A Good Place To Start
Most people assume the church has always believed what they were taught about hell — but history tells a more complicated story. Steve Gregg, Jacob M. Wright, and Luke Kessler provide historical and theological context that may surprise you.
“I can tell you with certainty that the correct view of God’s solution [to the problem of sin], if discovered, would tell you more about the nature and character of God than would most other theological inquiries.”
1 Corinthians 3:11-15; Romans 5:17; 1 Cor. 3:11-15; 1 Tim. 2:1-6; Eph. 1:10; Phil. 2:9-11; Col. 1:20; Heb. 2:9
The following is from Richard Murray, a great theologian of our time. Here is a quick historical survey of the EARLY CHURCH regarding their surprising beliefs about HELL: THE FIRST 500 YEARS: In the first five centuries there were six...
Acts 7:22; Ephesians 6:17; Hebrews 4:12; Revelation 1:16; Revelation 19:5; Titus 1:16; Matthew 7:15; Revelation 2:2
If you have, perchance, managed to suffer through all the blogs in this series on hell, then I would like to applaud you; for you must have an incredibly high tolerance for pain! 😉 But in all seriousness, if you have read each blog and...