I’ve always struggled with the Judeo-Christian idea of “eternal damnation.” It paints a picture of a vengeful God—a deity motivated by anger. And if anger is at the root of all fear, how could the most powerful being in the universe, the creator of all things, be driven by it? What does He have to fear?
Makes no sense.
I choose to believe in a God of justice. To me, a benevolent creator could only be perfectly just: a being who upholds order and fairness, not through punishment, but through compassion.
I sponsor many men just out of rehab and prison, and the greatest gift I can offer them is unconditional love. That doesn’t mean I excuse poor decisions or pretend mistakes didn’t happen. It means I refuse to hold their past against them. For these men, that absence of judgment is transformative—it’s often the first time in their lives they’ve experienced love without strings attached.
Because true, unconditional love can’t coexist with judgment. If it does, then it’s conditional.
Scripture backs this up. Corinthians 13:13 defines love—what it is, what it looks like. Nowhere does it include judgment.
I don’t claim to fully understand God or have life figured out. I only know this: unconditional love is the compass I choose to live by.
