We started reading a new book this week:
Erasing Hell: What God Said About Eternity And The Things We Made Up by Francis Chan and Preston Sprinkle.
An exciting and depressing topic all at the same time…
When I asked the group why they voted to read this book next they replied, “Because no one in the church teaches about hell anymore!” True.
This is a NO FLUFF book club. If you’re willing to read on the doctrine of hell, you are welcome to join us.
I taught on Hell once.
I would say that most people either, as you all said, avoid the topic, or COMPLETELY misunderstand it.
Tom, I like the book – a lot. It’s quite organized and well balanced. And frightening really…