Consider the following…ġ) Eternal torment is the opposite of justice His heart is in the right place but sadly he still believes in eternal torture. So I ask, why do some Christians seem so upset if the lost are not tortured forever?īut that is not the only problem with the eternal torment view. ( Ezekiel 18:32)Īt least current popular Christian author Max Lucado rightfully and publicly states that if he is wrong about this issue (eternal torment for the lost), “I’ll celebrate my misreading of his words,” on the last day ( 3:16 Numbers of Hope, Max Lucado, Thomas Nelson Publishers, p. They say we will get pleasure from seeing the wicked suffer, God says the exact opposite.įor I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD. Sadly, there is much, much more in Traditional theological literature which has ridiculous statements like those of Samuel Hoskins. 458 in The Resurrection and Immortality, William West, Xulon Press, 2006, p. (Quoting Samuel Hopkins, The works of Samuel Hopkins, p. What kind of sick man could get the highest pleasure from seeing a cruel God doing his cruel work on billions and even on many he knows and loves? He makes the saints in Heaven be deprived of qualities God has given to us, sympathy, pity, love for others, caring for others and made them to be cruel monsters that delight in the pain of others, and loves to hear the groans of those they now love, and the groans of the countless millions of the lost. Should this eternal punishment and this fire be extinguished, it would in a great measure obscure the light of heaven and put an end to a great part of the happiness and glory of the blessed.” “…their torment shall ascend up in the sight of the blessed forever and serve as a most clear glass always before their eyes to give them a constant, bright, and most affecting view…This display of the divine character and glory will be in favor of the redeemed, and most entertaining, and give the highest pleasure to those who love God, and raise their happiness to ineffable heights. 458) followed by William West’s opinion of that quote: Here’s a quote of Samuel Hopkins from The Works of Samuel Hopkins (p. Why don’t many more see it? Sadly, it seems like some authors will find heaven less pleasurable if they don’t gain pleasure from watching the lost suffer. “We are told that it is a detestable doctrine and indeed, I too detest it from the bottom of my heart” (ibid. Lewis recognized the moral repulsion he faced when looking at the Traditional view. Lewis, The Problem of Pain, London: Geoffrey Bles, 1940, p. Lewis wrote, “There is no doctrine I would more willingly remove from Christianity than (hell), if it lay in my power,” (C.S. Scripture says that God has put His standards in man’s conscience and calls us to reason together with Him ( Isaiah 1:18). So does the Traditional view of the lost, as eternal conscious torment, fit the bill? Does it pass test of scripture? Assuredly it does not.Ĭ.S. The Traditional view of hell is not Biblical. 14 Reasons why the Traditional view of hell is untrue
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