I was raised to believe that God would roast sinners forever in an endless torture chamber called “Hell.” Maybe you were, too? The irony is, I did not come to faith in Christ out of fear. I genuinely had a curiousity about God from an early age. I talked with God as I lay in my bed before going to sleep. I thought about God and asked questions about God before anyone in my family was officially “Christian.” It was… Read more

In my book “Jesus Undefeated” evidence is provided that – from the very beginning of Christianity – there have always been 3 different views of Hell; all based on Biblical evidence and supported by Scriptures. Those 3 views were (and are): *Annihiliation *Eternal Torment *Universal Reconciliation Throughout the book I take great pains to explore all 3 views and to demonstrate that each was held by various early Church Fathers over the centuries. I also take time to explore each… Read more

When it comes to the doctrine of Hell, most American Christians know next to nothing about the origins of their own view [Eternal Torment] and even less about other perspectives on the topic. Here are 7 things that every American Christian needs to know about the doctrine of Hell 1- There have always been 3 “Biblical” Christian views of Hell. It’s true. Those 3 views are: Universal Reconciliation, Annihilation and Eternal Torment. Note this reference in the New Schaff-Herzog Christian… Read more

One of the most difficult things to explain to someone who embraces Eternal Torment is the idea that the words in their English Bibles probably don’t mean what they seem to mean. For example, there are dozens of verses in the New Testament that use words like “endless” and “everlasting” and “eternal” to describe judgement, punishment and torment, [and smoke and worms and fire], but in each case the actual word in the Greek [Aionius] doesn’t actually mean “infinite.” So,… Read more

One of the hardest things to do is to convince a Christian that the version of Hell they’ve been taught isn’t actually in the Bible. This is challenging because: A) They have never been told anything else B) They’re convinced the Bible supports their view C) They’ve been taught that fear is necessary for conversion D) Evangelism as they know it won’t work without an eternal Hell to escape from E) Some of them wouldn’t remain a Christian if the… Read more