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Surprised by Hell: Eternal Destruction

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Although the Gospels speak of the fate of the lost in terms of Gehenna, the epistles use a very different vocabulary. They speak of “death” and “destruction.” We’ll consider here the references to destruction. And there are lots of references! … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hell: The Physics of the New Heaven and New Earth

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Jay F Guin

This post is not for the faint of heart. We’re going to cover some modern physics, and it will not make sense to many readers. But — believe it or not — I actually have a pretty good grasp of … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hope: Evangelism — In Response to Readers’ Comments, Part 2

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Jay F Guin

In Acts 10, the conversion of Cornelius, Peter begins with, (Acts 10:34-35) Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism 35 but accepts men from every nation who fear him … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hope: Evangelism — In Response to Readers’ Comments, Part 1.5

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Jay F Guin

I keep writing these too-long answers to questions, but they’re great questions that force me to dig deeper and try to explain myself better. Alan wrote, I’m particularly sensitive to this topic. I’ve seen dynamic leaders converting large numbers of … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hell: Gehenna

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Jay F Guin

In the New Testament, every reference to “hell” in the English is a reference either to Hades, Tartarus, or Gehenna. Gehenna is used 12 times. It’s well known that Gehenna was the dump outside Jerusalem where trash was burned. And … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hope: Evangelism — In Response to Readers’ Comments, Part 1

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Readers, In my recent post on evangelism, I argued for a greater emphasis on mission in our evangelism. A couple of readers argue to the contrary in the comment section. My response was too long for the comment fields, so … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hell: Hades and Tartarus

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Most of the time I agree with N. T. Wright. Sometimes I don’t. Sometimes I’m not sure. And I’m not sure about Wright’s views on hell. He dismisses the orthodox view of eternal, conscious torment but also dismisses the conditionalist … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hell: The Traditional-View Verses and Eternal Death

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Obviously, 99.99% of the world’s Christians would not believe in an everlasting, conscious torment in hell unless there was some scriptural support, and indeed there is — (Mat 25:45-46) “He will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hell: Introduction

Posted on August 3, 2008 by Jay F Guin

[This is a continuation and expansion of N. T. Wright’s Surprised by Hope. Wright says very little on hell, and what he says, I disagree with. So we’ll talk about it and move into Ed Fudge’s The Fire that Consumes. … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hope: Evangelism

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Jay F Guin

[The Surprised by Hope series will continue during my hiatus, because I have to get ready for class Sunday, no matter how I feel.] In his chapter on mission, Wright makes several insightful comments on evangelism — The power of … Continue reading →

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