Each of us is or was in a vortex of sin leading to a final rejection of God, the natural consequence and just punishment of which is everlasting personal separation from him, which is hell. It is not the sins we commit in the vortex—like adultery, theft, and murder—which merit hell; rather, it is the final rejection to which they lead. This rejection is a free and culpable choice on the part of all who make it, and it would be wrong (not to mention impossible!) for God to force them into a proper relationship with him.