Does anyone really deserve to go to Hell for eternity?
Seems pretty harsh for something that happens in one life-time.
Oh, and don't both saying hell isn't real, that defeats the purpose of the debate, though I personally don't believe in hell.
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Not going to hell is easier than you think. Some people believe they have to obey the Ten Commandments for their entire lives to not go to hell. Some people believe they must observe certain rites and rituals in order to not go to hell. Some people believe there is no way we can know for sure whether or not we will go to hell. None of these views are correct. The Bible is very clear on how a person can avoid going to hell after death. The Bible describes hell as a terrifying and horrible place. Hell is described as “eternal fire” (Matthew 25:41), “unquenchable fire” (Matthew 3:12), “shame and everlasting contempt” (Daniel 12:2), a place where “the fire is not quenched” (Mark 9:44-49), and “everlasting destruction” (2 Thessalonians 1:9). Revelation 20:10 describes hell as a “lake of burning sulfur” where the wicked are “tormented day and night forever and ever.” Obviously, hell is a place we should avoid. Why does hell even exist, and why does God send some people there? The Bible tells us that God “prepared” hell for the devil and the fallen angels after they rebelled against Him (Matthew 25:41). Those who refuse God’s offer of forgiveness will suffer the same eternal destiny of the devil and the fallen angels. Why is hell necessary? All sin is ultimately against God (Psalm 51:4), and since God is an infinite and eternal being, only an infinite and eternal penalty is sufficient. Hell is the place where God’s holy and righteous demands of justice are carried out. Hell is where God condemns sin and all those who reject Him. The Bible makes it clear that we have all sinned (Ecclesiastes 7:20; Romans 3:10-23), so, as a result, we all deserve to go to hell. So, how can we not go to hell? Since only an infinite and eternal penalty is sufficient, an infinite and eternal price must be paid. God became a human being in the Person of Jesus Christ (John 1:1, 14). In Jesus Christ, God lived among us, taught us, and healed us—but those things were not His ultimate mission. God became a human being so that He could die for us. Jesus, God in human form, died on the cross. As God, His death was infinite and eternal in value, paying the full price for sin (1 John 2:2). God invites us to receive Jesus Christ as Savior, accepting His death as the full and just payment for our sins. God promises that anyone who believes in Jesus (John 3:16), trusting Him alone as the Savior (John 14:6), will be saved, i.e., not go to hell. God does not want anyone to go to hell (2 Peter 3:9). That is why God made the ultimate, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice on our behalf. If you want to not go to hell, receive Jesus as your Savior. It is as simple as that. Tell God that you recognize that you are a sinner and that you deserve to go to hell. Declare to God that you are trusting in Jesus Christ as your Savior. Thank God for providing for your salvation and deliverance from hell. Simple faith, trusting in Jesus Christ as the Savior, is how you can avoid going to hell! Side: Yes
I expected this argument to appear, and I'm glad it's from you Silas, because you debate so well. :) But what if someone simply doesn't know? Is in part of the world and isolated from any idea of Christianity. You're saying they go to hell because they won't accept God as their savior, but they don't because they don't know. Or a child, whose parents are atheists. You are raised by your parents and you usually accept their beliefs, how is it fair for the child to go to hell because what his/her parents believed? It's too unfair and too harsh. Side: No
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Or a child, whose parents are atheists. You are raised by your parents and you usually accept their beliefs, how is it fair for the child to go to hell because what his/her parents believed? I answered this question before God doesn't send a innocent child to Hell God knows that the child was born into a sin nature and knows that that child doesn't know nothing about Him(God) because that child wasn't taught nothing about the Lord. God is so sovereign and has a kind heart and He knows all things. Side: Yes
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I believe that yes certain people deserve to go to hell but also some deserve to go to heaven. Depends on what you have done in life. Like if you dont believe in god, i dont think you should go to hell, but if you kill millions and cause a bunch of trouble and depression and death then i think yes you should go to hell. Side: Yes
Well if they don't believe in Jesus Christ and don't follow them. Then yes. But there is still time before anyone can be saved. Hell is a horrible place. It is a very easy place to go to because many people do wrong things and not doing what God wants them to do or disobeying what God want you to do. Heaven is hard to get because the Bible says that Heaven you have to enter in the Narrow Gate and wide and broad is it to get to hell. But you still can be saved today if you just believe in Jesus and then you will be saved and then you have to do Jesus's will in order to get to heaven. Side: Yes
