Board Thread:Bible Questions/@comment-37375008-20181101222550/@comment-37375008-20181102020528

Superdadsuper wrote: Hell exists due to God's nature. God wants to bless people with joy and bliss, but he also has justce in his character. Therefore, God designed a realm that is the superlative of his justice, much like Heaven is for his blessings.

I haven't studied the nature of the afterlife in the Bible extentisvely at this point in my life. Based on my knowledge of the Scriptures here is what I know: the Bible talks about how there will not be marriage in Heaven. This seems to suggest that familial relationships will not be (as) important in Heaven.

We are place in our families for our Earthly existence. Being biologically related to someone does not automatically link us into the same soul family, either the family of God (that he adopts us into) or the family of Satan which we are spiritually born into. You can have a blood relative and be adopted, so your blood relative may not be your real family. The reality is indiviuals must prioritize and recongize their relationships with God first and foremost (for example Jesus didn't allow a man to attend his father's funeral so he could follow him, this shows the radical nature that God is first family is second).

Every human being must make their choice to follow God or not. It is absoloutely heart breaking to know that a loved one has died and not known the Savior. We can never know for certain until we die, however. No matter how difficult it is to realize, the truth is, it probably won't matter when we get to Heaven. Writing this gives me an awful feeling- but I know that after this life is over, if someone did not have a relationship with God, they are no longer part of my family.

If this question stems from loved ones dying without a relationship with Christ or someone in your life, we want to provide comfort and counsel to the best of our ability. Let us know and we would be happy to pray for you, though I take it you may not be a believer based on your wording. If this isn't the case, I apologize, but the style of your post is very similair to many accusatory atheists.

If you are an accusatory atheist, I hope this provides enough reason for you. You are more than welcome to post here, provided you keep the conversation a reasonable debate. If it resorts to accusations or logical fallacies than I will have to end the thread.

In Christ, Superdadsuper, Sr. Content and Community Manager (Bible Wiki) 01:46, November 2, 2018 (UTC)

Why is family to be put second? Family is the most important thing in life. Why shouldn't somebody who didn't believe in God be a part of your family? Alot of people don't know I exist, should I feel offended by that? Of course, alot of people don't know you exist either, should you feel offended by that? How is being related by "soul" different from being related by blood? Lastly, if familial relationships don't matter in Heaven, then the whole point of family is rendered redundant.