Various Questions

05/21/20 • 40 min

Chris's Courses @ Westlink

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

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

Previous Episode

Hell, pt. 3

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!