Tag: is hell real
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The Type of Person Who Won’t Make It To Heaven, or wherever
Today, we will finish our current study of Christ’s “Sermon on the Mount.” Throughout His sermon, Jesus has contrasted between legalistic religion, or self-righteousness, and salvation by grace alone, or seeking first God’s kingdom and His righteousness. He has revealed the folly of works-based religion and of irreligion. He has stated clearly that people are…
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The Experience of Hell
Two weeks ago, we looked to Scripture and found a physical description of Hell (Hades to a lesser degree and then the Lake of Fire). This week, I want to consider what sort of things a person might experience in Hell. What is the hellish experience for the person? Applying the description of Hell that…
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A Biblical Description of Hell
There are two possible and very real destinations for the person. We will either experience the resurrection to life or the resurrection to judgment. The current place of temporary residence for those experiencing the resurrection of judgment is Hades and at the Judgment, Hades itself will be thrown into the Lake of Fire along with…
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Are Heaven and Hell Real Places, or merely concepts?
A survey conducted by LifeWay and Ligonier Ministries reveals what many self-proclaimed Christians believe about different theological topics. The results of this survey can be found at stateoftheology.com. In this survey, 66% of about 3,000 ‘Christians’ surveyed said they believed in the literal existence of a place called Hell. That means 34% believe Hell to…