Hell, pt. 3
05/14/20 • 33 min
Handout available here
"All" passages exercise
Which view do we privilege or take at face value?
Does God get what God wants? (1 Tim 2:4 & 2 Pet 3:9)
Love gives freedom
"The doors of hell are locked on the inside." -C.S. Lewis
Definitions of freedom, modern vs. classic
Sin as ignorance
'Freedom' that's actually insanity
The cleansing fire of God - who or what consumed? (Heb 12:29)
Hell as unwanted loving presence of God
Justice and discipline (Rom 12:19-21)
Christian cleansing (Mark 9:49-50)
Next: Test case in Revelation 14 & 21-22 and your questions!
Handout available here
"All" passages exercise
Which view do we privilege or take at face value?
Does God get what God wants? (1 Tim 2:4 & 2 Pet 3:9)
Love gives freedom
"The doors of hell are locked on the inside." -C.S. Lewis
Definitions of freedom, modern vs. classic
Sin as ignorance
'Freedom' that's actually insanity
The cleansing fire of God - who or what consumed? (Heb 12:29)
Hell as unwanted loving presence of God
Justice and discipline (Rom 12:19-21)
Christian cleansing (Mark 9:49-50)
Next: Test case in Revelation 14 & 21-22 and your questions!
Previous Episode
Hell, pt. 2
Handout available here
Review: Does hell torment, destroy, or purify?
Matthew 25:46 - How to translate and understand "eternal punishment"
Give 'em hell! Why we hold on to hell as torment
Objections to 'everyone goes to heaven!'
Purpose of Punishment
- Earthly and heavenly parental discipline (Matt 7:9-11)
- Padeiai, timoria, and kolasis - which does God not use?
- Retributive and restorative justice
- Justice = punishment fits the crime
- In the end, does God change?
The Mystery and Consistency of God
- Misuse of Isaiah 55:8-9 (see v. 7)
- Faithful followers question God's justice (Gen 18:25)
- Language, consistency, and meaning
- God's primary attribute (1 John 4)
The Parable of the King's Offer (Bradley Jersak)
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Various Questions
Handout available here
Recap: resurrection, restoration, and views of hell
Revelation 21-22 as summary
- Fate of the wicked
- Invitation to life through open gates
- The nations and kings of the earth
- Warning and hope together
"Do all dogs go to heaven?"
- Restoration of all things
- Self-centered salvation
Mourning those not in heaven
- Memory, relationship, and identity
Judgment for murderers and philanthropic atheists
- Matthew 25 and judgment of "the nations"
- Jeremiah 31 - God's laws on the heart
"Does it matter if you like God?"
- Older brother syndrome
Conclusion: Bring heaven to earth
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