Theologians have rejected it because of moral, theological, cultural, and conceptual considerations, or they have substantially altered it. Richard Bauckham states “Since 1800…no traditional Christian doctrine has so widely been abandoned as that of eternal torment.” It seems society has chosen to twist the Holy Scripture, rather than bend to the will of God. The idea that a loving God would not condemn His creation to such a place as Hell, as described in Scripture has been romanticized, to suit those who find the reality of the teaching to be too harsh. Two alternate views to the classical doctrine of Hell have gained some acceptance in the evangelical church, they were once remanded to cults and paganism. These views are universalism and annihilationism. We will address the seemly opposite view of the classical view of the doctrine of Hell first,
Theologians have rejected it because of moral, theological, cultural, and conceptual considerations, or they have substantially altered it. Richard Bauckham states “Since 1800…no traditional Christian doctrine has so widely been abandoned as that of eternal torment.” It seems society has chosen to twist the Holy Scripture, rather than bend to the will of God. The idea that a loving God would not condemn His creation to such a place as Hell, as described in Scripture has been romanticized, to suit those who find the reality of the teaching to be too harsh. Two alternate views to the classical doctrine of Hell have gained some acceptance in the evangelical church, they were once remanded to cults and paganism. These views are universalism and annihilationism. We will address the seemly opposite view of the classical view of the doctrine of Hell first,