I was thinking through some of the questions I will be covering in this year's Apologetics class, including the question of whether a loving God would punish man in hell. I realized as I was thinking this through how little logic comes into the discussion of Apologetics, truth and postmodernism. I know postmodern epistomology embraces ambiguity and mystery, but the decision to abandon logic is a dangerous one. Taken to logical conclusions, some questions can not stand up.
Take this question. It begs the answer that if God is loving, He will not punish us for our mistakes. Supposing that God is indeed loving, hell beomes unnecessary. But logically, this leads to a corrolary that if we punish others for their mistakes, we are unGodly. In other words, if it is "wrong" for God to punish, it is "wrong" for us as well. Does anyone really believe this to be true?
Just a thought.
