The Queer Christian

|Galatians 3:28| Just a gay Christian man living his life for the Lord.

[queerstian]

My Thoughts On Hell

First, let’s begin with somethings most assume to be true about God:

—He is all good

—He is omnipresent (God exists everywhere)

Now what do we know about Hell? Only one concrete thing is most universally agreed upon about Hell:

—Hell is a total separation from God

So, when I use my rational brain and compare what I know about God and what I know about Hell, I come to two main conclusions. First, an all good God would not wish to eternally punish and torture his beloved creations especially for finite transgressions. This leads me to believe that the idea of a fire and brimstone Hell is a contradictory notion to an all good God.

Second, and this was more of a game of connect the logical dots, I believe Hell to simply be just the absence of being, a ceasing to exist, neither good nor bad. Think about it; if God exists everywhere and Hell is an absence of God, the only place that God isn’t is “nowhere”. Thus my conclusion that Hell is simply an end to existence, not an eternal realm of torture.

Sorry if my line of logic is flawed or confusing, but I hope I was clear in my thoughts. I would love to hear what others have to say on the subject.

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Mother of Mysteries, Acrylic on Wood  – Sue Ellen Parkenson

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[acatholicrose]

[allaboutmary]

Our Lady of Lourdes in the church of St. Vincent de Paul in Clapham, London.

[judas-shrine]

christians have done a lot of awful shit in the name of God, and as a queer christian i find it hard to relate to these parts of the church. what helps me is remembering that i'm in love with Jesus, not christians.

Jesus doesn't condone conversion therapy, christians do. Jesus didn't storm the american capitol, christians did. Jesus loves me, christians dont.

i know that Jesus represents something so much different than what the church does, and that's one of the only things that keeps me going

[givemearmstopraywith]

For God, who is infinite, would have infinite love and infinite sorrow.

Catherine of Siena, trans. Suzanne Noffke, The Dialogue,

[travelsafely]

“Every day I am afraid that he [Jesus] died for nothing because he is buried in our churches, because we have betrayed his revolution in our obedience to and fear of the authorities.”

— excerpt from “A Radical Christian Creed” by Dorothee Soelle (via a-wick-with-no-candle)

[captainvatican]

Just like love, prayer won’t always be a mountaintop experience. And that’s okay. We enter love and prayer not because of what we get out of it, but because of who we are encountering in it.

[klai-doh]

All you need is love…

[soracities]

Naomi Shihab Nye, “Red Brocade”

[Text ID: “The Arabs used to say, When a stranger appears at your door, feed him for three days before asking who he is, where he’s come from, where he’s headed. That way, he’ll have strength enough to answer. Or, by then your’ll be such good friends you don’t care.”]

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Once a soul has experienced divine Love, no one but God ever understands that soul again.

Anne Carson, Decreation: How Women Like Sappho, Marguerite Porete, and Simone Weil Tell God

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[howtobuildatimemachine]

Calling All Cars

[mysimpleservant]

Be cautious in what you say, seek the wisdom that the Lord provides. Every word you utter affects someone in some way including yourself

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The Lord answers those who call upon Him.