I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. This platform needs an “AMEN” button.
Thanx for the remembrance, @Johann
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People who are spending the rest of their lives in prison probably aren’t pleased with their situations.
BobEstey, no doubt. But let’s not confuse regret with repentance, and let’s not confuse prison with perdition.
Yes, people in prison may not be pleased with their situation. But that displeasure doesn’t equal godly sorrow. Paul makes the distinction in 2 Corinthians 7:10—godly sorrow leads to repentance, worldly sorrow leads to death. A man can hate his chains without ever hating his sin. And a soul can despise consequences while still loving rebellion.
Hell isn’t a place where people finally come to their senses. It’s a place where they are handed over to what they chose—eternity without God. Jesus didn’t say the rich man in Luke 16 was reformed in torment. He was still demanding comfort, still ordering Lazarus around, still unrepentant.
Prison may sober you up. Hell locks you down. There’s no parole, no second trial, no reform program. Just judgment.
So no, being unhappy in punishment doesn’t prove hell is just a state of mind. It proves that rebellion has a cost, and that cost is eternal if Christ isn’t your ransom.
Sincere Seeker. Scripturally savage. Here for the Truth.