Comments on: Hell Is Real?

By: Mike M

Mike M — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:37:46 +0000

Goal Post Jesus is not a “sign!”
it is a HUGE statue!!!
Other names:
Oleo Lord
Cheesus!!!

By: dust buster

dust buster — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:17:49 +0000

there is also a “Hell is Real” sign off the Upton, KY exit.
and it is ironic because there is an adult bookstore right off the same exit with the sign high in there air.

By: Neal Watzman

Neal Watzman — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:33:40 +0000

I don’t feel ashamed to be an Ohioan, yayhooray. I’ve lived here since I was 10, although I grew up in West Virginia. And am proud to be from there.

I don’t know that it has anything to do with the state itself, it’s just that, like most places in our country, there are people with narrow minds.

By: yayhooray

yayhooray — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:19:50 +0000

It’s things like this that make me ashamed to be an Ohioan…

By: cacklinrose

cacklinrose — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:01:52 +0000

LOL! I know those signs and I know that Jesus (we call him Jebus and we all yell, “I got it! I got it! I got it!” a la a fielder when we drive past.).

Those “Hell is Real” signs scared the scrap out of me when I was a kid, but not as much as “The End is Nigh!!!” would. I wouldn’t sleep for days after seeing one of those.

By: Neal Watzman

Neal Watzman — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:23:01 +0000

Pomeranianzdad, you are so right! We make our own heaven or hell right here at this time. Who’s to say what happens when our physical body dies?

I also agree with you about Jesus. What a poor testament religion is to his teachings of peace and love.

By: Pomeranianzdad

Pomeranianzdad — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:33:25 +0000

Actually, hell IS real. I lived through it until the divorce came through.

In all seriousness, the concept of fire and brimstone to coerce a faith by fear is folly. Hell exists in various forms right here, right now. Fortunately, so does heaven. The laughter of a baby, the comfort of being in the arms of a loved one, the satisfaction of reading a really good book, the serenity that comes only by watching the sun set over a body of water on a cloudless day, etc. Who really needs some “pie in the sky in the sweet by and by” to experience something truly good, something holy?

As Max von Sydrow’s character said in “Hannah and Her Sisters”: “If Jesus came back and saw everything going on in his name, he’d never stop throwing up.”

By: mandoliner

mandoliner — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:17:17 +0000

Hell is inconsistent with the message of Jesus. But everyone has a belief system that is consistent with their ability to understand. So, Christians vary all over the board regarding whether or not “Hell is Real.”

Jesus tells us that God, the perfect father, loves and forgives us, as a perfect father. There are some parents who can’t forgive their children. But the love of a perfect parent is so perfect that, like the Prodigal Father, all is forgiven by the power of love. But for those who can’t quite appreciate or know perfect love, there is this persistent belief in Hell.

By: Neal Watzman

Neal Watzman — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:13:23 +0000

Christopher, that’s where we diverge. As you state, the idea of hell being real is a belief. A belief is not fact, although it certainly might be a reality for the believer. There are those of us who do not believe in hell, nor belief that a God would send anyone there.

These are beliefs. And we all need to understand and respect that others might believe differently.

By: Christopher Allen

Christopher Allen — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:04:10 +0000

It isn’t that they are shoving it in people’s faces – it’s that they believe that it is real – as I do, and fear for those who don’t. Because once this life is over, they’ll be no convincing God to protect you if you didn’t ask him to while you’re here. It won’t matter whose opinion is what, or who offends who; what will matter is whether or not you were right. And if you’re not, then that’s it: end of hope.