Posted by Forerunner on May 13, 2008, at 12:51:21
In reply to Re: Reality, posted by SLS on May 13, 2008, at 12:03:51
> > I believe that all pain is contrary to God's will
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> Then, what is Hell all about?
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> - ScottI believe Hell is total seperation from God. It is a choice people make by rejecting God in this life.
About your 30 years of suffering. I too have suffered most of my life (I'm 49) with depression. Scott, don't you believe that perhaps God has allowed you to suffer in order to make you the empathetic, compassionate man you are today? I don't believe He wanted you to suffer, but He allowed it. Could you help others (as i have seen you do) with mental problems if you had not suffered from them yourself? How would you know how they feel, would you even care? Nothing other than experiencing first hand a particular type of 'pain' could help you relate to another person with the same kind of pain. It's difficult to understand, but without experiencing pain we really can't become compassionate people.
4'r
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