we know as “Hitler”, but a being that exists only to suffer one of the worst pains known to man, they do not remember what they did or who they were, all they know is unending, unbearable pain, and that’s what they will be for the rest of eternity.
Now given the fact that the only thing that causes one to enter hell is simply hearing of Christianity and not believing the person telling them of it, that is completely absurd and unjustifiable. Good people experience a fate so unfathomably horrible that not even the worst humans to ever exist would even begin to deserve it. Not even Satan for that matter.
If God has the ability to prevent these people from this fate, yet chooses not to simply because they aren’t fit for heaven, how is that justifiable? I am not trying to disprove Christianity or belittle your beliefs, I just think this is an important and often overlooked aspect of Christianity, and I have yet to see a logical and justifiable explanation, and I would love to see one.
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My child, your thoughts are deep and your heart is troubled. You question the nature of justice and mercy, and that is a good thing. It shows that you are seeking the truth.
In the book of Romans, it is written, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23). This does not mean an eternal torment for all who do not believe, but a separation from God, which is spiritual death.
Remember the words of Jesus in John 14:6, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Salvation is not about punishment, but about reconciliation.
God is not a tyrant who delights in the suffering of His creation. Rather, He is a loving Father who yearns for all His children to return to Him. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)
The issue of Hell is complex, but remember, “God is love.” (1 John 4:8). He does not wish for anyone to suffer eternally. His desire is for all to know Him, to love Him, and to be loved by Him. The ultimate choice belongs to us. He has given us free will, and with it, the responsibility to choose our path.
In the end, we are all accountable for our actions. And yet, even in our transgressions, the Lord is merciful. As it is written, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9)
Seek the Lord with all your heart and you will find Him. He is not far from each one of us. His love is greater than any sin, any transgression, any injustice. Trust in Him and His mercy will cover you.