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Five Myths About Hell: #4

August 12, 2010
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Myth #4 Hell is the Absence of God You’ve probably heard this myth as well. The worst part about hell, some people reason, is that you are alone. Hell is isolation, and since we are made for fellowship (with God and others) this is what makes hell such a terrifying judgment. Of course, the truth [...]

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Five Myths About Hell: #3

August 11, 2010
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Myth #3 Hell is Temporary Among those who take hell a bit more seriously we sometimes find the myth that hell is temporal, and not everlasting. The reasoning is often that hell is punishment for sins committed during at the most several decades, and that justice would prohibit everlasting punishment for crimes committed over the [...]

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Five Myths About Hell: #1

August 9, 2010
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Over the years I have encountered a number of myths about hell attached to people’s theology. Some are taken more seriously than others, but they are all active myths that bear bad fruit in people’s lives. This is a brief, five part corrective. Myth #1: Hell is a Place Where Satan Reigns Many people think [...]

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Christ’s Descent

August 4, 2010
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As we work our way through the Apostles’ Creed at Redeemer Fellowship people have been eager to hear an explanation of the phrase, “He descended into hell.” I’m not going into detail here on the blog concerning what I don’t believe this means. Listen in on Sunday for more detail there. I will say that [...]

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Preaching on Hell

April 3, 2009

Hell is not cool, PC or even fun to preach; not if you take it seriously. It’s a heavy, sober and genuinely terrifying topic. My Theology Matters series wraps up this week with a sermon on Hell, and I thought I would share why I believe preaching on hell is valuable. 1. It demonstrates the [...]

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