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Erasing Hell: What God Said about Eternity, and the Things We've Made Up
Francis Chan, Preston Sprinkle
3.67 AVERAGE
128 reviews for:
Erasing Hell: What God Said about Eternity, and the Things We've Made Up
Francis Chan, Preston Sprinkle
3.67 AVERAGE
Some of my favorite quotes:
"This is not just about doctrines, it's about destinies. And if you're reading this book and wrestling with what the Bible says about hell, you cannot let this be a mere academic exercise. You must let Jesus' very real teaching on hell sober you up. You must let Jesus' words reconfigure the way you live, the way you talk, the way you see the world and the people around you."
"While hell can be a paralyzing doctrine, it can also be an energizing one, for it magnifies the beauty of the cross."
"This is not just about doctrines, it's about destinies. And if you're reading this book and wrestling with what the Bible says about hell, you cannot let this be a mere academic exercise. You must let Jesus' very real teaching on hell sober you up. You must let Jesus' words reconfigure the way you live, the way you talk, the way you see the world and the people around you."
"While hell can be a paralyzing doctrine, it can also be an energizing one, for it magnifies the beauty of the cross."
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Edited Review 12/8/20: I really like Chan's honesty in his writing. He's forward and honest about what the Bible says about hell, how the topic makes him uncomfortable, and how it should make him uncomfortable: The topic should drive him to reach out to everyone around him about the saving grace of the Gospel. Chan brings up a lot of good points I hadn't thought about before, and I appreciate that it is all biblically based. The main point, of course, is that hell is part of God's revealed truth. We need to examine how we react to this truth and take it seriously.
fast-paced
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Another book I read when I was far too young to be reading trash of this sort.
This book is the product of a couple of people getting a little too upset about the popularity and reception of Love Wins, which is a fantastic introduction to universalism.
It's difficult to believe that someone truly mourns the existence of Hell when they're this excited to tell you about it.
This book is the product of a couple of people getting a little too upset about the popularity and reception of Love Wins, which is a fantastic introduction to universalism.
It's difficult to believe that someone truly mourns the existence of Hell when they're this excited to tell you about it.
I thought this was good. I love how scripture was a priority in writing this. It made me feel more “at ease” even with this heavy topic. The story of Tobiah’s made me weep and really had me asking in prayer for Elohim to help me have a faith like that; where God is good through every valley in life.
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
As I'm studying about Hell, this book was incredibly important and grounding for me. It wasn't important because it shed brilliant new light on the doctrine that convinced me in either direction. In fact, I wish it would have spent more time examining eternal torment vs annihilationism. It was important to me because it grounded me in what hell means, what it points to, and why it is important.
It is so easy to get lost in the weeds of a doctrine. To get lost trying to intellectually understand something. This book re-grounded me in the idea that Hell is a real place. That real people can go to. It emphasized why the Biblical authors and Jesus were so concerned about this doctrine and why we should be too. Because people can actually go there. It showed how hell makes the cross shine brighter and forces us into dependence on the gospel.
It also was incredibly challenging, especially in the last two chapters. It confronted me with the idea that I'm not the potter and I have no right to say what the potter should do. It's easy to forget that when studying this doctrine because we all have ideas of what we would do if we were God and what is the fair thing to do. But we aren't the potter, we're the clay. It was far more convicting than I expected.
Because of the conviction of not reading my own sense of what I think God should do into this doctrine and the re-grounding of my study in why this doctrine is so important, this book was essential. I don't know if it will convince anyone of one view or the other, but I don't think it's any less important to read because of that.
It is so easy to get lost in the weeds of a doctrine. To get lost trying to intellectually understand something. This book re-grounded me in the idea that Hell is a real place. That real people can go to. It emphasized why the Biblical authors and Jesus were so concerned about this doctrine and why we should be too. Because people can actually go there. It showed how hell makes the cross shine brighter and forces us into dependence on the gospel.
It also was incredibly challenging, especially in the last two chapters. It confronted me with the idea that I'm not the potter and I have no right to say what the potter should do. It's easy to forget that when studying this doctrine because we all have ideas of what we would do if we were God and what is the fair thing to do. But we aren't the potter, we're the clay. It was far more convicting than I expected.
Because of the conviction of not reading my own sense of what I think God should do into this doctrine and the re-grounding of my study in why this doctrine is so important, this book was essential. I don't know if it will convince anyone of one view or the other, but I don't think it's any less important to read because of that.