JJMG2001 Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 If Hell is complete seperation from God and God is Existance how can someone exist in Hell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Good question. It is true that there is no source of being other than God, and it is true that hell can be described as separation from God; therefore logically the question of how it is that the damned are not annihilated comes to mind. The key distinction would seem to be that hell may be more precisely described as a personal separation from God. It is even possible in this life to be quite radically separated from God, and yet God remains the principle of one's being. Some saints have said things to the effect that for those who have chosen God, the fire of His love is their eternal bliss, but for those who have rejected God, the fire of His love is their torment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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