Why should God need HELL? [View all]

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For people of faith God is omnipotent, right? Well, if you believe that God is omnipotent then why would he need to create the fiery inferno of internal damnation, commonly referred to as hell?

The definition of omnipotent, courtesy of Oxford Dictionaries on line is as follows:
(Of a deity) having unlimited power:God is described as omnipotent and benevolent

Surely it is not unreasonable to make the logical leap that an omnipotent God, ergo one with unlimited power, would excel at persuading a soul to accept and atone and see the error of their ways, get the thumbs up to enter the pearly gates.

God is all powerful, yes? Surely if he only wanted believers, he could easily have only created believers. Therefore, why did he take the time and energy to create non-believers? Just to send them to hell? That does not make sense. On the other hand if he chose to make both believers and non-believers as part of humanities rich tapestry of delights, it is surely, therefore, all part of the all-powerful all seeing plan of an omnipotent God, and there would no need for a God made Hell?

If we look at it from a different perspective, if God’s omnipotence has limits placed upon it, which is an oxymoron I know, and cannot influence philosophies or perceptions of the soul, then surely any logic to banishment of the soul to eternal damnation would serve no purpose. By definition such a punishment would logically be considered immoral and as God is a moral God, by all definitions of faith, that is something he would not do.

So, if God has the power to make us all believers to save us from hell, surely he should do so. If he chooses not to exercise that power then punishing us for something he has the power to change, must be construed as an unjust punishment. If God is a just God then he would never mete out an unjust punishment, therefore there is no need for a God made Hell. Yes?