“The idea of a hell that involves some kind of eternal punishment at the hands of a just and holy God is so profoundly difficult for us to handle emotionally, that the only person who would have enough authority to convince us of the reality of such a place would be Jesus Himself.” KindPersonsIdeasEnoughHandsRealityWould BeJesusDifficultHellHolyAuthorityEternalPunishmentHandleConvinceConvince UsHoly God Author:John Gerstner
“Well aware that the opinions and belief of men depend not on their own will, but follow involuntarily the evidence proposed to their minds; that Almighty God hath created the mind free, and manifested his supreme will that free it shall remain by making it altogether insusceptible of restraint; that all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments, or burthens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion.” MenMindWellsReligionBeliefReligiousLibertyOpinionPlansInfluenceDependsHabitMoralityHolyEvidenceSupremePunishmentHypocrisyAlmightyRestraintDepartureBegetsMeannessAlmighty GodMind FreeOpinions And Beliefs Book:Jefferson on Freedom: Wisdom, Advice, and Hints on Freedom, Democracy, and the American Way Source: Jefferson on Freedom: Wisdom, Advice, and Hints on Freedom, Democracy, and the American Way