I noticed that you changed the subtitle of your blog ("...thirsty for Truth"). This is a very brave thing to do.. But once starting out on this course don't hesitate to go to the very end. Is truth that important? If you answer "yes": let nothing stop you.
Why this preface? Because the whole framework of this discussion assumes the very thing which is up for question. Nothing can be taken for granted here; neither God, nor heaven and hell. In my opinion, Hell is as firmly established by the history of the Church and Scripture, as any notion of the Devil or God as Father. When you're finished emptying Hell, next will you turn to challenge the notion of evil personified: the Devil? I feel this is the next logical step. After discovering the Devil is a Persian notion which came from Zoroastrianism and leaked into late Judaism during the exilic period (remember the Serpent in the garden was no more than that: a crafty animal like many ancient mythological creatures, and remember too how long the Jews were in Babylon surrounded by their gods), where will you turn next? Perhaps Sin has no real being, no real substance, (show me sin-in-itself) and what Jesus really saves us from is inauthentic lives (postmodern)!
This is a domino game and the further you go the more pieces of your life will be scattered across the floor. Are you prepared to go to the very end? Any true seeker of truth will now take that leap from the precipice. Of course, to the end! When truth becomes more important than Church doctrine, tradition, than a great host of good men and women, Truth will teach you what you must suffer to have her. But there is some comfort in finding yourself among that company of Immortals who have dared...
To Truth! If you dare.
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