Third Culture and the Loss of Biblical Authority

Carl Trueman, in his book The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, says that there are essentially three ways societies justify their morality, three authorities which are ultimately operative in the culture.[1] In the first, morality is based on myth or legend. These are pagan cultures; the example Trueman gives is of Sparta, whose … Continue reading Third Culture and the Loss of Biblical Authority →

Is Hell Eternal? | Part 5

True Christian fellowship is birthed from a common faith, a common doctrine, a common love. The depth of unity experienced when we agree on the truth far surpasses the fragile unity experienced when the truth is compromised because we all just want to get along. Let us strive for the “unity of the gospel”—that is, unity in the gospel, not unity that sacrifices it. Read More

Is Hell Eternal? | Part 4

We need to deal with some of the key words used in Scripture to describe hell. This will get a bit more technical, but I encourage you to stick it out. If we believe that God inspired the very words of Scripture, we must be concerned with the specific meanings of those words. Much of the Conditional Immortality framework depends on subtle redefinitions of language. Read More

Is Hell Eternal? | Part 3

Edward Fudge uses Psalm 37:10 as the starting point for his presentation on Annihilationism, interpreting it as conclusively teaching that the wicked will be annihilated in the judgment. But is that what it means? Read More

Is Hell Eternal? | Part 2

I think we can admit that there’s a certain appeal to the Conditional Immortality understanding of hell. Hell is uncomfortable to talk about and horrifying to think about. Conditional Immortality creatively weaves Scriptures together to soften the severity of hell without erasing it entirely. There’s a good deal of emotional appeal to the idea that God will eventually release sinners from suffering. It portrays a kinder God and eases the terrors of hell. But is it what the Bible teaches? Read More

Podcast: Is Hell Eternal? Anabaptists, Consequences, Response [Touchpoints]

We must be stalwart in our defense of the biblical view of hell. Not necessarily because we like it, nor because it is the most attractive, but simply because it’s what God has said in His word. Listen Now

Is Hell Eternal? | Part 1

You’ve likely been taught that we all will live eternally in one of two places. There are two choices we can make, and two destinies available to us: Eternity with God in heaven, or eternity in hell under God’s judgment. But not everyone agrees. Recent scholarship has resurfaced an alternate view of hell. Read More

Podcast: Is Hell Eternal? Getting Greek [Touchpoints]

We need to deal with some of the key words used in Scripture to describe hell. If we believe that God inspired the very words of Scripture, we must be concerned with the specific meanings of those words. Three Greek words most stubbornly resist Conditional Immortality, and thus must be redefined by Conditional Immortality proponents to make room for their viewpoint. Listen Now

Podcast: Is Hell Eternal? Psalm 37 [Touchpoints]

Psalm 37:10 reads, “Yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more; Indeed, you will look carefully for his place, but it shall be no more.” Conditional Immortality scholars interpret this as conclusively teaching that the wicked will be annihilated in the judgment. But is that what it means? Listen Now

Podcast: Is Hell Eternal? Biblical Analysis [Touchpoints]

Many things can be fit into Scripture that do not arise from it. Truly biblical Christianity is not built upon that which is compatible with Scripture, but instead on that which Scripture asserts—that which is most plainly taught within the very pages of Scripture. The first fundamental flaw of Conditional Immortality is that it injects into Scripture what could never be deduced from Scripture. Listen Now