Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!samsung!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!cunixf.cc.columbia.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: mib@churchy.ai.mit.edu (Michael I Bushnell) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Hell and the Faithful Message-ID: Date: 13 Dec 90 10:41:38 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: /home/fsf/mib/.organization Lines: 17 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article ta00est@unccvax.uncc.edu (elizabeth s tallant) writes: If God didn't ever punish us, then none of us would have much reason, other than for the love of God, to do what is right. That's funny. I always thought the whole point of the gospel was that we should do it precisely for the love of God and for no other reason. If we are good solely to avoid punishment, that's pragmatics, not goodness. -mib -- Michael I. Bushnell \ This above all; to thine own self be true LIBERTE, EGALITE, FRATERNITE \ And it must follow, as the night the day, mike@unmvax.cs.unm.edu /\ Thou canst not be false to any man. CARPE DIEM / \ Farewell: my blessing season this in thee!