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Does God really torment people eternally in hell?

“Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather be afraid of Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” –Jesus
(Matthew 10:28)

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Does God really torment people eternally in hell?

Author: Dirk Waren

Don’t only cults believe in annihilation and destruction in hell?

July 21, 2014 by Dirk Waren 6 Comments
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Some have opposed the view of literal everlasting destruction on the grounds that it is adhered to (in one form or another) by various cult/borderline cult groups like the Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Seventh-Day Adventists, Christadelphians and the Armstrongite sects. NOTE 1: Although the Seventh-Day [Read More]

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Can a soul or spirit be destroyed?

July 21, 2014 by Dirk Waren 6 Comments
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"Can a human soul or spirit be destroyed?" Some oppose the doctrine of literal everlasting destruction (Matthew 10:28, Hebrews 10:26-27, Romans 6:23 & Luke 19:27) by resorting to the reasoning that people are spiritual beings, and “By definition, a spirit cannot die. A spirit is an immortal [Read More]

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Does “eternal torment” mean “eternal torture”?

July 21, 2014 by Dirk Waren 2 Comments
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You may have noticed in HELL KNOW that I regularly refer to the view of eternal torment as eternal torture. Both references obviously apply to the same position -- that of never-ending conscious suffering. Norman Geisler, a staunch adherent of eternal torment, objects to this practice of using [Read More]

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When you burn something, doesn’t it simply change form?

July 21, 2014 by Dirk Waren 1 Comment
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H. Buis comments on how adherents of literal everlasting destruction place great emphasis on the fact that the figure of “fire” is used in the Bible to describe the second death, “and fire, they point out, always destroys… But the fact is that when you burn something it is not annihilated, it simply [Read More]

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What is spiritual death?

July 21, 2014 by Dirk Waren Leave a Comment
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Spiritual death simply means that the spirit of a person is dead to God, that is, the capacity of their spirit to unite them with God is dead because they lack eternal life. The only life they have is the temporal life inherited from the perishable seed of Adam. Christianity is all about reversing [Read More]

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Doesn’t death just mean separation from God?

July 21, 2014 by Dirk Waren 9 Comments
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A common objection to the doctrine of literal everlasting destruction is the strange theory that death doesn’t really mean "death," but rather “separation.” For example, consider Paul’s unmistakable statement in this previously viewed passage: ROMANS 6:23 For the wages of sin is death [Read More]

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We are so persuaded of our position, and so confident in the Scriptural evidence presented on this site, that we honestly do not believe that anyone who shares our faith in the final authority of Scripture will be able to cling to endless torment after reading this entire site and the links.

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