Board Thread:Bible Questions/@comment-35576995-20180513184349/@comment-1777104-20180531170957

Metal-Magic wrote ''Well to say ANYBODY deserves death is pretty harsh. (I'm anti-death penalty)

Well belief isn't a choice, it's a compulsion beyond the realm of choice.

That's not my intent at all. The point was, it's harsh to punish people for not believing you exist.''

Death is the natural end to all life in this world. As a punishment it is harsh, and left to man it is often misused. However, if there is a God, then he doesn't answer to man.

What you trust, or believe, to be true is not definitive. This is because you are not a god, but human. There are things beyond our understanding. On the other hand, we know enough so that we should "know better", but we chose to remain ignorant, denying the obvious.

God does not punish people with hell, for it is the natural destination for mankind. The terms used in the Biblical languages, Sheol and Hades, are general terms for the grave. The survival of the soul after death gives a new meaning in context.

The good news is that the destination for the soul is determined by God. It is by His grace that He chooses a huge number to save from Hell. Those whom He has saved accept Him as Savior, trusting Him to be Who He says He is, and to do what He says He will do.

An atheist chooses to disbelieve, trusting his own judgment over against that of God and theists. Logically, an atheist rejects the idea of "life after death". It then becomes an idle charge against someone thought not to exist.

Thank you for coming by. Please read these articles: Jesus Christ, Sin and Salvation, and feel free to contact me at any time.

SouthWriter (talk) 17:09, May 31, 2018 (UTC)