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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

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

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

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

Eternal Conscious Torment and Modern Sentimentalism

November 28, 2019 by Randal

Christians who defend the doctrine of hell as eternal conscious torment often accuse critics of the doctrine of “modern sentimentalism”. What, like the “sentimental” ideas that slavery and torture are wrong? That animal suffering is morally significant? That armies in military conflicts shouldn’t target non-combatants? That prisons should seek to reform and not merely to […]

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

Hell and the Image of God: A Response to Scott Clifton

November 14, 2019 by Randal

Scott Clifton (aka Theoretical BS) offered a response to my YouTube video “If an atheist says they don’t think hell will be so bad, what do you say in reply?”. I’ve included his video below followed by a quick response: Scott’s main argument in the last half of his video appears to be that I’ve […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: alienation, hell, Scott Clifton, suffering, Theoretical BS

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

Talking hell, the Bible, biblical violence, and lots more with an atheist apologist

August 19, 2019 by Randal

Remember Pinecreek Doug? If you don’t, you can get up to speed at “A street apologist puts me in my place” and “My Response to the Pinecreek-Doug-Dilemma.” Today, Doug had me on his show. He seems like a very nice fellow, but it also seemed to me that he had an inordinate and ultimately unhelpful focus […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, Bible, debate, dialogue, hell, Pinecreek Doug

God can save mid-level sinners like me, but not mega-sinners like Stalin

August 1, 2019 by Randal

The other day, I posted a couple of tweets listing bad objections to Christian universalism. Here is the second tweet: “The second worst objection to Christian universalism: ‘If everybody is ultimately saved by Jesus, then why bother telling anybody?’ “Um, because it’s the best possible news. And God told us to.” Steve Hays of Triablogue […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: hell, Steve Hays, Triablogue, universalism

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

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

Dabney’s Disturbing Defense of the Elation of the Elect in the Destiny of the Damned

April 2, 2019 by Randal

In 1878, the Anglican priest and theologian, Frederic Farrar published a monograph defending hopeful universalism titled Eternal Hope. In the following year, Presbyterian theologian Robert Dabney published a review article critiquing two works including Farrar’s book. Dabney was a defender of the view that hell consists of eternal conscious torment: hence, the title of his […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: damnation, ethics, hell, Robert Dabney

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