The Reason for God #6 How Can a Loving God Send People to Hell?
How could a loving God send people to hell?
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Difficult Questions
How can a loving God send people to hell?
What does the bible say about hell?
Words translated ‘hell’
1. Sheol
Words translated ‘hell’
1. Sheol
2. Hades
Words translated ‘hell’
1. Sheol
2. Hades
3. Gehenna
Three Alternative Views
1. Eternal Conscious Torment
2. Universalism
3. Annihilationism
Eternal Conscious Torment
“And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the
righteous will go into eternal life.”Matthew 25: 46
…just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in
sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a
punishment of eternal fire.
Jude v.7
Eternal Conscious Torment
John Piper Tim Keller
Universalism
For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.
1 Corinthians 15: 22
For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. But each in his own order: Christ
the first fruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.
1 Corinthians 15: 22-23
Universalism
Jurgen Moltmann Rob Bell?
Annihilationism
For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not
perish but have eternal life.John 3:16
…just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in
sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a
punishment of eternal fire.
Jude v.7
Annihilationism
John Stott TomWright
The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are
being saved know it is the very power of God.
1 Corinthians 1: 18