Is there a Hell?

[tazdad777]

Do you believe there is a literal Hell as the Bible describes?

I believe there is. If it is in the Bible and it is and Jesus does talk about it so I believe His words as a Christian.

[glenda1bruce]

I am a chrisian and I don't believe that hell is a literal place because the bible says Jesus went there for three days I believe and God would not have sent his son to die for us so that he could go to hell.  So I believe hell is just mans common grave and that he desires all to repent that is why he allowed his only begotton son to die for mankind.

[Mojoshog]

I hope not.

[gaylasue]

Yes, I believe there is a real place called Hell.  One day it will be turned into a bottomless pit for Lucifer and his friends.  Jesus did visit hell after His cruxifiction but I don't believe He was there for the whole three days between His physical death and His resurrection.  I believe His going to visit Hell was a sign to mortals that it is a real place and but unlike Him, once a mortal man reaches Hell, there will be no returning.

[Falconer02]

Do you believe there is a literal Hell as the Bible describes?

If you do a bit of historical research, you'll find that the original christian term was coined from some garbage dumps in Jerusalem where they'd burned dead/diseased bodies. The place was always burning. However as time went on and Christianity introduced a lot of pagan ideas into the religion during the Roman times (many of which people still follow without even knowing it), it's easy to see that it got a bit out of hand and turned into this crazy guilt-tripping tactic to keep the followers in-line or they will be punished for eternity with demons poking their butts! It really can be paralleled to an adult version of the 'Xmas presents vs. coal' thing.

So I believe hell is just mans common grave

This is 100% correct.

[dreamyxo]

I'm not Christian.  No I don't believe hell as a literal place one goes if they are bad in life.  Hell is here on earth.  Hell or heaven is a state of being.  When we are happy we can be in "heaven."  When things are going bad in our lives we can be in a state of hell. 

[swkstudent]

I don't there is a literal hell but I'm not sure what the bible means by hell after life.

[sarabtrayior]

I think Hell is the absence of the Almighty... how terrible that would be!

[yosav]

100% there is

[candygyrl79]

I believe there is, but I don't personally want to find out.

[JediJohnnie]

Jesus spent more time describing Hell than Heaven for a reason.It's not some pagan fairy tale,but a very real place.One He hopes you'll never find yourself in.


It's also a misconception that Jesus went to Hell after his death.Jesus told us where he was going with his final words before death:“Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” He couldn't put it much clearer than that.

[Falconer02]

It's not some pagan fairy tale,but a very real place.One He hopes you'll never find yourself in.

Reality says differently. Do show us your proof though.

[JediJohnnie]

It's not some pagan fairy tale,but a very real place.One He hopes you'll never find yourself in.

Reality says differently. Do show us your proof though.

How does reality say differently?Can you prove Hell doesn't exist?This is the folly of Atheism.That you would in fact have to be an all knowing god to know for certain that God doesn't exist.

[Falconer02]

How does reality say differently?

I already posted that above.

Can you prove Hell doesn't exist?

Can you prove that the invisible-purple-dotted monster who likes vodka that lives in my garage doesn't exist? All in all, both of these are very irrational arguments. With what we know historically, we have the logical option to say it certainly does not exist. All that is required is a bit of research. That's all I'm saying here.

This is the folly of Atheism.That you would in fact have to be an all knowing god to know for certain that God doesn't exist.

1.) It's godS. Not just one god. There's millions of them.
2.) Atheists don't want to be gods. They're just aware that they're masters of their own lives and aren't guided by ancient writings and gods created from primitive peoples.

[PinkieRoze]

Well, if there is a heaven, then there must be a hell. If there is dark, then there is light. Luckily the light will always take over darkness. Darkness can never over come light. And a positive thought is 100 times more powerful then a negative one. Also, keep in mind that we, as beings create. Something as ridiculous as a Santa exists because we make him exist. Regardless of how real he his or isn't, you know who he is. You see his face don't you? Then he must exist in some way. Same with hell. It's all in how we look at things, and how much belief we put into things. Maybe hell doesn't exist to you, in which case, it doesn't exist does it? Personally, I think we create our own hell. And continue to live in it until one day, we choose not to.