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In this groundbreaking new book, Francis Chan and Preston Sprinkle take on the topic of hell and our eternal destiny, with a sense of humility and a deep respect for the inspired Word of God. They will address questions such as "Will everyone be saved?" and "Does God Get What He Wants in the End?" as well as reviewing in depth, everything Jesus said about Hell. However, the authors warn that we have to guard ourselves against "a heartlessness" when we talk about this theology and this doctrine, because ultimately this about people. Chan and Sprinkle lay all the evidence on the table and present all the facts from Scripture, so that people can decide what to believe for themselves.
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59 of 62 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
I found Erasing Hell to be a well throughout, easy to read, bible study on hell. In an age of political correctness Hell is a very unpopular idea - the idea of God eternally punishing and rejecting people doesn't sit easily with anyone. But the choice that we have is to either reinterpret what the Bible says about Hell to make it more palatable and God more understandable or we can accept what the Bible says about hell being a real place. Erasing Hell is not just a book that sets out to defend the existence of Hell in the light of Rob Bell's assertion that the only hell we face is hell on earth, but instead it is a very thoughtful book looking at what the bible says about hell and also asking the hard questions of what hell says about God.
I had expected this book to be more defensive, after all it is largely a response or reaction to Bell's book `Love Wins' but yet this is not a book of gloating - Chan and Sprinkle find no joy in the existence of hell. Instead they invite us to allow God to be bigger than we can grasp or limit and spurs us on to action - if people really do face hell what are we going to do about it? Chan's book restores a reverence for God's word, awe of God's character, wonder at His grace and a call to evangelism. This is not only a book on doctrine but a call to believers to share God's grace.
Here are a few of the highlights:
Erasing Hell on Universalism
"No passage in the Bible says that there will be a second chance after death to turn to Jesus. And that's frightening. It's frightening because the idea of an after-death conversion is the most important ingredient for the Universalist position. It makes or breaks this view. But there is no single passage in the Bible that describes, hints at, hopes for, or suggests that someone who dies without following Jesus in this life will have an opportunity to do so after death."
Erasing Hell on Bell's theory that Gehenna is a rubbish pit outside Jerusalem
"Much of what Bell says about hell relies upon a legend from the Middle Ages"
Erasing Hell on hell being more than just a doctrine
"It forces me back to a sobering reality: This is not just about doctrine; it's about destines. And if you're reading this book and wrestling with what the Bible says about hell, you cannot let this be a mere academic exercise. You must let Jesus' very real teaching on hell sober you up. You must let Jesus' words reconfigure the way you live, the way you talk, and the way you see the world and the people around you."
Erasing Hell on understanding God's character
"God never asked us to figure out His justice or to see if His way of doing things is morally right. He has only asked us to embrace His word and bow the knee, to tremble at His word, as Isaiah says (66.2). Don't get so lost in deciphering that you forget to tremble.
"God is love, but He also defines what love is. We don't have the license to define love according to our own standards."
"Hell is the backdrop that reveals the profound and unbelievable grace of the cross."
Erasing Hell on hell being a real place
"All I know is that from my best understanding of Scripture, hell is real place for those who choose to reject God. Yet God is not licking His chops looking for any poor soul that He can send to hell.
I had expected this book to be more defensive, after all it is largely a response or reaction to Bell's book `Love Wins' but yet this is not a book of gloating - Chan and Sprinkle find no joy in the existence of hell. Instead they invite us to allow God to be bigger than we can grasp or limit and spurs us on to action - if people really do face hell what are we going to do about it? Chan's book restores a reverence for God's word, awe of God's character, wonder at His grace and a call to evangelism. This is not only a book on doctrine but a call to believers to share God's grace.
Here are a few of the highlights:
Erasing Hell on Universalism
"No passage in the Bible says that there will be a second chance after death to turn to Jesus. And that's frightening. It's frightening because the idea of an after-death conversion is the most important ingredient for the Universalist position. It makes or breaks this view. But there is no single passage in the Bible that describes, hints at, hopes for, or suggests that someone who dies without following Jesus in this life will have an opportunity to do so after death."
Erasing Hell on Bell's theory that Gehenna is a rubbish pit outside Jerusalem
"Much of what Bell says about hell relies upon a legend from the Middle Ages"
Erasing Hell on hell being more than just a doctrine
"It forces me back to a sobering reality: This is not just about doctrine; it's about destines. And if you're reading this book and wrestling with what the Bible says about hell, you cannot let this be a mere academic exercise. You must let Jesus' very real teaching on hell sober you up. You must let Jesus' words reconfigure the way you live, the way you talk, and the way you see the world and the people around you."
