Does God love people in hell?

Origin

I was taught the origin came from Peter or right down from John the Baptist. I heard from a reformed that the origin is from the reformation, they went through a lot to show how. You probably will have to discuss this on the History board or maybe an old one is on there. This is not the OP, I am sorry Skandelon

 

scripture

I am sorry this is your OP I was derailing I am sorry. Just like me I try not to worry about things that can not change.


Luke 16:
27 “He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, 28 for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’
29 “Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’

30 “‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’

31 “He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”

 

You did not answer my request to define love within the concept of "loving those in hell." We are not in conflict as to whether He wants all to come to repentance, but when they see the throne of judgment-- entirely consistent with the biblical definition of faith-- it's no longer unseen, so cannot be hoped for as unseen; ergo they cannot come to God in faith. So the question, then, is: does God love even those who did not come to him in faith. If He does, eternal torment is an odd kind of "love," and does contradict the biblcal description that love-- and faith-- spur actions of benefit, not harm.

 

It's simple. If they are separated from the Love of God they no longer have His Love. His Love was rejected. Why waste Love on someone who rejects you? Not to mention can God punish someone for ever and still Love them. They are never forgiven once they reach hell. That doesn't sound like it's Love anymore to me.
MB

 

It is clear what he means when you read it in context...

See link for context
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Indeed.

I too am puzzled by B.O.'s attempt to morph "all attributes" into "perfect":

Reformed theologian Thomas Goodwin:

Because here is how Goodwin used "all attributes" elsewhere in that work:

Reformed theologian Thomas Goodwin:

 

Here is the idea behind Gods wrath

I looked, and there before me was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man with a crown of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.

Then another angel came out of the temple and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, “Take your sickle and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.”

So he who was seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.

Another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle. Still another angel, who had charge of the fire, came from the altar and called in a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle,




“Take your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the earth’s vine, because its grapes are ripe.”



The angel swung his sickle on the earth, gathered its grapes and threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.



They were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press, rising as high as the horses’ bridles for a distance of 1,600 stadia.


This is a picnic when you think of hell.


How about the ones he loves? Does he kill them too?


JOHN 15:13 NKJ
13 "Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends.



No, he dies for his friends.