Hell: I want your thoughts!
"Hell was created for the devil and his angels. If you
go, you are an intruder." ~ Adrian Rogers
Mt 25:41, 2 Pe 3:9.
I think Rob Bell believes in Hell. There may be a way out of Hell someday.
If by "everlasting" you mean "temporary"--sure (Mt
25:41,
46).
Rob Bell has no biblical support for his claim. When you offend an eternal God,
your punishment is eternal. We were made to live forever somewhere--that will be
in the presence of God or apart from him (2
Co 5:8).
Response to comment [from a Christian]: "Serpentdove has no biblical support for...Offending an eternal God leads to eternal punishment..."
"..The punishment of the wicked dead in hell is
described throughout Scripture as “eternal fire” (Matthew
25:41), “unquenchable fire” (Matthew
3:12), “shame and everlasting contempt” (Daniel
12:2), a place where “the fire is not quenched”
(Mark
9:44-49), a place of “torment” and “fire” (Luke
16:23-24), “everlasting destruction” (2
Thessalonians 1:9), a place where “the smoke of
torment rises forever and ever” (Revelation
14:10-11), and a “lake of burning sulfur” where
the wicked are “tormented day and night forever and ever” (Revelation
20:10)..." Full text:
Is hell real? Is hell eternal?
Also see:
"...We are made to live forever..."
We were created to live forever (Psa. 21:4; Psa. 121:8; Psa. 133:3; Isa. 25:8; Dan. 12:2; Matt. 19:16–21 [Luke 18:18.] Matt. 19:29 Mark 10:30. Matt. 25:46; Luke 18:30; Luke 20:36; John 3:14–16; John 4:14; John 5:24, 25, 29, 39; John 6:27, 40, 47, 50–58, 68; John 10:10, 27, 28; John 12:25, 50; John 17:2, 3; Acts 13:46, 48; Rom. 2:7; Rom. 5:21; Rom. 6:22, 23; 1 Cor. 15:53, 54; 2 Cor. 5:1; Gal. 6:8; 1 Tim. 1:16; 1 Tim. 4:8; 1 Tim. 6:12 v. 19.; 2 Tim. 1:10; Tit. 1:2; Tit. 3:7; 1 John 2:25; 1 John 3:15; 1 John 5:11–13, 20; Jude 21; Rev. 1:18). Swanson, James ; Nave, Orville: New Nave's. Oak Harbor : Logos Research Systems, 1994
Response to comment [from a Catholic]: "[D]o you want to be saved from hell?"
You cannot work your way to heaven. Roman Catholicism,
like all world religions, is work-based. Christianity is faith based.
See:
Works vs Faith
What to "Do"
Can I loose my salvation? One Saved Always Saved?
"...[I]s it your job to explain that to us?"
It is my privilege to share the good news of the gospel
of Jesus Christ (2 Cor. 4:4, Rom.
16:25).
"I often wonder why you all work so hard to let us know..."
"Us"?
There is no us (Mt 10:34). You are not interested in the truth (Matt.
15:9, Mark 7:6-9, Col. 2:8).
"You should first get it right if you are going to share it [the gospel of Jesus Christ]."
You belong to an apostate church (Rev. 3:14–22). You
have
faith in religion (Matt. 15:9, Mark 7:6-9, Col. 2:8). We have faith in the
person of Jesus Christ (Jn 6:29; Ac 20:21.
See:
Roman Catholicism
Response to comment [from a Catholic]: "Polly wanna cracker."
Ec 9:12, Ps 124:7; Pr 1:10-17; 7:23.
"We all read the same Bible."
Are you sure about that?
See:
Why Isn't the Apocrypha in the Bible?
"How many can interpret it correctly?"
If you are going to trust
corrupt men (Rev. 3:14–22) to interpret scripture for you, you'll be deceived
(Ac 17:11). The Holy Spirit (not your priest) is our teacher (1 Co 2:10,13, Jn
16:13-14, 14:26). We compare scripture against other scriptures (1 Cor 2:13) not
the Pope's opinion (Matt. 15:9, Mark 7:6-9, Col. 2:8).
You've got a whole lot of pageantry in your church but little devotion to the
word of God (1 Th 2:13). In
hockey, we call this "all say no play". Too bad you don't take the word of God
to heart (De 6:6; 11:18).
Response to comment [from a Christian]: "How many always get it [interpretation of scripture] right?"
"Every verse of the Bible means exactly what the author
intended it to mean..." Full text:
How to Interpret the Bible by Darrell Ferguson
See:
Hermeneutics
Response to comment [from a Catholic]: [Krsto quote: "Perhaps God is trying to tell you something."] "He is and that is why He gave us a Church."
Your church is filled with
zombies (Mt 23:27).
One just crawled
back out of his grave recently. I can't wait for Dawn of the Living Dead Pt II.
We do not worship a stone cold idol (Enyart). We worship living God (Ge 1:1).
"Most men die at 27, we just bury them at 72." ~ Mark Twain
See:
No
Sacrifice
No Idolatry & False Teaching
Response to comment [from a Christian]: "Your second set of scriptures show that Christians have eternal life and the rest don't. That's hardly proving the rest are made to live forever, but rather lends even more weight to the idea that they don't."
Annihilationism is false.
"One view of hell that seems to be making a strong resurgence today among
evangelicals is Annihilationism. There are slight variations, but it essentially
teaches God will eventually snuff every unbeliever out of existence. Some
Annihilationists make room for divine wrath, but they don’t allow it to extend
beyond the lake of fire. In other words, they won’t allow God the full force of
His judgment, which is eternal, conscious torment. For them, the lake of fire is
what completely consumes and finally destroys sinners. Whether they see death as
the end, or whether they see hell’s torments as limited in duration, the result
is the same—a denial of the endlessness of hell..." Full text:
Is Hell Really
Endless? Grace to You.
