Hell Flashcards by Rita Poku

How does the Old Testament describe hell ?

No concrete image of hell

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How does the New Testament describe hell ?

As a Physical place

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What are the differing views of hell ?

Hell is a physical place
Hell is a spiritual place
Hell as a symbolic place

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How does the New Testament Revelation describe hell ?

“Burning Lake of Fiery Sulphur “

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Quote that Roman Catholics use about hell ?

“Immediately after death the souls of those who die in a state of mortal sin descend into hell , where they suffer the punishment of hell, eternal fire. The chief punishment of hell is eternal separation of God”

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What do ALL Christians believe about hell ?

Hell is eternal separation from God

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According to Roman Catholics who is hell for ?

Those that have mortal sin ( haven’t repented or sought absolution

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According to Roman Catholic , what does hell involve ?

Eternal fire

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According to Roman Catholic what does eternal fire indicate ?

Pain and suffering

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According to Roman Catholic what biggest punishment does hell offer ?

Separation/alienation from God

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According to Roman Catholics we have free will so what does this mean ?

We have free will so we can freely choose to sin and ignore relationship with God so you send yourself there not God

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According to Roman Catholics what is hell ?

Self-inflicted God is offering you a hand so must freely choose to take it

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According to Roman Catholics what does hell encourage ?

Encourage us to do the right thing as God intended. We must use our free will to avoid a sinful life and live a good life

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What scholar believed hell is a spiritual place ?

Origen Of Alexandria and C.S Lewis

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Many Christians hell is a separation/alienation from God and self inflicted but hell is not physical but spiritual place so what do you not need ?

Physical pain and suffering such as fire burning lake because separation and alienation from God is the biggest punishment

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What did Origen Of Alexandria not believe ?

That hell is permanent and eternal

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Why was Origen Of Alexandria view of hell not being eternal controversial?

Does against common understanding that hell was eternal in the bible

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How did Origen refer to the spiritual state of hell ?

Interior anguish

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What is the internal anguish according to Origen ?

Separated and alienated from God

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According to Alexandria what was our purpose/telos in life ?

Union with God

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According to Alexandria if our purpose and telos in life is having union with God, what is the opposite of this ?

Seperation/alienation from God

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What did C.S Lewis believe about hell ?

With any religious imagery about hell we do our best to explain this through limited language

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What is limited language according to C.S Lewis ?

Explain through bible and stories

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Why is limited language used according to C.S Lewis ?

To attach ourselves to a truth but will never fully be able to describe what is it

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Hell a spiritual place According to C.S Lewis what is the ultimate state of sin ?

To be selfish so if you’re self centred will take from others and only care about yourself

Hell as spiritual place What does a relationship with God require according to C.S Lewis ?

Give and take and self centred you will only take and lose sense of self

Hell as a spiritual place What does being part of human being require according to C.S Lewis ?

Living in a flourishing way and relying on sense of community and connection with others and God

Hell as a spiritual place According to C.S Lewis , what happens as the more self-centred you become ?

The more of yourself you lose until you become non-existent

Hell is a spiritual place According to C.S Lewis , what is becoming non-existent ?

Being self absorbed and only concerned about themselves

Hell is a spiritual place According to C.S Lewis if person is self absorbed what does it result in ?

- Ultimate hell - lose sense of self - become non-existent

Hell as a spiritual place According to C.S Lewis , how can you be in union with God ?

Not selfish and care about others as to be in hell is to be selfish

Theories that say hell is symbolic place

- Paul Tillich - Philip Hughes - Jean Paul Sartre

Hell as a symbolic place How does Revelation 21:8 refer to heaven as ?

Refers to being cast into a pit of fire

Hell as a symbolic place Where in bible refers to hell as being cast into a pit of fire ?

Revelation 21:8

Hell as a symbolic place By Revelation 21:8 referring to hell as a pit of fire what is this specifically called ?

Second death

Hell as a symbolic place What do some believe an omnibelobent God would not subject people To ?

Wouldn’t subject people to eternal punishment

Hell as symbolic place Whah is a hell symbolic for ?

Symbolic representation that we are sinful

Hell as a symbolic place What happen to us after death and our souls?

We will no longer exist and our souls annihilated

Hell as symbolic place What was Paul Tillich influenced by ?

Existentialism

Heaven as symbolic place How did Paul Tillich see everything as ?

As symbolic - heaven, hell, God, Jesus, Cross

Hell as a symbolic place How did Paul Tillich see hell ?

Symbolic metaphor

Hell as a symbolic place What was hell a symbolic metaphor of ?

For physiological separation and alienation from God

Hell as symbolic place What did Paul Tillich see God as ?

Symbolic for loss of meaning of all things

Hell as a symbolic place According to Paul Tillich , if God is the thing that provides meaning what does it mean ?

To be fully alienated from God means complete loss of meaning of life

Hell as symbolic place If fully alienated from God means complete loss of meaning of God what is this according to Paul Tillich ?

Nihilistic

Hell as symbolic place According to Paul Tillich why would it be nihilistic?

- Rejection of all religious moral principles and life as meaningless - lack of sense of self or fulfilment in anything + meaningful relationship with anyone

according to Paul Tilitcj what is hell symbolic for ?

- absence of place - absence of purpose/telos - absence of humanity - absence of sense of reality - complete disconnection from anything good

Hell as spiritual place According to Paul Tillich You don’t have to die to be in hell why is this ?

Could be living in it on earth

Hell as symbolic place Philip Hughes says if you accept Christ into your life what do you gain ?

You gain immorality

Hell as symbolic place If you are Christian you go to heaven, what happens to non Christians according to Philip Hughes ?

Cease to exist

Hell as symbolic Philip Hughes argues that your immorality is conditional on what

Accepting Christ and living Christian life

Hell as symbolic place Philip Hughes say what does not exist and why ?

Hell because you are just mortal

Hell as symbolic place What does Philip Hughes overcome ?

Problem of hell

Hell as symbolic place What is the problem of hell according to Philip Hughes ?

If God is omnibelovent how could he send someone to hell for eternity

Hell as symbolic place Therefore how does Philip Hughes see hell

For ceasing to exist

What is a critism of Philip Hughes arguement of hell being symbolic

Would an omnibelevent God not allow everyone salvation (universal salvation )

Hell as symbolic place Who is Jean Paul Sartre ?

Atheist existentialist thinker

Hell as symbolic place What word does Jean Paul Sartre use ?

Authenticity

Hell as symbolic place What is authenticity according to Satre ?

Freedom to chose life you want to live out and not because it is imposed on you by others but your own agency and freely chosen this

Hell as symbolic place What is Satte famous quote ?

Existence precedes essence

Hell a symbolic place What is existence precedes essence ?

You create your own meaning throughout life

Hell as symbolic place What is hell for Satre ?

Psychological problem of objectified by from others in society of a way you must be

Hell as symbolic place According to Satre , due to hell being a psychological problem of being objectified by from others in society what does this affect ?

Unable to live out individual authentic life

Hell as symbolic place According to Satre what is the human condition ?

Try and reconcile as radically free but not all

Hell as symbolic place What term does Sartre use ?

Bad faith

Hell as symbolic place What is bad faith ?

Live a life that is not a result of YOUR free choices PEOPLES free choices

Hell as symbolic place According to Satre how is hell around ?

Objectified by people around you

Hell as symbolic place According to Satre , what else is bad faith ?

Doing things to please other people because of what others expect of you and not for yourself

Hell as symbolic place What is a retort to Satre view ?

Sound something you want for an authentic life is not good as should help others and have caritas for others