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Hell Flashcards

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How does the Old Testament describe hell ?

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No concrete image of hell

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How does the New Testament describe hell ?

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As a Physical place

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What are the differing views of hell ?

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  1. Hell is a physical place
  2. Hell is a spiritual place
  3. Hell as a symbolic place
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Hell is a physical place

How does the New Testament Revelation describe hell ?

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“Burning Lake of Fiery Sulphur “

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Quote that Roman Catholics use about hell ?

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“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 ?

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Hell is eternal separation from God

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According to Roman Catholics who is hell for ?

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

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According to Roman Catholic , what does hell involve ?

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Eternal fire

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According to Roman Catholic what does eternal fire indicate ?

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Pain and suffering

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According to Roman Catholic what biggest punishment does hell offer ?

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Separation/alienation from God

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

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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 ?

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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 ?

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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 ?

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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 ?

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

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Hell as spiritual place

What did Origen Of Alexandria not believe ?

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That hell is permanent and eternal

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

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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 ?

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Interior anguish

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What is the internal anguish according to Origen ?

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Separated and alienated from God

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Hell as a spiritual place

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

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Union with God

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Hell As a spiritual place

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

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Seperation/alienation from God

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What did C.S Lewis believe about hell ?

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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 ?

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Explain through bible and stories

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

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

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According to C.S Lewis what is the ultimate state of sin ?

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

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Hell as spiritual place

What does a relationship with God require according to C.S Lewis ?

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

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Hell as a spiritual place

What does being part of human being require according to C.S Lewis ?

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

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Hell as a spiritual place

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

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

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Hell is a spiritual place

According to C.S Lewis , what is becoming non-existent ?

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Being self absorbed and only concerned about themselves

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Hell is a spiritual place

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

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  • Ultimate hell
  • lose sense of self
  • become non-existent
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Hell as a spiritual place

According to C.S Lewis , how can you be in union with God ?

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

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Theories that say hell is symbolic place

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  • Paul Tillich
  • Philip Hughes
  • Jean Paul Sartre
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Hell as a symbolic place

How does Revelation 21:8 refer to heaven as ?

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Refers to being cast into a pit of fire

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Hell as a symbolic place

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

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Revelation 21:8

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Hell as a symbolic place

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

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Second death

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Hell as a symbolic place

What do some believe an omnibelobent God would not subject people
To ?

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Wouldn’t subject people to eternal punishment

37
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Hell as symbolic place

Whah is a hell symbolic for ?

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Symbolic representation that we are sinful

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Hell as a symbolic place

What happen to us after death and our souls?

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We will no longer exist and our souls annihilated

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Hell as symbolic place

What was Paul Tillich influenced by ?

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Existentialism

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Heaven as symbolic place

How did Paul Tillich see everything as ?

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

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Hell as a symbolic place

How did Paul Tillich see hell ?

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Symbolic metaphor

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Hell as a symbolic place

What was hell a symbolic metaphor of ?

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For physiological separation and alienation from God

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Hell as symbolic place

What did Paul Tillich see God as ?

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Symbolic for loss of meaning of all things

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Hell as a symbolic place

According to Paul Tillich , if God is the thing that provides meaning what does it mean ?

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

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Hell as symbolic place

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

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Nihilistic

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Hell as symbolic place

According to Paul Tillich why would it be nihilistic?

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  • Rejection of all religious moral principles and life as meaningless
  • lack of sense of self or fulfilment in anything + meaningful relationship with anyone
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according to Paul Tilitcj what is hell symbolic for ?

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  • absence of place
  • absence of purpose/telos
  • absence of humanity
  • absence of sense of reality
  • complete disconnection from anything good
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Hell as spiritual place

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

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Could be living in it on earth

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Hell as symbolic place

Philip Hughes says if you accept Christ into your life what do you gain ?

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You gain immorality

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Hell as symbolic place

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

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Cease to exist

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Hell as symbolic

Philip Hughes argues that your immorality is conditional on what

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Accepting Christ and living Christian life

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Hell as symbolic place

Philip Hughes say what does not exist and why ?

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Hell because you are just mortal

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Hell as symbolic place

What does Philip Hughes overcome ?

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Problem of hell

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Hell as symbolic place

What is the problem of hell according to Philip Hughes ?

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

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Hell as symbolic place

Therefore how does Philip Hughes see hell

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For ceasing to exist

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

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

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Hell as symbolic place

Who is Jean Paul Sartre ?

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Atheist existentialist thinker

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Hell as symbolic place

What word does Jean Paul Sartre use ?

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Authenticity

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Hell as symbolic place

What is authenticity according to Satre ?

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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

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Hell as symbolic place

What is Satte famous quote ?

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Existence precedes essence

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Hell a symbolic place

What is existence precedes essence ?

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You create your own meaning throughout life

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Hell as symbolic place

What is hell for Satre ?

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

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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 ?

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Unable to live out individual authentic life

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Hell as symbolic place

According to Satre what is the human condition ?

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Try and reconcile as radically free but not all

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Hell as symbolic place

What term does Sartre use ?

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Bad faith

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Hell as symbolic place

What is bad faith ?

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

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Hell as symbolic place

According to Satre how is hell around ?

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Objectified by people around you

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Hell as symbolic place

According to Satre , what else is bad faith ?

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

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Hell as symbolic place

What is a retort to Satre view ?

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

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