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Heaven and Hell

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  • J. Hoek

Can we still believe in heaven and hell? Is hell just a temporary phase? Do we as Christians have enough compassion for unbelievers?

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Hell

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  • Richard Bauckham

Hell is an absolutely serious reality for which people must be warned. This article highlights hell as the alternative to salvation. It is the fate of those who harden their hearts against God's love in Jesus Christ.

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Hell and Purgatory

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  • H. J. Hegger

This article looks at purgatory and the salvation of Jesus Christ. It also studies the view of hell and purgatory during the Reformation.

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Life After Death

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  • A. J. Haak

What happens to a Christian after death? The author discusses heaven and hell. He specifically studies the question asking if there is contact between heaven and hell, and if there is recognition in heaven.

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The Irrelevance of Hell

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  • Josh Buice

Why has hell become an irrelevant topic? Why is preaching on hell not heard? This article names three things that have made preaching on hell irrelevant.

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Eight Myths about Hell

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  • Sam Storms

Why is it so difficult for some to believe the reality of hell? This article addresses eight myths about hell that contribute to false belief surrounding it.

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The Second Death and Penal Substitutionary Atonement

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  • Sam Storms

What is the second death? The second death is hell, which is set for those who do not believe in Christ. The article explains from Revelation 20:6 why the penal substitutionary atonement of Christ is the only way we can be saved from the judgment. 

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Ten Things You Should Know about Hell and Eternal Conscious Punishment

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  • Sam Storms

Hell is real and people are going there. Here are ten things you need to know about the eternal punishment.

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Why is Hell Seldom Mentioned from Pulpits Today?

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  • Cornelis Pronk

Is hell for real? Why is there less preaching in the pulpit about hell? This article engages with this question explaining what happens when hell is not preached, and how preaching about hell must be like.

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The Road from Hell ... with the Best of Intentions?

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  • Johan D. Tangelder

Hell is a real and permanent place reserved for the unregenerate at enmity with God. Is this a biblical teaching? This article examines the claims of universalism and the biblical teaching about hell. 

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The Doctrine of the Last Things: The Final State of the Wicked

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  • Carl A. Schouls

How should we view the biblical teaching about the last things? This article looks at the signs of the end times. Here focus is on the final state of the wicked. The article answers questions: will God send people to hell for eternity? What is Hell?

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The Doctrine of the Last Things: State of the "Innocents"?

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  • Carl A. Schouls

How should we view the biblical teaching about the last things? Are all those who die outside of Christ going to hell? What about those who died without hearing the gospel and the death of infants? This article engages with these questions. 

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The Misery of The Lost

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  • Gerald R. Procee

How will life be for the lost on the return of Christ? It will be a life of misery. Why? It is a life of separation from Christ and being in hell. 

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Heaven is a gift; hell is a paycheck. Douglas Wilson
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Matthew 5:22 – Hell and the Name Caller

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  • John MacArthur

Can calling someone a fool take you to hell? Yes. Why? Calling a person a fool is equal to cursing and murdering him. The article explains from Matthew 5:22.

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Separation from the Presence of God

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  • Martin Downes

Hell is commonly described as separation from God. But if God is omnipresent, how can he be absent from hell? This article explains the way in which hell is separate from God. It gives thought in the process to the omnipresence of God.

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How Could a God of Love Possibly Send People to Hell?

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  • Peter Masters

Does God send people to hell? This article argues that God must send people to hell, and gives a couple of reasons.

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3 Things to Remember when Thinking About Hell

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  • Silverio Gonzalez

How should you frame your understanding of hell? This article offers three things to remember: hell is a place, you can be saved from it, and it is more than you realize.

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Hell Is Not Separation from God

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  • Michael Horton

What makes hell horrible? What makes it horrible is ultimately one reason alone: not that God is absent, but that he is present, in judgment.

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What about Hell? Heaven Series: Part Seven

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  • Daniel R. Hyde

Is hell real? What is it like? Is it really eternal? What does Jesus teach about hell? This article answers these questions and more, discussing the doctrine of hell from the Scriptures.

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The Doctrine of Hell

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  • Paul David Tripp

The doctrine of hell and eternal judgment has become a rare species in the church today. Based on Matthew 25:31-46, this article explains why teaching about hell should be central to the church. It offers five application that the doctrine of hell should produce in the people of God today.

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The Return of Christ: Everlasting Punishment

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  • Gareth N. Burke

This article discusses the reality and the nature of hell at the second coming of Christ.

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Endless Suffering Hell is Real, and to Deny it Harms the Gospel

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  • Peter Hastie

This article shows how annihilationism denies the reality of hell, and what implications this has for evangelism.

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Hell’s Final Enigma Will the Fate of the Lost Mar Heaven’s Joy?

