tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post5620002390510412983..comments2024-03-28T21:32:26.550+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: Post-mortal life - What would suffice?Bruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-60384629503402675202022-01-20T13:01:31.985+00:002022-01-20T13:01:31.985+00:00He is indeed like a refiner’s fire, which is why C...He is indeed like a refiner’s fire, which is why Christians understand hell as ontological—a state of being—both during and after life on earth.<br />Nothing can separate us from God. <br />If we reject God, then after death we experience Him as a fire that torments.<br />If we love God, we experience Him as a fire that purifies and perfects.<br />In either case, we get exactly what our heart most desires.Ann K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16090998958073744134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-91804457333795992592022-01-19T18:21:23.810+00:002022-01-19T18:21:23.810+00:00Dr Charlton, your last two posts brought this part...Dr Charlton, your last two posts brought this part of Handel's Messiah powerfully to my mind:<br /><br />"For HE is like a refiner's fire!"<br /><br />https://youtu.be/xlB3E_OmpT4Skarphedinnoreply@blogger.com