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Originally Posted by AtlantaBishop
He is in Hell & Timmy - That "thought experiment" was you thinking too much! Go back to not thinking! LOL
Like the old preacher said at the funeral of a bootlegger - He is in HELL FIRE and if you don't change your ways, You gonna be there too!
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AB, I've been to many Funerals and have officiated some in the last 50 years, and I've never heard a preacher say that. I don't think it's appropriate or ethical to pronounce final judgment over anyone.
When I was younger, we used this type of rhetoric to strike fear into others, but with age you begin to realize the truth about man and his unending struggle with sin and failure.
IMHO, I feel our approach to those who've deeply failed in life is to condemn them with mercy and let God do the sorting. In reality, none of us truly know the outcome of anyone, and saying we do know is a lie.
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