Hello from England

[MVincent]

Hello,

I'm a Christian from the UK who has just started exploring the concept of there being no hell.

I found out about the website after a meeting of the New Ecstatics and someone posted a link to the article on this site called something like questions to ask your pastor about hell.

I've been a Christian over half my life, so have some traditional stuff in there which I'd like to ask about.

I have been on a journey for the past few years discovering that God is good - and that many Christians may say that, but still credit God with bad things, for example some people may say that God made them sick. Along with discovering the thorough goodness of God, I have been discovering the extent of His grace and mercy towards us.

It seems like a natural progression into universalism, but my traditions are objecting - that's why I'm here.

Please be kind if I ask stupid questions.

Kind regards,


Mike

[Deena]

Welcome, Mike. I think most of us here had a gradual transition into UR, and like you, the religious conditioning I have been under for 20 years can be a stumbling block. For me, it has been difficult to believe God is good and doesn't resent our ineptness, but I am finally seeing the truth. Hannah Whitall Smith's book, The Unselfishness of God, helped me a lot, then I found tentmaker--divine intervention. You are among friends here.

[Lazarus Short]

Hello,

I'm a Christian from the UK who has just started exploring the concept of there being no hell.

I found out about the website after a meeting of the New Ecstatics and someone posted a link to the article on this site called something like questions to ask your pastor about hell.

I've been a Christian over half my life, so have some traditional stuff in there which I'd like to ask about.

I have been on a journey for the past few years discovering that God is good - and that many Christians may say that, but still credit God with bad things, for example some people may say that God made them sick. Along with discovering the thorough goodness of God, I have been discovering the extent of His grace and mercy towards us.

It seems like a natural progression into universalism, but my traditions are objecting - that's why I'm here.

Please be kind if I ask stupid questions.

Kind regards,


Mike

Your traditions may object all they want, but they are not what saves you or gets you into the Kingdom.  A little cognitive dissonance at this point is natural - I've been there too.  Welcome!  :friendstu:

[ded2daworld]

Welcome Mike!
I think most all of us have been where what we once believed, told to us by authority figures,
just isn't true. We have a hard time believing so many people could be wrong. Don't take consensus opinion. That isn't how truth is determined. There is ever one true authority of the Bible which trumps any other authority over the traditions of men.
If the Bible is used to push a doctrine, dig deeper into the original meanings of the words, use common sense and look at things logically.  :Peace2:

[MVincent]

Thanks for the welcome, guys!

[lomarah]

Welcome, so glad to have you!
Search, search, search; pray, pray, pray. God won't lead you astray. :)