EDJ
Evangelical Deconstruction Journey
Is hell punishment?
It depends on your definition of punishment. I would argue that hell is not retributive punishment, it is discipline, pruning or a type of punishment / justice that leads to rehabilitation and reconciliation. Though I addressed justice in my first post, I think it is …
Is hell separation from God?
Emphatically, NO!
This is yet another downfall in the traditional concept of hell. I have been told all my life that hell is separation from God—even more than I was told that hell was eternal conscious torment. In fact, the torment was …
Is hell eternal?
Again, the answer is yes and no.
One of the most threatening verses in the Bible (at least it was, for me), is 2 Thessalonians 1:9 NIV They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord. But this verse has …
The Justice of hell
Is hell just?
Yes and no. Ultimately, the answer is entirely dependent upon one’s definitions of hell, eternity, and justice. The traditional concept of hell—as eternal conscious torment, endless separation from God, and even …
If you believe that we are all “born into sin,” and deserve to go to traditional hell, then you have no other choice but to believe that every child who dies without a relationship with Jesus, goes straight to hell, including all miscarried and terminated pregnancies, babies who are stillborn, …