How Could a Loving God Condemn Good People to Hell?

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It is a common question that arises from people who have lost their faith, are losing their faith or never had faith to begin with. If Hell is such a terrible place, as Christians have always said, why would a loving God allow good people to be there? It just doesn't make sense, does it? How can this be?

Can Christians Watch Rated R Movies?

In many ways, this question is similar to the question about Christians using profanity. The basic premises still apply. The quote used from 1 Corinthians 6 still applies here in the same way that it applied to cursing.

All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable.
1 Corinthians 6:12a

Essentially, the short answer is that, yes, Christians can watch rated R movies. Watching a movie with an R rating is not, necessarily, a sin. That said, there are a number of various nuances that we should probably take a look at with respect to this question.

WWJD - What Would Jesus Do?

You have heard this question before. You have probably even seen the "WWJD" bumper stickers. Perhaps you even have one on your car.  This little slogan is ubiquitous across generations. I used to hear my grandparents saying it when they felt I was making a poor choice.

This slogan is so often used that it almost seems like empty rhetoric any more. It's meaning has been diluted to the point of being, as alluded to above, "bumper sticker theology." It has little meaning and carries little weight today.

Can People Be "Good" Without God?

This question is often hurled at apologists from atheist-types when the theist brings up the Moral Argument for the existence of God. Before I get into responding to this particular objection, let's go through the argument as it is most often laid out.

The Moral Argument has been popularized by people like Dr. William Lane Craig, though it has also been used by Greg Koukl, Frank Beckwith and others who refute Relativism. So, let's lay out the Moral Argument: