Hell Is the Hatred of Things You Love

The lost souls could have loved God freely, but they chose to rebel against that love. And in doing so they came under divine justice as the criminal falls from the love of country to its justice. This forces the souls in hell as it were to love God, that is to submit to his divine order. But to be forced to love is the negation of love. That is hell. We are free in this world. We can be no more forced to love God than we can be forced toLove classical music or antiques. The souls fall out of love very often. They do not freely love one another. But they are forced in virtue of the justice of their contract to love