ORIGINAL: minnesotadeer
I also know that Christ never SPECIFICALLY mentioned a Hell, just heaven. Hell is a concept created by man and various religious leaders according to numerous scholarly works that will no doubt be debated byreligious authorities.The God I believe in will not send a person who lives a good life, treats others well, but does not believe in him to eternal suffering. Perhaps they will not be saved, but they will not suffer either.
That's waaay off. Luke 16 tells the story of Lazarus being thrown into hell and begging for a drop of water. That's suffering my friend. Lot of preachers are reluctant to preach "hell, fire and brimstone" sermons these days for fear of running off the congretation but it's in the gospel and people need to be prepared.