Erasing Hell on understanding God's character
"God never asked us to figure out His justice or to see if His way of doing things is morally right. He has only asked us to embrace His word and bow the knee, to tremble at His word, as Isaiah says (66.2). Don't get so lost in deciphering that you forget to tremble.
"God is love, but He also defines what love is. We don't have the license to define love according to our own standards."
"Hell is the backdrop that reveals the profound and unbelievable grace of the cross."
Erasing Hell on hell being a real place
"All I know is that from my best understanding of Scripture, hell is real place for those who choose to reject God. Yet God is not licking His chops looking for any poor soul that He can send to hell.
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Who would have thought that the 'hot topic' (pun intended) of 2011 would be that of Hell? After Bell's 'Love Wins', it was only a matter of time until a respected Christian leader wrote a rebuttal and eased themselves on to the NYT bestseller list. It would have been easy for Chan to write a harsh critique of Bell's book. It would have been easy for him to stir up even more debate and division. What he did, however, was something that required a huge amount of skill and is a testimony to his talent as a writer: he humbly and straightforwardly communicated his view of what the Bible says to the topic of Hell in a way that made clear the areas of disagreement but showed grace toward those with whom he disagreed. The tone of this book alone is worth the 4 stars I have given it!
As to the content: Chan has clearly carried out a huge amount of research into this topic and has put forward the biblical position on hell in detail and with clarity. To avoid writing a somewhat dull bible commentary, Chan suffuses his prose with enough anecdotes and personal pleas to make the reader feel as if they are going on the journey of discovery with Chan, rather that sitting in a lecture given by Chan. This is a very different approach to Bell's book which is brash and defiant in its tone - and which raises lots of questions without many answers. Chan's book raises the questions - with fear and trembling - and then goes on to provide coherent answers from the Bible. Two totally different styles - both valid in my opinion.
It is very difficult to argue with anything that Chan writes - he backs up every point with clear examples from the Bible. The one main error in logic that did annoy me was when Chan set forth the view of Hell that was prevalent in 1st century Palestine and then stated that if Jesus disagreed with this position he would had HAD to spoken out against it and set forth his own opinion. This seems to me to be a very dangerous assumption as it leads us to a position where we have to say that if Jesus didn't specifically teach in opposition to the prevalent view of his day, he agreed with it. Think of slavery and you have enough trouble there to raise serious questions about Chan's premise!
This error in logic notwithstanding - the book is an excellent summary of what the Bible says about Hell.
As to the content: Chan has clearly carried out a huge amount of research into this topic and has put forward the biblical position on hell in detail and with clarity. To avoid writing a somewhat dull bible commentary, Chan suffuses his prose with enough anecdotes and personal pleas to make the reader feel as if they are going on the journey of discovery with Chan, rather that sitting in a lecture given by Chan. This is a very different approach to Bell's book which is brash and defiant in its tone - and which raises lots of questions without many answers. Chan's book raises the questions - with fear and trembling - and then goes on to provide coherent answers from the Bible. Two totally different styles - both valid in my opinion.
It is very difficult to argue with anything that Chan writes - he backs up every point with clear examples from the Bible. The one main error in logic that did annoy me was when Chan set forth the view of Hell that was prevalent in 1st century Palestine and then stated that if Jesus disagreed with this position he would had HAD to spoken out against it and set forth his own opinion. This seems to me to be a very dangerous assumption as it leads us to a position where we have to say that if Jesus didn't specifically teach in opposition to the prevalent view of his day, he agreed with it. Think of slavery and you have enough trouble there to raise serious questions about Chan's premise!
This error in logic notwithstanding - the book is an excellent summary of what the Bible says about Hell.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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It would have been very easy for Chan to demolish the theological atrocity that is "Love Wins", but he takes a different and much more helpful approach.
Engaging well throughout scripture and in particular, the teaching of Jesus, Chan, typical of his writing style, draws the reader in and challenges them to ask "if you really believe in hell, what are you doing about it?"
He makes the interesting observation that while conservative evangelicals in the west are (and rightly so) convinced of hell's existence, we practically deny it by out actions and words, based out of fear of offence.
Thoroughly recommended.
Engaging well throughout scripture and in particular, the teaching of Jesus, Chan, typical of his writing style, draws the reader in and challenges them to ask "if you really believe in hell, what are you doing about it?"
He makes the interesting observation that while conservative evangelicals in the west are (and rightly so) convinced of hell's existence, we practically deny it by out actions and words, based out of fear of offence.
Thoroughly recommended.
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