tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940451413653934974.post3446133351711701917..comments2023-12-04T10:56:04.192-06:00Comments on Our Lady's Tears: Save Us From the Fires of Hell VISanctus Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06189142564821094716noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940451413653934974.post-48972371101577790232008-09-26T07:53:00.000-05:002008-09-26T07:53:00.000-05:00You have a point, but many of us must start somewh...You have a point, but many of us must start somewhere. I remember in my conversion, I started out with one thought - the fear of hell and the rather certain reality that hell is exactly where I was headed if I didn't straighten out my life. When you really let the reality of the place SINK IN, and know that you will be there for all eternity if you die not in a state of grace - this was the motivation and the primary reason I went to that first big confession. I did not want to go to hell. Love of God, His wisdom, His compassion....you know I didn't come to know this about God nor to fully appreciate it until I was in a state of grace long enough for Him to teach me.<BR/><BR/>Fear of hell is not the goal, as I said, it is a good start along the spiritual path. One of the great errors of this age is the loss of a sense of sin and I suspect in many the disbelief in the reality of the existence of hell and that souls ACTUALLY go there. We should fear this. Our blessed Mother showed hell to the seers of Fatima did she not? Meditating on hell is only one part of growing closer to God and we ought to fear it and fear going there. Thinking of committing a grave sin? Think of hell and know that you can and will go there if you die prior to sacramental confession...there are many good spiritual benefits to be had from fear of hell.Sanctus Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06189142564821094716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940451413653934974.post-54480811978304872032008-09-25T16:15:00.000-05:002008-09-25T16:15:00.000-05:00H-m-m-m. Of course we are not perfect. But do yo...H-m-m-m. <BR/><BR/>Of course we are not perfect. But do you think we really must be perfect to love God? And would fear of hell motivate a person to love anyone, much less God? Not very good psychology, don't you think.<BR/><BR/>Imperfect creatures though we are, can we not love God for his beauty, his wisdom, his boundless compassion in sacrificing his only begotten son for a fallen and largely ungrateful world? To me that seems like much better psychology.<BR/><BR/>What do you think?irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962225409443023414noreply@blogger.com