Israel Folau Has Really Started Something

The scrum being contested by Israel Folau and Rugby Australia has sucked Bill Shorten into creating an irrelevant 'gotcha' moment for PM Morrison on the question of gays and hell - indeed, in the belief or otherwise in hell itself.

I won't repeat what I have written on other occasions here and elsewhere on the eventual destiny of all sinners, including gays, as shown by a correctly translated Bible, but just comment on the poor logic being demonstrated on this issue, particularly by many mainstream Christians.

Let me explain that bit about mainstream Christians.
They are more than happy to say that God is love, that God unconditionally loves us.
They are more than happy to say that Jesus Christ died for the sins of the whole world.
Then they unthinkingly say that what Jesus did was not enough (it needs additional input from us) and that God would be happy to supervise the eternal torment of those sinners who did not offer that input in a place they call hell.

And that illogical conclusion spreads and forms the public's opinion of this place called hell and of God as a savage monster.

Again, without getting into the Biblical arguments, let me ask any parent reading this post three questions.
If your child disappointed you or made a decision you didn't agree with or ran-off-the-rails in some way, would you still love them?
Would you wish or arrange for them to be punished and tortured for the rest of their life?
Or would you do your utmost to find a way to be reconciled to them and put them back on the right path?

As a parent, I would say 'yes' to the first question, 'no' to the second, and 'yes' to the third.
Since the Bible teaches me that God has an even greater love for His creation than I have for my children, I must assume that He would answer those three questions as I have done.

Let's see if the Bible backs up my assumptions here.

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 
[Romans 5 : 8  NIV]

For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive ... The last enemy to be destroyed is death ... so that God may be all in all.
[1 Corinthians 15 : 22 - 28  NIV]

God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people's sins against them.
[2 Corinthians 5 : 19  NIV]

He (God) made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment - to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.
[Ephesians 1 : 9 - 10  NIV]

Not accepting these Biblical facts undermines God's reputation, dilutes the sacrifice of Jesus, and causes embarrassment for genuine Christians who "have put their hope in the living God, who is the Saviour of all people, and especially of those who believe."
[1 Timothy 4 : 10  NIV]

Blessings, Barry