The Biblical Case for Hope and Restoration for All Friend, I appreciate you sharing this article on the traditional doctrine of eternal conscious torment in hell. This perspective has been the predominant view in Christian history. However, a growing number of...
Hell! Hell is a subject that is not discussed much in our Churches today. Many have rejected it and try to persuade others that it doen’t exist. Some say “God is too loving to send someone to hell! I say…. God is too loving to force someone to...
The Bible uses several different words and concepts for the place(s) people go to after death. In the Old Testament the word is “Sheol.” Before Jesus’ death and resurrection, unbelievers and believers both went to Sheol. Luke 16 shows that the righteous and...
Article by Paul Helm University Of Liverpool Those who have held that all men will finally be saved have often believed that this follows logically from the character of God. They have held that since God is essentially and omnipotently loving it follows that he could...
Is Hell Forever? — by Millard J. Erickson [Millard J. Erickson is Research Professor of Theology, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas.] [This is the third and final article in the series, “The Destiny of the Unevangelized,” delivered by the...
** This article was written years ago. Since then while I am still a conservative Christian, I no longer believe in eternal conscious torment. Please see my response to the article ** Why there has to be a place of eternal punishment. Contemplating the horrible...