Originally posted by karragh
who would want to spend eternity with someone that is so full of themself that they require people to think he is great or be punished for eternity?

(taking very puritan beliefs on heaven hell there)
Grrr....

It's not a matter of us thinking he is great. (well, maybe it a SUPER simplified term) Well, I don't know what exactly hell is (nobody does) but to my understanding it's not some world of physical torture or anything of the like. I believe what it is, is total absense of God. Like there is no power to communicate with him or be redeemed by him. So I guess if you hated God it wouldn't really be a punishment.....

I don't think that your work being acknowledged is arrogance (or reaching on merit, don't forget that). I think it is more that by rejecting God you are given an eternity to spend knowing what the absense of his presence really is....

Damn, how about some Christians with a stronger faith than me butt in here?