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eschatology

Hell: A Christian and Atheist Discuss the Doctrine of Divine Judgment

January 21, 2022 by Randal

In this video, Ben Watkins of Real Atheology presents some of his thoughts on the problem of hell and I offer a response as a Christian theologian. We agree about some things, disagree about others. But through it all we seek to model irenic and rigorous conversation and a search for mutual understanding.

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Ben Watkins, eschatology, hell, Real Atheology

Hellbound? Reflections on the Christian Doctrine of Damnation in Dialogue with the Korean Show

November 21, 2021 by Randal

In this video, I consider the depiction of damnation in the new Korean Netflix show “Hellbound?” in which people await their fate to be dragged to hell and I bring that depiction into dialogue with the Christian doctrine of damnation. ?

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: damnation, eschatology, hell, Hellbound?, judgment

Jesus and Sodom and Gomorrah

September 23, 2021 by Randal

A reader emailed me a question about how Jesus viewed the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah: “when it comes to sodom and Gomorrah it seems that Jesus affirms this event as literal in Matthew 11:23 and Luke 17:29. But if this is the case it seems as if Jesus is affirming genocide of a large […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: biblical violence, eschatology, Jesus, judgment

The Damned as Freemen on the Land

May 26, 2021 by Randal

Over the last while, I have encountered many atheists who object to the doctrine of annihilationism according to which God eventually withdraws life posthumously from those who refuse to submit to be in relationship with God and restored creation. I understand objections to eternal conscious torment, but objections to punishment simpliciter (and this annihilationist account […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: eschatology, hell, justice

A Conversation on Christian Views of the Afterlife with Apostate Prophet

April 15, 2021 by Randal

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Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: afterlife, Apostate Prophet, debate, eschatology, heaven, hell

Heaven, Hell, and Much In-Between: An Interview

May 20, 2020 by Randal

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, eschatology, heaven, hell, interview, S.J. Thomason, theology

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

Is the misery of hell self-imposed?

April 11, 2020 by Randal

C.S. Lewis famously said the gates of hell are locked on the inside, and many people think this idea that the misery and suffering of hell are self-imposed somehow lessens the moral problems with the doctrine. But does it? In this fantastic video with atrocious production values, I suggest otherwise.

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: C.S. Lewis, eschatology, final judgment, hell

The Top Three Worst Reasons to Reject Universalism

November 15, 2019 by Randal

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: eschatology, salvation, soteriology, universalism

If an atheist says they don’t think hell will be so bad, what do you say in reply?

November 13, 2019 by Randal

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, eschatology, hell, theology

Why would God send people to hell?

November 10, 2019 by Randal

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, eschatology, hell, problem of evil, systematic theology, theology

My Tribute to My Father

June 12, 2019 by Randal

My dad died on April 3, 2019. Ten days later on April 13, we held the memorial service, and I was honored to take part. This is important to me, not simply because I loved my dad and I grieve his passing but because I value others thinking about life and death from the perspective […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: dad, death, eschatology, funeral, grief

Responding to a half-baked objection to hell

June 6, 2019 by Randal

This morning I tweeted a link to an article I wrote on the complexity of salvation: “If God wants us to be saved, why isn’t salvation simple?” This prompted a response from a gentleman on Twitter named David Reilly. Reilly believed that this fact constitutes an objection to Christian faith. I argued to the contrary […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: eschatology, hell, judgment

Will there be sex in heaven?

March 15, 2019 by Randal

I recently received an emailed question asking whether there will be sexual intercourse in the new heavens and new earth. While I have never undertaken a systematic study of the question, the standard response among theologians has been no. But why? So far as I can see, one can attribute this response to the following […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: coition, eschatology, resurrection, sexual ethics

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