I am a person who doesn't believe in hell and eternal punishments

I do believe in hell and satan. And let me ask why you don't believe? Not stating this is the case for you, but I find that some people who say they don't believe in hell, are really just scared to think that a place like that can really exist. A place that is completely removed from God's presence. Yes, this world we currently live in is tough, but just think of a place where God's hands and presence don't influence anything. I don't remember where I heard this line....(Speaking of satan......"The greatest trick he ever did, was convincing the world he did not exist". Just think about that in terms of "if" there is a devil, wouldn't he want people to think hell and himself did not exist, because then he would be putting doubt in the peoples minds about what the Word of God actually says.

I'v read a bit about the Bahai faith. From my understanding it is a religion that encompasses all beliefs. It seems very openminded. As for hell, my belief is that earthly living is like hell. I may be wrong and probably am, but for some people, this life is so hard and so difficult and such terrible things can happen and man can do horrible things to man, that I think this is hell.

my belief is that we should never judge people by their actions because we never know how we would behave in the same situations. also each individual has their own way of working out things and not everyone's sense of rectitude are same. another of my strong beliefs is that "old sins have long shadows" and you get paid for your actions in this life itself. there's no such thing as hell after life

I totally agree with you! I have never believed in Hell, and fundamentalists and old order Mennonites in my family have tried to convince me otherwise. Let them say what they want, they're not going to change my mind!! The minute WE start judging others, we have usurped God, and that's precisely what we are not supposed to do. Doesn't the first commandment say that there is no other God but God? And don't the Muslim calls to prayer say "there is no other God but God?"

there is no eternal punishments in the world ,if you should do a good person to the other ma ,they will change how to treat you.

I believe in heaven and hell. But not after we die. I think if you life a good life and you are a good person who helps others and you life a live based on loving one another, then you are contributing to the positive energy and you have created your own heaven. If you go around hurting and hating people and always just thinking about ourselves without concern for others, it will come back to us and we are creating our very own hell.

I don't believe in Hell either. I personally think this world is bad enough for that. I believe that when we die we get what we expect. We are our own worst judges and that we determine where and what will happen afterwards. For myself I believe I will go to the Summerlands and there I will wait till it's time to be reborn. My thought is if you expect to go to hell in the next life that is where you will go. If you expect to go to Vahalla that too will be there. It is our perceptions and expectations that form the next stage if our existence.

I don't believe in hell, but do believe that we are given an opportunity to scan the life that we just left on earth. Any so called "wrongs" are not "punished." Instead, we feel whatever pain that we've inflicted on others and later on, given a choice to learn those missed lessons and reincarnate as physical beings on earth/hell to learn them. So the idea of guys in little devil suits dancing and prancing around eternal flames are just a bunch of hooey --- and probably the church's invention to keep people in line and enslaved to the church. Also, I believe that God is our Loving Father, rather than a mean, vindictive being. To worship a vindictive being is to worship a false god.

We are spiritual beings, made in the image of God. The devil is REAL, a fallen angel. Hell is real, I believe the bible and I know its real. Its not fake. Jesus would lie about stuff like that. Yes if you dont believe in Jesus as the Son of God you will go to hell. If you believe you will go to heaven. Its not for a thounsand years, all things are for eternity. If you go to hell its FOREVER as is heaven FOREVER. So I believe in hell, the devil and heaven. I am kinda confused by what you stated btw. What do you mean those (like me) who believe the bible have a HARD MIND? Just wondering what that terms meaning is?

A terrorist deserves to be punished for the innocent lives he or she destroys. I think we can all pretty much agree on this. The thing we tend to forget is that, like terrorists, we have sided with the enemy of God. It is not God's will that any should perish. He loves each one of us more than we can imagine. But because he loves us, He doesn't want to see us hurt. When we sin, we hurt people. Take a murderer for instance. His mother may love him very much, but it is not love to say to the man, "It's okay, you have done no wrong." If you take that approach, the murderer goes on killing innocent people. If you love the murderer, you must stop him from killing. If you love mankind, you must stop the murderer. Love demands that we not kill each other. The thing we forget is that all sin, all the pain we inflict goes much farther and deeper than we like to pretend. The unkind word that we say can actually do more harm than a shotgun. The lie that we tell cuts deeper than a knife. We find ourselves constantly tearing at each other, cutting, killing each other on the inside. God loves us very much. He loves us so much that He demands that we stop killing each other. Not just physically, but emotionally, spiritually. When we do wrong, we deserve punishment. When we hurt another person, we deserve to likewise hurt. When we drive people away from love, we deserve to be driven from the presence of love as well. God loves us so much that He created a way for us to be forgiven of the crimes for which we deserve punishment. He sent his own Son to the Cross, and Jesus went willingly, bearing the shame and guilt of all the world. He paid the price so that we can be free from our own blood-guiltiness. We are free to choose to love God and be loved by Him, or to reject God. God will not force us to love him. He gives us a choice. But His love for us will not allow us to destroy each other without punishment. His love for us will not allow us to hurt one another without justice. When someone has been hurt, justice is demanded. If you love someone, you will not stand for less than justice for their killer. You may forgive the person, but you still demand that justice be served. We are in no position to judge anybody, primarily because we are all co-conspiritors. We are on trial just like everyone else, because we have at some time in some way hurt someone deeply enough to deserve punishment. As a Christian, I know I have been forgiven of great crimes. Therefore, I can forgive the crimes against me. I don't judge, I forgive. All we need is love. But love demands justice. To say to the victim of molestation that they must not demand justice is not love, it's sickness, depravity. Love demands that we treat each other as we want to be treated, and that the standard applies to each and every individual equally, and that there be some consequence for those who do harm to other people. That is why I believe in the existence of Hell.

Yes their is a hell and heaven. If there was none the bible would not mention it. Their has to be punishment for the sins we commit. We do not have to suffer going to hell if we accept Jesus as our savior. You say you believe in Jesus then why do you not believe His words? hell is a literal place just as heaven is. It is not a state of mind.

I respect your beliefs. But for me I do believe in hell and eternal punishments. I am striving hard to do good here on earth that when my time comes to go to the next life I won't experience fire on hell. We just have different beliefs and point of views in life and the best that we could do is really be good here on earth that whatever lies beyond this world we are ready to face.

I agree with you.

I really think hell is what you make it. Not anything physical, but if you harbor bad thoughts, then, of course, you will have a hellish life. As for as a physical place where you can burn, naww, thats just propaganda that the writers want you to believe.

I don't believe in hell either.

Hey madam, it is a nice solution for people like me who tend to judge others quickly.