How can a good God create creatures He knows will be tormented forever? There are two views. There is the prevalent view,
that this is the price God had to pay to get a few into Heaven. The second view is the Blessed Hope. He does not face this dilemma at all, but reconciles all to Himself in the fullness of time. Which most glorifies the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ? Which conforms with an all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-loving Creator? How can we believe God is good, while at the same time believe infinite penalty is the lot of most of humanity?
We cannot unless we have a perverted sense of what ―good‖ is, or we do not believe God has the power to prevent it, or we have not thought long and hard enough about the horror of what infinite penalty entails. However, if we believe God is ―good‖ in the normal sense, and His penalties are finite and just, there are no conflicting issues. This is the theology of the New Testament, the early Church, and a remnant of believers throughout the centuries since. It is a theology that honors God, satisfies both reason and God‘s moral witness in each heart, and best harmonizes the Scriptures. This is the Blessed Hope.