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annihilationism

Hell, Annihilationism, and Eternal Conscious Torment: An Interview

May 19, 2020 by Randal

Here is an interview I recorded today with Zac of the Adherent Apologetics YouTube channel.  

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Adherent Apologetics, annihilationism, apologetics, eternal conscious torment, hell

Raised to Die Again? And Other Fiery Debates

April 14, 2020 by Randal

The other day, I received an invitation from Chris Date to appear on his YouTube program Rethinking Hell. I knew Chris Date from the time he handed Al Mohler his lunch on Unbelievable. Chris’s only weakness was that he knew too much about the topic and was trying to pack nine points into every thirty-second segment. […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: annihilationism, Chris Date, eschatology, hell, interview

What’s the biggest problem with annihilationism?

April 2, 2020 by Randal

In this low-quality video with abysmal production values, I outline what I think is the biggest theological/philosophical objection to the theory of annihilationism.

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: annihilationism, doctrine, hell

The Nature of Hell: A friendly debate

May 21, 2019 by Randal

I just finished recording four podcasts with Catholic apologist Trent Horn in San Diego. As I speak, I’m preparing to board a plane to fly back to Edmonton. In the interim, Trent just uploaded the first episode. It was also videotaped and apparently will be made available on YouTube. Here is the link to the […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: annihilationism, eternal conscious torment, hell, interview, Trent Horn

TWU Today Archives Part 2: A Defense of Annihilationism

May 22, 2016 by Randal

This article, published in the TWU Today Newspaper on January 23, 1996, represents one of my first forays into theological writing. Provocatively titled “Who in hell lives forever?”, the article provides a succinct summary and defense of the case for annihilationism, the doctrine that the reprobate cease to exist in hell.

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: annihilationism, eschatology, eternal conscious torment, hell

Why Eternal Conscious Torment isn’t the only game in town for a Christian

September 9, 2011 by Randal

MGT2 writes: “I believe that the Bible teaches eternal conscious torment (and I still cannot see how one can deny that after considering the whole of Scripture)….” Allow me to explain. First, many scriptural passages appear to teach a universal restoration of all things. The advocate of ECT interprets those texts in light of the passages they have already decided […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: annihilationism, eternal conscious torment, hell, universalism

Free will, hell, and reasonable appeals to emotion

June 6, 2011 by Randal

Many good conversations were had over my four days at Notre Dame University. One of the more interesting conversations occurred with one particular philosopher and concerned the topic of hell. (The philosopher will remain nameless since it is awkward to begin contacting people and asking for their permission to use their name in a blog post based […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: annihilationism, free will, hell, universalism

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