I think sincerity certainly does count for something. But I also believe it counts for less than we think it does. There are sincere people, for instance, who don’t believe that Jesus is the only way to Heaven.
Universalism: the belief that everyone will eventually go to Heaven.
The logic behind it goes something like this:
In this powerful nine-minute video, Pastor Mark Driscoll answers the question about whether those who die without faith in Christ go to hell.
In many conversations over the last few years I’ve said to people, “If God had given me a vote on whether or not there is a hell, honestly I would have voted against it. But that is not a point of pride, it is a confession."
I’m writing this while returning from ICRS, the annual Christian book convention. I’m sitting in the Atlanta airport, reflecting on some of my conversations the past four days. I did many interviews about recent and forthcoming books, and talked with lots of evangelical booksellers, publishers, and authors.
I spoke about Mark Galli’s God Wins in the previous blog. (The ebook is now available on Amazon.) Today I’ll deal with Francis Chan’s Erasing Hell, another response to Rob Bell’s Love Wins. Then I’ll compare Chan’s book to Galli’s.
Today Mark Galli’s new book God Wins, published by Tyndale House, is available as an ebook at Amazon. (It'll be available as an ebook from Christianbook.com later this month, and the print book will be available July 15.)
God Wins is a response to Rob Bell’s book Love Wins.
In his article, "Is God a Monster?", Tommy Clayton puts his finger on the unpopular doctrine of Hell. We need to realize that when God wants our opinion on truth He will ask. And He never has. God hasn't given us a vote. He calls upon us to trust Him. He wants our submision, not our advice.
Francis Chan is addressing the Hell debate, an ancient controversy sparked again recently by Rob Bell’s Love Wins. (See my previous blog posts on Love Wins.) I deeply appreciate Francis Chan. He’s the real deal. I love his heart and his head and his books and his life.
In the past few months, I have been repeatedly asked about the phenomenally popular book Heaven is For Real. This book was again number 1 on the May 8 New York Times bestseller’s list. It has already sold something like four million copies, and it’s not slowing down.
Truthfully, I didn’t want to say anything about this book. But after being asked about it again and again on Facebook and in emails and at a conference, I’ve decided I need to say something.
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