Since I started reading Dante, I cannot shake the boiling blood river. If you inflicted violence upon others you are boiled in a river of blood. My first thought was I beat up my little brother, so does that mean I will boil in blood? I mean, I am not a blood thirsty tyrant. Now if you don't include the fight I got in in fourth grade, I am not a violent person (for the most part). But does the fact my brother and I fought as kids mean I will be boiled in blood? Since there are way worse violent people, I believe I would be in the shallower end of the boiling blood, but, frankly, that doesn't really make me feel any better. And what about the other punishments? I mean, I am far from perfect, so there are some punishments that I would be made to endure. In the end, I am glad I have grace, but in Dante's world does that matter? Do Christian's have to work their way through each level?
P.S. I commented on Mary Kate's!
This is a good thought. It's entertaining to think of the various degrees of punishment that different sins may receive.
ReplyDeletePraise the Lord for Grace because by these standards I would have ended up in a pretty bad place. I love your thoughts by the way. :D
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