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Alright. Let's say, purely hypothetically, that I am a Hindu being raised in India. I have had no introduction to Jesus Christ, or any Abrahamic faith for that matter. Do I deserve to go to hell? My only sin is not believing in Jesus, but I have never been introduced to Jesus. Also, doesn't it say in the Bible that everyone has sinned? I can't be bothered to scrawl through the entire Bible, but I think it might be in Romans somewhere. So doesn't that mean everyone deserves to go to hell? Side: Yes
If you were a Hindu and raised in India there probably would be Christian missionaries from America going to India and teaching about Jesus. It does say in the Bible in Romans 3:23 that All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Well God made a way so that not everyone will go to hell. He died on the cross for our sins and rose from the grave. If you believe in that then you are saved. Whoever accepts God is saved. Side: No
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Everything that has, is happening and will happen will and is desrved. You may not think it but those emotions flowing like crazy inside you as you hold your dead child in your hands is a lesson to be taugh or a sign for whomever it affects. Ive witnessed changes almost instantaneously from "undeserved" things happening. Anyway, everyone knows sin=death. Hell. Everyone knows they can be forgiven. Jesus=Erasure of sins. If you allow yourself to go unforgiven you allow yourself to be sent somewhere you didnt think you deserved. Decision is yours always has been always will be. You only get what you deserve... :) Side: Yes
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Christianity teaches that sin is "anything that displeases God." By that definition, sin can be sin, regardless of whether or not the action itself is morally correct or not. Let's do a thought experiment considering the case of a woman who breaks into a pharmacy to steal meds for her child who is going to die without them... because she can't afford the medicine. While one would normally conclude that stealing is morally wrong, in this case, I think everyone can find it fairly easy to agree that a broken window is well worth saving a life. So, might makes right. We are punished because God can punish us for displeasing him, regardless of where our actions stand on a true moral compass. There is no one to hold God accountable for the judgement he passes on us... No one deserves eternal punishment. Especially when your capacity for "evil" was given to you by God himself. Side: Yes
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From what I've heard of hell, it seems rather ridiculous to give an eternity (more than hundreds of lifetimes) for one mistake, however evil, in one lifetime. No one is really born evil or deserves that; I think they should get a finite amount of years followed by either purgatory, heaven, or just end of his/her existence. Side: No
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See the other two comments above this one. They're spot on. Unless God is a dictator of the universe and therefore punishes people for eternity for basically doing a wrong that can be made right WELL within the time period of 'eternity', then there is nothing sensible about someone going to Hell for all of eternity. Side: No
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Absolutely not. If I don't believe in a God, that's simply who I am, it's not a choice, it's a belief. I don't feel that I should be discriminated from that in anyway, and I definitely don't feel that I should be punished forever for it in the worst possible way imaginable. Side: No
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What you feel may not be as important to others. I know the feeling of discrimination from both sides. Its all about security. people attack others so they feel they are right but you arent obligated to do anything. Your you... not everyone will acceot that but others will :) The decision on how you feel or react is up to you Side: No
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Actually... if God gave us "free will," but knows everything that we're going to do, decide, and think throughout our life, and still punish us eternally for it, doesn't that mean that God created us simply so He could send us to Hell? 1. God gives me "free will" 2. God knows everything I will do. 3. God takes away sacredness of life by not stopping me from condemning myself (odd for an all-loving, all-forgiving being?) 4. God turns "free will" into determinism by not stopping me. (when He created me, He knew I would fail.) 5. God creates me to sends me to Hell to convert others through fear. Thank God he is so sovereign. Side: Yes
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