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Robert Capon: “I am and am not a universalist”
Robert Capon, quoted by Michael Spencer at the BHT: I am and I am not a universalist. I am one if you are talking about what God in Christ has done to save the world. The Lamb of God has … Continue reading
Shane Claiborne on “the gates of hell”
From a BHT masthead quote: C.S. Lewis understood hell, not as a place where God locks people out of heaven, but as a dungeon that we lock ourselves into and that we as a Church hold the keys. I think … Continue reading
“I am and I am not a universalist”
Robert Capon, as quoted by Michael Spencer on the BHT masthead: I am and I am not a universalist. I am one if you are talking about what God in Christ has done to save the world. The Lamb of … Continue reading
God’s collective victory
Very helpful post from Chris Atwood reflecting on recent BHT discussions re the saints’ enjoyment of the suffering of the damned. In particular as regards OT/NT parallels (the smoke rising from Sodom and Gomorrah/the smoke rising from Babylon in Revelation … Continue reading
Saintly Schadenfreude
Joel at the BHT, with more than a hint of irony (I hope!), assembles various quotations on the attitude of the saints towards the sufferings of those tormented in hell, including Thomas Aquinas: Wherefore in order that the happiness of … Continue reading
Kletos: Summary of the last 24 hours at the BHT
John believes in Global Warming and Infernal Cooling. Sorry. I had to. Original post.
BHT post: Alastair on hell in the NT
The (former?) resident theologian, Alastair, has emailed me with some very interesting thoughts on the subject of hell, after the fold. Alastair’s far-east lecture series on Christian ethics begins in three days time. I’m sure he’d appreciate our prayers as … Continue reading
BHT post, 28 August 2007
Jack: I should have made it clear that my law/gospel argument was coming from very much a Lutheran perspective, and in particular what I had in mind was the Lutheran theologian CFW Walther’s outline of preaching law and gospel. The … Continue reading
BHT post, 27 August 2007 (2)
But not affirming the seriousness of Jesus’ words about hell is a serious discounting of the glory of Christ. That’s a fair point. Yesterday I sat down and went through the NT writing down references to (a) warnings of wrath, … Continue reading
BHT post, 27 August 2007
Phillip is correct in saying that the principle of “you reap what you sow” is taught in Scripture (though 2 Corinthians 9:6 relates to Paul’s collection for the Christians in Jerusalem – so does that mean Paul was a prosperity … Continue reading
