[Kenn]

Obugi,

Your belief that a literal hell fire burning forever is a basic tenet of the Christianity I profess is just your view. You don’t know the Christianity I profess and as I told you earlier my understanding of the bible isn’t literal, neither is my belief in it. But my spiritual understanding of it is not what I want to get into with you here, because, again, as you know, I do not debate religion with anyone as I’m comfortable in what I believe in and who I am.

But having said the above, let me point out to you that the exact meaning of the English term “hell” in the bible is still debatable in the light of the Greek and Hebrew interpretations (Hades, Gehenna, Tartaroo and Sheol) and the contemporary uses and references in Jesus’s day.

And, by the way, why are you, a non-Christian concerned that some or all Christians say you’re going to end up in hell and burn forever if you don’t believe this? At least they are not physically dragging you there this minute, so why are you bothered about it? Just as you believe they’re being stupid for believing what they believe, so too they believe you’re being stupid for believing what you believe about them. So, why don’t you leave it at that, rather than showing you’re really knowledgeable about their religion (even as an unbeliever) to the extent that you are prepared to show them up as stupid at every opportunity?

Let me leave you with one fact, which I would be glad to debate with you, if you choose. Whatever you believe in cannot be less stupid than what Christians believe in. You can take me up on that statement by first telling us what you believe in. I know it would mean partly breaking my rule of not debating religion (that is if whatever you believe in can be termed religion), but I’m prepared to do that now, just for you.



CHEERS!