It seems to me that when people do wrong, they often punish themselves. There can be a case made for the need for hell if one doesn't recognize how one has sinned, against God, against another, against oneself. . . sort off like a holding pen until one achieves an epiphany.
And I do believe that God is far more merciful than any of us can imagine, but that sometimes punishment - discipline - is necessary for our spiritual growth.
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Date: 2007-03-09 06:09 am (UTC)And I do believe that God is far more merciful than any of us can imagine, but that sometimes punishment - discipline - is necessary for our spiritual growth.