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  • J. I. Packer

Will the fate of unsaved loved ones mar the believer's joy in heaven? This article explains that glorified believers will not experience the pain of knowing loved ones went to hell.

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Why Is Hell Forever?

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  • Russell D. Moore

Why is hell forever? This article gives two reasons why eternal punishment is needed.

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Introduction: Contemporary Errors in Eschatology

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  • David Engelsma

Eschatology is the study of Scripture's teaching concerning the last days. This article examines erroneous teachings about the last days: universalism, the denial of hell, and certain millennial views.

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What about Hell?

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  • Douglas Groothuis

Hell speaks about the reality of God's holiness and justice. Understanding the logic of hell, we are enabled to grasp the immensity of God's love. This has two implications for the church.

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What Happens When We Forget the Future

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  • Jared Olivetti

What is it that Christians should remember about the future? It is the reality of heaven and hell. Remembering this reality is the cure to fear, anger, and jealousy.

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Pastoral Reflections on Hell

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  • Jonathan Gibson

This article addresses a number of pastoral concerns related to the doctrine of hell, such as how we speak about it, the end-time judgment, and how it should make believers bold to proclaim.

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Theological Reflections on Hell

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  • Jonathan Gibson

This article addresses theological issues that issue from the doctrine of hell, especially the doctrine of the justice of God.

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Is the Church Still Serious about It?

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  • Jonathan Gibson

This article discusses three main alternative positions to the historic orthodox position on hell: universalism, annihilationism, and a definitive self-exclusion from God's presence. From there it explores the biblical teaching on hell, making use of Christ's teaching in Mark 9:42-48.

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The Rationale of Hell

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  • John H. Gerstner

The idea of the infinite magnitude of sin in God's estimation is compared to the magnitude of sin in its punishment. In doing this the author of the article engages the views and sermons of Jonathan Edwards who used particularly the theme of hell in his evangelistic sermons.

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Do the Flames Ever Stop in Hell?

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  • Jon Zens

What are the myths and the truths concerning the punishment of those in hell? The author answers this question by refuting wrong notions among theologians. Such deceptive notions include the denial that hell will be an ever-burning place, that a loving God would not send people to such an everlasting punishment. The author appeals instead to the teaching of Scripture.

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Patristic Views on Hell (Part 2)

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  • Graham Keith

This article focuses on the understanding of Augustine of hell. In his approach to the doctrine, he was concerned with the right perspective on the justice of God. The article also indicates how Augustine responded to attempts to tone down the nature or duration of hell. Next, the article gives an evaluation of Augustine's position and the role the demonic played in his views of sin and punishment.

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The Wrath of God

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  • W. J. Grier

The author refutes the theological claims of C. H. Dodd, who sees the concept of the wrath of God as having a diminished place in the Bible. The author finds that the wrath of God is an important part of the inspired Scriptures. Further, he finds this doctrine to be an essential aspect of the doctrine of God, of sin, of atonement, the love of God, of judgment, and of hell.

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Does Revelation 14:11 Teach Eternal Torment? Examining a Proof-Text on Hell

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  • Ralph G. Bowles

A proof-text used for the doctrine of eternal torment in hell is Revelation 14:11. Bowles examines this text and argues for a new interpretation, suggesting that the traditional reading of this verse misses much. Thus, in contrast to the traditionally accepted viewpoint on this text, the author argues that God will bring his enemies to judgment, with absolute destruction and extinction as the result.

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What Did Jesus Teach about Hell?

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  • Michael A. Rogers

This article reviews what the Lord Jesus taught about hell.

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The Holiness of God and the Existence of Hell

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  • Tim Challies

Is hell real? Hell exists because God is holy.

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The Essential: Hell

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  • Tim Challies

This article explains what hell is, through the lens of 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9. It also provides five reasons why the doctrine of hell should leave us grateful.

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What I Would Have to Deny to Deny Hell

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  • Tim Challies

Is hell real? To deny the existence of hell is to deny what Jesus taught, as well as the plain sense of Scripture, among others. The article explains four things in total that one would have to deny in order to deny hell.

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Does God Send People to Hell?

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  • Al Baker

This article considers why God sends people to hell, and why Christ is the only way to God.

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Can We Enjoy Heaven Knowing Loved Ones Are in Hell?

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  • Tim Challies

Can we enjoy heaven if our loved ones are in hell? What do you think? To answer this question this article explains that you need to know God, know yourself, and understand glorification.

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Eternal Punishment

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  • Kenneth D. Macleod

This article defends the truth about hell by advancing some principles of Scripture.

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Thy Will Be Done

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  • Joseph Boot

Hell exists as a result of God’s judgment on sin. This article explains how this is so.

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Why Is Hell Seldom Mentioned from the Pulpits Today?

