Loaʻa iā ʻoe kahi pilikia me ka manaʻo o ke Akua aloha e hoʻohewa ana i nā kānaka i kahi mau loa i Gehena? Mākaha, pono ʻoe. No ka mea, ʻaʻohe mea i pilikia nui i kēia manaʻo ma mua o ke Akua ponoʻī. In this series of articles we will examine Jesus’ teaching on this subject, in an effort to understand the nature of this problem. Have we misunderstood and exaggerated what Jesus said, or have we seriously under-estimated the near-impossibility of eradicating evil without eliminating ourselves?

This is a highly controversial and, in places, speculative subject; and we are not claiming to know all the correct answers. We ask only that you prayerfully weigh the evidence presented, whilst seeking fresh insights into the nature and ways of God that may surprise your current understanding. Space has been included for comments at the end of each chapter: so it is hoped that these will lead in time to further insights from which we may all learn.

The following is a brief summary of the topics covered. We have attempted to organize these so that you can either read them ‘book-fashion’, mai ka mua a ka hope, or else dive directly into the topics that most interest you.

Click maanei to start at the beginning, a i ʻole ma kekahi o nā kumuhana ma lalo nei:

Ka Manao Kanaka

ʻIke maopopo ʻia ʻo ka mea a mākou e koho ai e manaʻoʻiʻo e pili nui i ka waiwai o ko mākou ola ponoʻī a me nā mea ʻē aʻe. Ma kēia mau mokuna wehe e hoʻomaka kākou ma ka nānā ʻana i ke ʻano o ko kākou ʻike kanaka a me nā hiʻohiʻona i hana ai i ka hoʻokumu ʻana i ko mākou ʻike i ke aʻo ʻana o ka Baibala ma kēia kumuhana..

• Heaha ka ke Akua olelo, a i ʻole He aha kā mākou Manaʻo?
  Inā ʻaʻohe luna kānāwai kiʻekiʻe, pehea e hiki ai i ka poe mana ke malamaia? Akā inā aia, a laila, e hoʻomaopopo kākou i ko mākou mau manaʻo kanaka liʻiliʻi e pili ana i ka manaʻo koʻikoʻi.
• Ka Moolelo Moolelo
  Hoomaka ke kanaka ma ka ike i ke Akua: aka, no ka ha'iha'i 'ana, ua alo 'o ia i ka make me ka 'ike 'ole i ka mea e hiki mai ana. Ua hoʻohiki ke Akua i ka hoʻihoʻi hou ʻana: aka, he mea pohihihi kona hana ana.
• Ka Huaolelo a Iesu
  I ka wā i hele mai ai ʻo Iesū, ua hoʻokumu ʻia kekahi mau manaʻo i ka manaʻo Iudaio; akā, ʻaʻole i kūlike ko lākou mau manaʻo i kēia manawa me nā wehewehe a Iesu i hāʻawi ai ...

Ka pilina ma waena o ke aloha a me ka hewa

We humans can also be surprisingly naïve concerning the nature of the relationship between ‘good’ and ‘evil.’ In these chapters we explore the real nature and interrelationships of goodness, aloha, kūʻokoʻa, ʻO ka manaʻo ponoʻī a me ka palaho e kōkua iā mākou e hoʻomaopopo i ke kumu o kēia mau pilikia pili i ka hopena nui i ka mālamalama o ke ao pau ʻole..

• No ke aha la ko ke Akua oolea?
  So much is said about Jesus’ love and forgiveness that we often suppose Jesus has a more liberal attitude towards sin than God had in the past. I ka ʻoiaʻiʻo, ʻoi aku ka paʻakikī o kāna mau kūlana.
• Ka hiki ole o ke aloha koi
  ʻAʻohe huaʻōlelo Pelekane i hoʻohaʻahaʻa ʻia ma mua o ka 'aloha.' E nīnau, 'Inā he mana loa ke Akua, no ke aha ʻaʻole hiki iā ia ke hoʻonui iā mākou i ke aloha?' huli 'ia he logical-contradiction pono'ī.
• ʻO ka ʻinoʻino o ka ʻino
  No ke aha mai, hāʻawi manawa, ʻaʻole hiki iā mākou ke hoʻomaikaʻi? ʻAʻole makemake ka hapa nui o mākou e aloha a aloha ʻia? No laila, no ke aha e ulu nui ai ka ʻino i ka ʻili i lalo?

Ka olelo a Iesu

We now take an in-depth look at Jesus’ own descriptions of what will happen when we die and how God will ultimately intervene to put a stop to all the evil in this world.

• Ua hoonui anei o Iesu? Hoʻohana pinepine nā kumu Rabbinic i nā ʻōlelo hoʻonui i ka manaʻo. ʻAʻole anei ʻo Iesū i hana like?
• He aha kā mākou i ʻike ai i kēia manawa?
  Ma mua o ka neʻe ʻana e noʻonoʻo i ke aʻo ʻana ma kēia kumuhana ma kahi ʻē aʻe o ke Kauoha Hou, He mea kōkua ke hōʻuluʻulu i ka mea hiki iā mākou ke ʻōlelo ma ke kumu o ke aʻo ʻana a Iesu.
• Ka Paio e Hoomaopopo
  Jesus’ own assertions, plus some unresolved questions about his exact meaning, leave us facing an intellectual and emotional struggle to understand and accept his message.

Ka pilikia o ke Akua

ʻAʻohe mea i ʻoi aku ka pilikia me ka manaʻo e hoʻohewa i nā kānaka i ka luku mau loa ma mua o ke Akua ponoʻī. Ma kēia mau mokuna hope loa e noʻonoʻo ai mākou i ka ʻeha loa āna i hoʻomanawanui ai i ʻole e ʻeha kekahi o mākou i kēlā hopena..

• Ke kaumaha o ke Akua
  Ma mua o ka huki ʻana i kēia haʻawina i ka hopena, makemake wau e hoʻāʻo mākou e hoʻomaopopo i ka manaʻo o ke Akua i nā hewa a mākou i hana ai..
• Hell to Win?
  Hoʻopiha ʻia ka lōʻihi o ka mōʻaukala me nā neoneo o nā moʻomeheu nui a ʻike ʻole ʻia.. I kēia manawa ua ola ke ola kanaka. Akā ʻo kā mākou 'laki' kokoke e pau?
• A i ʻole ka lani e uku?
  Ua maʻa mākou i ka haʻi ʻia ʻana inā ʻaʻole mākou e "lanakila" i laila "hell e uku!” Akā ʻo ka ʻoiaʻiʻo ʻaʻole hiki iā mākou ke lanakila a loaʻa kahi wahi ma ka lani, ʻaʻole pili i ka ikaika o kā mākou hoʻāʻo.

Nā Pākuʻi

• Pākuʻi A – Pehea ka loihi o ka Aeon?
  E pau anei ke ola mau loa?
• Pākuʻi B – Kū ka Buck ma hea?
  Pehea e pau ai ka hewa a me ka hilahila?
• Pākuʻi C – He make mau loa?
  Hiki paha ke hoʻopau i ka ʻeha o ke kanaka ma Gehena?
• Pākuʻi D – Ka hewa kala ole
  He aha kēia, a no ke aha e kala ʻole ʻia ai?