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Review: Does hell torment, destroy, or purify?
Matthew 25:46 - How to translate and understand "eternal punishment"
Give 'em hell! Why we hold on to hell as torment
Objections to 'everyone goes to heaven!'
Purpose of Punishment
- Earthly and heavenly parental discipline (Matt 7:9-11)
- Padeiai, timoria, and kolasis - which does God not use?
- Retributive and restorative justice
- Justice = punishment fits the crime
- In the end, does God change?
The Mystery and Consistency of God
- Misuse of Isaiah 55:8-9 (see v. 7)
- Faithful followers question God's justice (Gen 18:25)
- Language, consistency, and meaning
- God's primary attribute (1 John 4)
The Parable of the King's Offer (Bradley Jersak)
