180 – Good Intentions and Hell

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The Road to Hell With Good Intentions

How important are Intentions? Do good or bad  Intentions really make a difference? Can you end up in Hell, even if they are well-meaning?

There’s an old saying that goes:   The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.

This is commonly said to be first published by Henry G. Bohn in A Hand-book of Proverbs back in 1855. Earlier versions are said to be, “Hell is full of good meanings and wishes.” No doubt there are many other variations on this theme that have been said over the past millennia.

It’s an interesting proverb, as I’ve heard it used a few times. Often with the allusion that if you do things in a certain way, no matter how right you believe it is, then you will still end up in Hell.

Is Hell Even Real?

We could debate if Heaven or Hell actually exist and whether we will end up there for Eternity, but that’s not really the point of this post.

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