"I don't believe in universalism but hell is the mechanism that justice will ultimately prevail and God who is Holy will destroy evil.
It is extremely unpleasant for humans with rational minds to contemplate but we have many examples in the bible when God finally judged a culture such as the Canaanites or the wicked Sodomites that it is brutal and final.
The Holy nature of God is a very difficult concept to grasp as purity will not coexist will evil, the judgement day and hell are the consequences.
The prophet Isaiah vision of God described in chapter six demonstrates how we as mere humans have no concept of God true pure nature."
gday rm, With this understanding of God ,which by the way is the orthodox view, "demonstrates how we as mere humans have no concept of God true pure nature."
With this concept of God,how do you match up the God of the ot who as you say destroys cultures brutal and final,and then the jesus of the new testement who says turn the other cheek,died the death of the cross,and says the meek shall inherit the earth?
Isnt this mainstream concept a God who is really a schizophrenic monster? i love you if you follow me,but i will torture you in hell for eternity if you dont?
