Sep
29
2009
Hell
Over at the Reformation21 blog Derek Thomas has a helpful, and sobering post on hell. Thomas writes in response to the important question of whether or not a loving God would ever condemn anyone to hell. He answers in the affirmative based on "three inviolable truths taught in Scripture" (italics his):
- Hell exists.
- Hell is certain for all who reject Jesus Christ.
- Hell is a just punishment for sin.
Thomas concludes:
It would be nice to think that hell does not exist, or that men and women may avoid it even if they do not have faith in Jesus Christ. But such thoughts are a delusion and, as J. I. Packer writes: "It is really a mercy to mankind that God in Scripture is so explicit about hell."
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