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u/Righteous_Dude · 10 pointsr/DebateAChristian

Yes, and their conceptions of it vary.

There are at least these three views about hell that Christians hold:

  • (1) Universal reconciliation - A person who was not saved during life is in hell for some time, but can wise up and accept Christ as Lord. Eventually, everyone will be reconciled to God.

  • (2) That those in hell have a finite period of punishment, followed by annihilation. That position is correlated with the position of conditional immortality - A person is normally mortal, and God gives eternal life to a subset of people, those who meet some condition(s).

  • (3) Eternal suffering (of some type) - this has been traditionally taught among some Catholics and Protestants (see link about views). That position is correlated with the idea that each person already has an immortal soul, and it's a matter of where that person will spend their infinite existence.


    See this image which depicts attributes of the three views about hell.

    Each of the three views has some verses to support it.
    See this book for a discussion of the arguments for/against each view.

    While (3) has been taught for such a long time, (1) and (2) are gaining popularity these days.

    There are also various views on whether the experience is "fiery" or whether it's mostly about "separation from God."

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    My own position is 'annihilationist' for reasons such as these listed by Greg Boyd - that people in hell have a finite proportional punishment and are then annihilated. I believe that God takes all factors into account when judging each individual, and that person then gets the perfectly just duration/intensity of punishment.
u/Theosophizer · 2 pointsr/TrueChristian

You consider that perhaps God will not eternally torture someone in return for a minuscule amount of time spent in sin.

And I say that in all seriousness.

There is a lot of evidence that eternal hell is at least not a certainty, if not completely false.

I won't post all about it here in case you do not care to hear it. I will simply encourage you to read up on it. One of the best books written on the subject is dirt cheap:

http://www.amazon.com/All-Want-Know-About-Hell/dp/1401678300

I have gone through what you are feeling, only as an infantryman I wondered how I could live with myself having participated in sending brainwashed teenagers to an eternity or torment. Just because some young man had been led astray by an Imam in his search for truth, I would still the one that physically sent them to hell with a pull of the trigger.

I was saved after my time in the military, and I began to wonder about hell. If my heart was regenerated, and I have the heart of God now, why would God let my heart feel eternal torment was wrong if it was truly God's purpose. Thus, I set out to search for the truth of the matter.

I could tell you more about what I believe I found, or that book lays it out very well without taking a side.

I pray you find your peace AND the truth in all things.

u/JamesNoff · 2 pointsr/DebateAChristian

Regarding question 1, we don't know. Hell may be eternal or it may be reconciliatory or it may be a place of destruction where the damned are destroyed and no longer exist. There are arguments for and against each side.

Personally, I find the arguments for an eternal hell to be the weakest of the views. They tend to rely on prima face readings of the text and Platonic ideas of the soul rather than scriptural ones. If it's a subject you're interesting in reading up on, this is a good book to buy or find in your local library.

u/notorious-bil · 2 pointsr/Christianity

I’d start by doing some research on what the Bible actually says about he’ll ( very very little) .

I’d recommend this book.

https://www.amazon.com/All-Want-Know-About-Hell/dp/1401678300

u/WeAreAllBroken · 1 pointr/Christianity

You should probably read All You Want to Know About Hell. It's likely the best book on the subject. It covers every relevant passage in scripture from each perspective. and also presents the objections to each perspective. It has no agenda other than answering questions and it's left up to you to choose one of the alternatives or not.

If you aren't able or interested in the book, here is an hour long interview with the author.

u/MyLlamaIsSam · 1 pointr/TrueChristian

I'm glad you are open to re-studying it! Definitely don't take my word for it.

I think you'll find the annihilationist view squares most readily with judgment language. And, I have found, the reconciliationist view squares most readily with what God has revealed about his character and will. In no case to I find the ECT view offering a more compelling reading of judgment passages or God passages, with the possible exception of the Revelation mention that the devil, false prophet, and beast may suffer an eternally painful fate. But even there I see annihilationism having strong footing.

I strongly recommend this book. I found it very fair. Perhaps a bit harsh on ECT, but I think mostly because it is hoping to open an evangelical to considering other views. Each view is defended and attacked, mostly from scriptural grounds, with some logic and church history thrown in for good measure. I also love how he closes the book: At the end of the day, the point is not to figure out hell but to follow Jesus, and not to evangelize to save people from hell but instead to bring them into right worship of Jesus, because Jesus deserves more worshippers.