Podcast: Defending the Manifesto (9 of 10 )

A Question about Salvation December 5, 2012

Greg answers a reader question regarding whether people who have never heard of Jesus are going to hell. Can we know who is and who is not saved?

What about the thief on the cross? February 3, 2009

Question: You hold that most people who are saved will nevertheless have to go through a “purging fire” to have their character refined and fit for heaven. Whatever is unfinished in our “sanctification” in this epoch must be completed in the next. But how does this square with Jesus telling the thief on the cross,…

The Case for Annihilationism January 19, 2008

Annihilationism is the view that whoever and whatever cannot be redeemed by God is ultimately put out of existence. Sentient beings do not suffer eternally, as the traditional view of hell teaches. While I am not completely convinced of this position, I think it is worthy of serious consideration. In this essay I will present…

Are you an annihilationist, and if so, why? January 19, 2008

Annihilationism is the view that whoever and whatever cannot be redeemed by God is ultimately put out of existence. Sentient beings do not suffer eternally, as the traditional view of hell teaches.I’m strongly inclined toward the annihilationist position. The reason is that it strikes me as the view that has the best biblical support. I’ll…

Lighten Up: The Devil Messin’ With Ya February 8, 2013

What the New Testament Says about Annihilation December 2, 2014

Yesterday, we posted a piece on annihilationism and how this view interprets passages that seem to point to eternal punishment in hell. (Click here for yesterday’s post.) Today’s post speaks to teaching in the New Testament that annihilationists say support this view: Consuming fire. John the Baptist proclaimed “every tree … that does not bear…