Members phkrause Posted June 26, 2014 Members Share Posted June 26, 2014 Hell is one of the most recognized constructs of Christianity - a place of terror, darkness, fire, and endless separation from God. Or is it? In Inventing Hell, Jon M. Sweeney demonstrates how our modern concept of hell is based more on Greek and Roman mythology than on biblical text. Which hell do you know? Sweeney shares five common myths and five little known facts about hell. Read more at http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Galleries/Hell-Is-For-Real-Too.aspx#IyKuKIbYRiZOkLSD.99 Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rudywoofs (Pam) Posted June 26, 2014 Members Share Posted June 26, 2014 fascinating.. Quote Pam Meddle Not In the Affairs of Dragons; for You Are Crunchy and Taste Good with Ketchup. If we all sang the same note in the choir, there'd never be any harmony. Funny, isn't it, how we accept Grace for ourselves and demand justice for others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeMo Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Interesting and objective article. It kind of shoots holes in mainstream Christianity's "hell" doctrines. Most of the modern Christianity's concepts of hell are based on Dante's "Inferno"; not scripture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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