As with so many of my long-held evangelical beliefs, I’ve been carefully thinking about the doctrine of hell and eternal punishment. I grew up understanding it as an absolute certainty, and something that orthodox Christians had believed since Jesus apparently taught the doctrine in the Gospels.
But, I’m not so convinced any more.
Come along for a story that helped me reframe my beliefs.
Some useful links:
http://www.brazenchurch.com/hell-in-the-bible/
http://www.brazenchurch.com/hell-2-lake-of-fire-lazarus-gnashing-eternal-torment/
http://www.brazenchurch.com/how-hell-invaded-church-doctrine/
https://jefffig.wordpress.com/tag/bible-verses-support-universalism/
https://biblehub.com/greek/166.htm
You can also read this episode at https://crucibleofthought.com/for-two-billion-years/
