Five short responses clarifying the preacher's interpretation of the passage, about whether God can be present in hell, about why faith is the mechanism for salvation, about predestination, and about hopelessness... also three longer responses about how God can hold people accountable if they haven't heard the Gospel, about how there could be no sadness in heaven if people we love aren't there, and about a grab bag of questions generated by reading NT Wright and Karl Barth.
Q&R for Why Hell?
Sermons for Skeptics
November 20, 2022 • Matthew 25:31–46
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Why Hell?
November 20, 2022 • Walter Henegar • Matthew 25:31–46
The doctrine of hell is repugnant to most people today, yet no one talked about it more than Jesus himself. In his parable-like picture of separating sheep and goats, Jesus shatters our stereotypes about his final judgment and presents a costly vision of how he both saves us and transforms us by grace. Along the way, he gives us some insight into what hell is like, why it exists, and what to do with it.
Q&R for Is Christianity Good for Non-Christians?
November 13, 2022 • Matthew 5:43–48
Three almost identical questions about loving enemies and praying against them; three very related questions about loving “enemies” who are Christians; and three miscellaneous questions about generosity to the poor, other religions and LGBT people
Is Christianity Good for Non-Christians?
November 13, 2022 • Walter Henegar • Matthew 5:43–48
Distorted versions of Christianity aren’t good for anyone, but true Christianity is. Jesus refuses to let Christians narrow the circle and scope of their love, but instead compels us to love our enemies, just as he loved us when we were his enemies. Even if non-Christians never believe, the generous, pursuing love of God through his people should always bless and benefit them.