EDJ
Evangelical Deconstruction Journey
Do you believe in angels and demons?
What do you believe about them?
Has that belief evolved?
I really want to hear your stories as well because I think this helps me make sense of how and why my own perceptions might be changing.
As a child, I think I blew them up to be …
I have been contemplating my past and present concepts of Easter and would like to share a blogpost that simply poured out of me this week:
As a young Evangelical child, I was taught that Jesus died in my place, more-or-less as punishment for my sins. God, being perfect—and particularly …
I tend to think there are two stages of hell—just as the fire of Gehenna and the lake of fire do not really sounds like they are doing the same things or even necessarily in the same location / realm.
The first aspect of hell deals with a person’s relationship with God—that salvation is …
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 …
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 …