How can they truly love someone, knowing that even God has abandoned that person? How can they open up their hearts to their spouse if they believe their spouse is doomed to 'hell'? When they know they will have to be separated and actually forget the person? I asked that question on a Christian forum and they replied that, mercifully, God would wipe out their memories of their 'unsaved' loved ones. !!! Yikes! Is that self-serving or what? Just forget about your loved ones and save yourself...and you get saved based on what you believe, not the love in your heart. The doctrine of 'hell' is rooted in STS. It's a corruption of the Harvest.
I think most of them truly do mean well, and many agonize over their 'unsaved' loved ones. That's why they can be so pushy - they are terrified that their loved ones will be lost forever. Understanding how much fear they have can help to have compassion for them. For them, Christian Universalism might ease their minds and comfort their souls, and actually open their pain-filled hearts.
That's actually true. Universalist Christians will tell you that the original word 'hell' was translated from meant a dump outside the city.
Christian Universalism is gaining momentum, btw. There's a growing movement of Christians who are realizing how the doctrine of eternal damnation is merciless. They believe that, after death, the soul goes to a 'place of correction' and that Jesus died for everyone's sins, and whatever God wants, God gets. So if God wants everyone to be redeemed, then everyone is redeemed...it just might take awhile.
I think it's awesome to see this happening in the Christian community! It's much more love-and-compassion based.
http://www.christian-universalism.com/
I'd like to buy 100s of copies of their books and just hand them out.
http://www.christianuniversalist.org/
I have a friend who's a Christian Universalist and I was amazed at the depth of his love and wisdom. I thought he was an elderly bible scholar when I first met him online, but then found out he was only in his early 20s. He embodies the Law of One more than just about anyone I've ever met! He shared a great deal about his faith with me and I was very, very impressed! Just check out these websites...this is the Law of One in a Christian package!
Those whose faith is in the Bible might not ever want to read the Law of One books...they don't have to...they can find the Law of One in their own faith. I marvel at how we truly do live in a holographic UniVerse...where we can find that which mirrors our choice, while others can read the same books and interpret it in a totally opposite way.
I think most of them truly do mean well, and many agonize over their 'unsaved' loved ones. That's why they can be so pushy - they are terrified that their loved ones will be lost forever. Understanding how much fear they have can help to have compassion for them. For them, Christian Universalism might ease their minds and comfort their souls, and actually open their pain-filled hearts.
(03-26-2010, 10:23 PM)fairyfarmgirl Wrote: "Hell is the dump a place outside of the town where we used to burn clothes. At time it was the worst place they could think of... "
That's actually true. Universalist Christians will tell you that the original word 'hell' was translated from meant a dump outside the city.
Christian Universalism is gaining momentum, btw. There's a growing movement of Christians who are realizing how the doctrine of eternal damnation is merciless. They believe that, after death, the soul goes to a 'place of correction' and that Jesus died for everyone's sins, and whatever God wants, God gets. So if God wants everyone to be redeemed, then everyone is redeemed...it just might take awhile.
I think it's awesome to see this happening in the Christian community! It's much more love-and-compassion based.
http://www.christian-universalism.com/
I'd like to buy 100s of copies of their books and just hand them out.
http://www.christianuniversalist.org/
I have a friend who's a Christian Universalist and I was amazed at the depth of his love and wisdom. I thought he was an elderly bible scholar when I first met him online, but then found out he was only in his early 20s. He embodies the Law of One more than just about anyone I've ever met! He shared a great deal about his faith with me and I was very, very impressed! Just check out these websites...this is the Law of One in a Christian package!
Those whose faith is in the Bible might not ever want to read the Law of One books...they don't have to...they can find the Law of One in their own faith. I marvel at how we truly do live in a holographic UniVerse...where we can find that which mirrors our choice, while others can read the same books and interpret it in a totally opposite way.