[Jeffrey]

Originally Posted by notofworks

I, for one, would be interested in your "hell thoughts", for this is a troubling subject for me, personally. As for me, I don't care where you talk about it...here or its own thread...but I'd be interested to hear your thoughts concerning hell AND heaven and their differentiating concepts in the Testaments.

Jeffrey's points are well-spoken and completely valid...we can't "prove" but we can "believe" and ultimately, that's what we've chosen to do. Yes, I have personal experiences that prove God completely to me.

I know this may irk some of the bible-thumpers, but the bible doesn't prove God to me. It confirms it. But with the bible's confirmation of God, come the verses that make me scratch my head.

NFS, you're one here who seems to type out very well my heart...my heart that was unable to properly verbalize it. So I look forward to hearing what you have to say.

Yes. Because the Bible isn't a science book. It's not about "proving," it's about sharing the Story of a God who interacted with His creation. We are part of that story, and we wrestle with the details.