@royal What does the "burn the evil out of you" part mean?
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@royal Interesting, I'm only seeing this reply, my question, and your original post....
Same, and I'm on the same instance.
@CharismaticBatman @golemwire Ah, my mistake. Non public scope.
@CharismaticBatman @golemwire Here's my guess.
I think MacDonald sees hell as a process, not as a destination.
What if God saw sin less as actions we do that offend him because he has high standards, and more as an affliction that ruins our lives that he wants us to be free from? Have you ever known a sin like that, something you knew was bad for you and for others that seemed beyond your power (or theirs) to overcome?
God might use any means necessary, even very unpleasant ones, to remove and even destroy sin and its hold on us.
If we trust God, that sounds like salvation.
If we cling tight to the sin, preferring it to God, that might feel like torment.
Either way, God will have his way. Much better to agree with him from the start.
@royal @CharismaticBatman To most of that: word. Not to be argumentative, but this is a big deal theologically; where do you go if you die rejecting Jesus? Matthew 25:41 says that you go "into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels". (Matthew 25:31-46 is a great passage by the way — a dark topic, but a critical one.)
