XIII. HELL Discussion Aids Explain what happens when a man dies. What makes the finality aboxil death? Do intellect and will survive after death? Which has been the decisive factor in what man is at the time of death? After death can man change that which he has become? What is the state of the individual member of the Church as a cell in the Body of Christ who sets his will against the will of God? If he remains in this state at the time of death, can he be with God? May we call the state he is in a state of hatred of God? Is explicit hatred of God common? What is equivalent to it that is more common? Analyze this self-love. Why is the state of separation from God everlasting? What do we know of the punishment attendant upon this separation from God? Explain why the separation in itself must be terrible suffering. Upon what do we depend for our knowledge of the reality of hell? Quote at least one scriptural passage. Advert to others. What is the real mystery in the fact of hell? Practice: Avoid with eternal vigilance the habits that foster self-love, considering what they lead to. 176