I have no ax to grind. no denomination to please, no traditions to uphold, only a Holy God to answer to.
Different Views of Hell: (I believe none of the following)
1) Anglican Church View: In 1996, purposed that "if there is a hell, it must be empty"
2) Atheist view: "There is no God, therefore, there can be no hell"
3) Agnostic view: "The idea of hell was born out of revenge on one side, and cowardice on the other"
4) Liberal view: "There is a God, but he is a God of love and there-fore can not send anyone to hell"
5) Religious view:
a. Christian Science: "Hell is an error of the mortal mind"
b. Jehovah Witnesses: "The wicked will be annihilated, burned up"
c. Mormonism: "all will eventually be saved, and not suffer eternal punishment"
d. Seventh Day Adventist: "God will blot out all sins and sinners"
Here is the truth of what the Bible says. Of the 260 Chapters in the NT, warnings about hell are found in 230 of them. Those who believe in the myth of no hell, are myth-taken. Lukes account is not a parable. In all of Jesus' parables, he made a reference to 'a certain man, or woman", but in this story He named the names. Hell is a word of hope to the righteous, that the scales of justice will be finally balanced and evil will be judged, condemned and eradicated.Hell is bad news because actual people go there.Without Hell, the Gospel is not really good news. Without hell, there would be no urgency to go into all the world and preach the gospel. Luke 16:19-31. The most ignorant generation to ever live (as to what Hell is and what it is about) is today. The Main problem is the pulpits, and lack of men with backbones. A payday on Friday is more important to most than an eternal payday in Glory. Here is the Outline on a Series a preached on Hell a few years back
The Fact of Hell -Mt 5:20-30
The Field of Hell -Lk 16:19-31
The Faces of Hell -Rev 9:1-12/ Rev 20
The Fear of Hell -Proverbs 23:13-14
Note : Jonathan Edwards in his 1741 message "Sinners in the hands of an angry God" (which led 1000's to Salvation in Jesus Christ) Had to stop and settle down the crowds 4 different times because of their astonishment of a place called Hell. Hell is not what the uneducated preach - it is what Jesus preached.
Make sure you are born again, washed in the blood, made a new creature to avoid a place called Hell.
Different Views of Hell: (I believe none of the following)
1) Anglican Church View: In 1996, purposed that "if there is a hell, it must be empty"
2) Atheist view: "There is no God, therefore, there can be no hell"
3) Agnostic view: "The idea of hell was born out of revenge on one side, and cowardice on the other"
4) Liberal view: "There is a God, but he is a God of love and there-fore can not send anyone to hell"
5) Religious view:
a. Christian Science: "Hell is an error of the mortal mind"
b. Jehovah Witnesses: "The wicked will be annihilated, burned up"
c. Mormonism: "all will eventually be saved, and not suffer eternal punishment"
d. Seventh Day Adventist: "God will blot out all sins and sinners"
Here is the truth of what the Bible says. Of the 260 Chapters in the NT, warnings about hell are found in 230 of them. Those who believe in the myth of no hell, are myth-taken. Lukes account is not a parable. In all of Jesus' parables, he made a reference to 'a certain man, or woman", but in this story He named the names. Hell is a word of hope to the righteous, that the scales of justice will be finally balanced and evil will be judged, condemned and eradicated.Hell is bad news because actual people go there.Without Hell, the Gospel is not really good news. Without hell, there would be no urgency to go into all the world and preach the gospel. Luke 16:19-31. The most ignorant generation to ever live (as to what Hell is and what it is about) is today. The Main problem is the pulpits, and lack of men with backbones. A payday on Friday is more important to most than an eternal payday in Glory. Here is the Outline on a Series a preached on Hell a few years back
The Fact of Hell -Mt 5:20-30
The Field of Hell -Lk 16:19-31
The Faces of Hell -Rev 9:1-12/ Rev 20
The Fear of Hell -Proverbs 23:13-14
Note : Jonathan Edwards in his 1741 message "Sinners in the hands of an angry God" (which led 1000's to Salvation in Jesus Christ) Had to stop and settle down the crowds 4 different times because of their astonishment of a place called Hell. Hell is not what the uneducated preach - it is what Jesus preached.
Make sure you are born again, washed in the blood, made a new creature to avoid a place called Hell.
