You say that if He does not, He places a book in their hands which threatens what He does not mean to inflict.

But how utterly this seems to me opposed to the gospel of Christ! All Christ's references to eternal punishment may be resolved into references to the Valley of Hinnom, by way of imagery; with the exception of the Dives parable, where is distinctly inferred a moral amendment beyond the grave.

I speak of the unselfish desire of Dives to save his brothers.

The more I see of the controversy, the more baseless does the eternal punishment theory appear.

It seems then, to me, that instead of feeling aggrieved and shaken, you ought to feel encouraged and thankful that God is so much better than you were taught to believe Him.