I thought this was a good topic to bring to bleat.ca because as people draw conclusions and write them down here on the site, others might take offense, or perhaps they might just want to play devil's advocate. Here's what I (and many others) have observed...

Email, forum, or text message based discussions often run the risk of being misinterpreted. Someone offers their opinion on a subject and all of a sudden someone else blasts them and tells them how wrong they are. Next thing you know there's name calling and all the rest.

So here's the thing. Maybe there is no eternal punishment. What if we take John 3:16 literally.

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.: - John 3:16