If God isn’t good, there’s no hope, and if we need anything, it’s hope. Without it we’re lost. And most of us have probably at times placed our hopes in the things of this world more than we should, to ultimately end up feeling somewhat empty. We need to hope in something bigger than and […]
Eternal truths predate the traditions of men, and God is far more merciful than we’ve been traditionally taught. It’s been argued that the most important thing about us is what we believe about God, and this would be difficult to dispute. The perception we have of our Creator affects everything else we do and think. […]
Solid factual support for the traditional view of eternal suffering in Hell is not found in Scripture. So where does the idea come from, and why then is it taught? It seems to have three lifelines. One is tradition itself. It’s an incredibly strong force, and challenging tradition is difficult, so it often goes undone. […]
What would Jesus do? According to many traditionalists, Jesus will watch the majority of humanity burn in a lake of fire for all eternity. And according to approximately half of Christians, God the Father pre-ordains who can and cannot be saved, without true human free will coming into play. Being taught that God created humanity, […]
Revelation 14:9-11 “And a third angel followed them, saying in a great voice, If anyone worships the beast and its image, and receives a mark on his forehead, or in his hand, he also shall drink of the wine of the anger of God having been mixed undiluted in the cup of His wrath. And […]
Overview As I mentioned on the “Garden of Eden” page/tab above, the traditional view that the final judgment of the lost entails being in conscious torment for all eternity finds its strength first in the mistaken concept that all souls, saved or lost, are immortal, and secondly from about 10 passages of Scripture that […]
Luke 16:19 And there was a certain rich man; and he was accustomed to don a purple robe and fine linen, making merry in luxury day by day. Luke 16:20 And there was a certain poor one named Lazarus who had been laid at his doorway, having been ulcerated, Luke 16:21 and longing to be […]
Sometimes all doctrinal concepts that stand against a mainline tradition can be carelessly lumped together. Conditionalism and Universalism both portray God as far more merciful than tradition would have us believe. But make no mistake — This is not Universalism that I’m putting forward in this book. But could the universalists be correct? It’s highly […]
“I remember the first time that my father told me, as a little boy, that someday I was going to die. Somehow the thought had just never occurred to me. But when he told me that, it filled me with terrible sadness and horror, and I just cried and cried and cried.”[i] – Dr. William […]