Originally posted by purplemonkeydishwasher
Sometimes mercy is a swift death.

Just sayin.

=|:3

edit on 16-2-2013 by purplemonkeydishwasher because: (no reason given)

Originally posted by Hopechest
Why did God create the world the way it is if he knew that once he did that there would be many many people going to hell.

He obviously knew this before he created it since he is omnipotent yet he still chose to. He could have created a world where everyone went to hell or everyone went to heaven but he created it where only some people would follow him and others wouldn't..

Ultimately, because God is all-knowing, everyone going to hell he knew about and gave it the big thumbs up before he made the first star.

Doesn't sound merciful at all, rather kind of sadistic.

Create something just to make it suffer?

No Thanks

Originally posted by backcase

Originally posted by Hopechest
Why did God create the world the way it is if he knew that once he did that there would be many many people going to hell.

He obviously knew this before he created it since he is omnipotent yet he still chose to. He could have created a world where everyone went to hell or everyone went to heaven but he created it where only some people would follow him and others wouldn't..

Ultimately, because God is all-knowing, everyone going to hell he knew about and gave it the big thumbs up before he made the first star.

Doesn't sound merciful at all, rather kind of sadistic.

Create something just to make it suffer?

No Thanks

To separate the lambs from the rams I suppose.

Hell is being forever torn from God. Earth is the choice of choosing to live with Him or without Him, not all will suffer eternal fire, only those who do not want God's peace.

And it is right because they exchange a crown for what is a vapor of excitement.

“All people are like grass,
and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall,
but the word of the Lord endures forever.”

1 Peter 1:24-25

edit on 16-2-2013 by backcase because: (no reason given)

Originally posted by Hopechest

I understand that people still have a choice but it doesn't change the fact that God created a world where people wouldn't follow him.

Originally posted by Hopechest

I simply would never follow a being that was as evil as that, no matter where I end up.

Its like following the Nazi's even though you know they are terrible simply because they will spare your life. Very selfish.

edit on 16-2-2013 by Hopechest because: (no reason given)

I follow Him, and so do many other people, and the persecutions of the many who do not increase our faith.

Originally posted by Hopechest

I follow Him, and so do many other people, and the persecutions of the many who do not increase our faith.

Like I said, many people choose to overlook the fact that all those who will be persecuted are being done so because it was pre-ordained by God himself.

As long as they get their salvation that's all they care about.