Charlie, > I'm not precisely sure which Christian groups you're > referring to, but > there are some references to 'fire' being part of 'hell' in > the Bible. The > story of Lazarus and the rich man (Luke 16:19-31). And then there are > various references to the "Lake of Fire". So there is some basis for > thinking that in hell there will be burning torment.
I disagree. Some hold that the references to fire refer to the kind of fire like in a trash dump or a cremation, which leaves nothing but ash. I take exception to the idea of an eternal, non-consuming fire of eternal torture. Whoever dreamed that concept up was trying to scare people into doing what s/he wanted, IMO. I simply don't believe in a doctrine that would hold that Gandhi is going to burn in eternal torture because he was not a Christian, or that Mother Teresa is going to burn eternally because she didn't belong to Jerry Fallwell's church or some such thing. It makes no sense to me. - Kris www.shamrocktrails.com, www.emryldlife.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
