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Originally Posted by MissBrattified
I don't want anyone to suffer an eternity of torment. For instance, I was saddened by Saddam's execution because of his eternal fate, even though I KNOW he deserved to die.
There is part of me that takes satisfaction in the punishment of evildoers, and another part that reminds me that Saul was a killer of Christians, yet God saw fit to use him for great things. I think that we should refrain from rejoicing at anyone's destruction, even when they obviously deserve it. When we catch ourselves doing so, even justifiably, then we ought to deliberately remind ourselves of our own fallibility and need for grace.
However, that common fallibility doesn't mean that God will not hold those accountable who neither repent of their sins nor turn to Him for salvation. I do believe in order to be saved from our wickedness, we must place our faith in God deliberately.
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So, who
does want Hitler to burn forever? Probably some of his victims' families, and a number of other people. Oh, and God, for sure. That is, if Hitler never repented, of course. God
wants to burn every sinner
who doesn't repent.
(Right?)
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