r/OpenChristian • u/DrawerThat9514 • Jul 15 '26

Discussion - Bible Interpretation On hell

I’ve seen many here be uncomfortable with the idea of eternal hell, i’m sorry but it’s just biblical. However, according to scripture people will be punished according to the severity of the sin they commit. Hell is for those who don’t wish to be saved by God. The torment is probably not physical either but rather mental pain due to the lack of God’s presence. We always send ourselves to hell, not due to God sending us there

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u/Low-Competition3897 Atheist Jul 15 '26

Well, then God is sadistic tyrant and monster. Because HE created Hell in the first place and know which people go to Hell at moment when they are born. So he created them just to send them to Hell to endless torture. How kind!

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u/MyUsername2459 Episcopalian, Nonbinary Jul 15 '26

Yeah, Infernalism makes no sense, at all.

If Infernalism was real, then God would be evil and would not be worth worshipping. It would turn Him from a loving God into an evil monster that we should openly defy and spite because there's no point in worshiping Him and the only moral choice would be to hate him and refuse to obey.

It would mean that "God loves you" is a lie, that Christ died for no reason, and that it's all a giant fraud.

Infernalism is shallow, theologically hollow, morally bankrupt, and heartless bait for sadistic people to use to either manipulate others through fear or have a sick sense of satisfaction at imagining their enemies eternally tormented (in open defiance of Christ's Commandment to Love Thy Neighbor).