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  • Cornelis Pronk

This article discusses why much preaching today makes little mention of hell, and why and how it should refer to hell.

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Reasonable Damnation: How Jonathan Edwards Argued for the Rationality of Hell

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  • Bruce W. Davidson

This essay first summarizes and analyzes Jonathan Edwards' arguments that the doctrine of hell and eternal damnation is consistent with the mercy and justice of God. The crux of the matter is the nature of God himself. Secondly, the author then examines Edwards' response to various objections to and reinterpretations of this doctrine.

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Hell

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  • Christopher Love

This article shows why hell is necessary and why God uses it to punish sin.

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Hell

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  • Joel R. Beeke

The Bible speaks about hell; hence, Christians should talk about it. Hell displays the glory of God, increases the wonder of the gospel, and encourages evangelism. Let this article explain.

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What Happens after I Die – The Land of Deep Shade

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  • Michael A. Rogers

What awaits us after death? Chapter 1 introduces the Bible’s teaching on death, divine judgment, hell, and heaven.

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Mortality; Judgement; Heaven; Hell

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  • J. I. Packer

This article gives a summary of the biblical teaching on death, judgment, heaven, and hell. It shows how Christians should think about these.

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Evangelical Annihilationism in Review

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  • J. I. Packer

When Jesus spoke about eternal punishment from Matthew 25:46, did he have in mind the state of eternal torment in hell or was he speaking about annihilation? This article examines the arguments for annihilationism against the biblical teaching on hell.

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Deep Agony of Soul

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  • Maurice Roberts

True conviction about the reality of hell and the lost condition of believers should produce in believers a sense of agony for the souls of the lost.

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Hell

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  • Bill Langerak

Hell is the destiny of everyone who is not reconciled to God through Jesus Christ. Is hell real? What is it? This article looks at the words used in the Bible to describe hell.

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He Descended into Hell

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  • Timothy J. E. Cross

This article on the Apostles' Creed describes what Christians confess when they say that they believe that Christ descended into hell. Hell represents the extent of God's wrath, which we deserved. By satisfying that wrath, Christ has given us assurance of salvation.

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Eternity

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  • Jerome M. Julien

This article is about eternity in hell or in the new heaven and new earth.

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Five Reasons Preachers Should Preach on Hell

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  • Unknown

This article provides five reasons why ministers should preach on hell.

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The Problem Of God And An Eternal Hell (Part 2)

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  • Bob Vincent

This article shows that some objections to the doctrine of God sending people to hell rest on the concept of total depravity. If man cannot do good by nature, is it fair to send him to hell? The author answers this question by looking at the relationship between free will and the justice of God, arguing that God is just in sending people to hell.

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The Problem of God and an Eternal Hell (Part 1)

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  • Bob Vincent

In this article the author shows that the struggle to accept that God allow people to go to hell is rooted in the refusal of accepting the biblical God. This article shows that man deserves to go to eternal punishment. At the same time, however, in Christ God showed how much He hates hell and gives heaven to those who trust in Christ, although they do not deserve it.

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Whatever Happened to Hell?

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  • John D. Van Meerbeke

Is hell a place or a condition? This article also looks at annihilationism and the reality of hell.

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Is Hell Real?

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  • Rob A. Schouten

This article is about the judgments of God as warnings, the use of the word "Gehenna" in the Bible, the relation of sin and hell, and hell as everlasting punishment.

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Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter 33:2

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  • K. Scott Oliphint

This article on the Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter 33:2 is about heaven, hell and judgment.

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Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter 32

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  • Jeffrey K. Jue

This article on the Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter 32 is about heaven and hell.

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The Intermediate State – Purgatory

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  • Jerome M. Julien

This article is about the questions if purgatory exists and if there are degrees of rewards and punishments in heaven and hell.

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Heaven – A Perfect State

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  • Maurice Roberts

This article is about life in heaven and life in hell. The author also discusses two sermons on hell (from Robert M'Cheyne and Jonathan Edwards), and things that will not bring sadness in heaven one day.

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Judgement: The Doctrine Lost to the Modern Pulpit

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  • Howard Davies

This article is about the importance of judgement and hell in the preaching today.

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Is There a Hell?

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  • Richard Aasman

This article is about hell. What is hell, and why is it important to talk about it?

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The Destruction of the Wicked

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  • Ronald C. Christie

This article is about hell and the idea of annihilation, death and destruction.

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The Doctrine of Eternal Punishment

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  • Cornelis P. Venema

This article is about the doctrine of hell. What exactly is hell? Is the doctrine of hell compatible with God's love and God's justice? The author also discusses the ideas of universalism and annihilationism, which have been raised as alternatives to hell as an eternal punishment.

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Sin is what you do when your heart is not satisfied with God. John Piper
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