@FireMadeFlesh
That in itself is an immoral act. Unrighteousness should not be regarded as a static concept, because it relies on point of view.
Certainly, it is possible to be closer or farther from the target, but you’re missing it all the same. Righteousness, on the other hand, is an absolute; anything less is unrighteousness. Straight paths, narrow gates, and all that.
We aren’t perfect, but we don’t need another being to save us
You think that you can save yourself from the hellfire? You’ve sinned at least once before in your life, so it’s not going to be your squeaky-clean record that’s going to save you.
We are far more moral than ever before Elaborate, plz.
and we can continue the upward trend by ourselves
Slip up one time, and it’s curtains. That means that even if you’re right, that we are steadily improving, even if original sin weren’t an issue, only the most minuscule fraction of those that try can ever be ‘good enough’
Or are you not aiming heavenwards?
So the fire is just going to spring up of its own accord, be self sustaining, and we’re going to be able to withstand fire automatically just because we have lost the ability to die?
It’s more like a door. God and Heaven on one side, Hell and the rest of the unrepentant on the other. Many argue that Hell is miserable because God isn’t there at all.
There’s a parable that illustrates this nicely in Matthew.