Friday DIVE

INTRODUCTION Over the past few weeks, we’ve been looking at the importance of Theology … and Theology is important because it determines doctrine, which shapes personal beliefs, which, in turn, influence decisions and actions. One of the doctrines that has affected almost all persons is the doctrine of HELL. Hell … is something that almost […]

Reason for this series …   NOT only that the doctrine of hell is unscriptural … absurd … illogical … and totally nonsensical, as Don Keathley would say … BUT, also, that the doctrine of hell puts God in a very bad light … It presents God in a terrible light, presenting His a petty, vindictive,

WELCOME and THANKS for joining us.   RECAP of our last meeting (Part 4 of the video series) …   The featured video, Hell’s Illusion: Part 4, continued the series by challenging the traditional doctrine of eternal conscious torment (ECT) … through a closer look at gehenna fire (hellfire), destruction, and free will.  Don argued that many

Recap from last session …  In Part 3 of Hell’s Illusion, Don continued challenging the traditional doctrine of eternal conscious torment by focusing on translation, context, and the character of God as Father. He argued that many believers inherited their understanding of hell through long-standing theological systems, especially Calvinistic and Arminian frameworks, where eternal torment

OPENING COMMENTS In our last session … we looked at misrepresentation, mistranslation and misinterpretation … and how that trifecta contributed to the spread and promotion of the concept of eternal, conscious torment in a place called hell. The misrepresentation has to do with the image of God that the idea of hell presents. That misrepresentation

Why do so many believe in Hell?  What do we really understand about Hell?   What is Hell really like?  Where is Hell?   When was it created?   Did God tell Adam about Hell?  If not, why didn’t God tell Adam about Hell?   Why don’t we see anything in the writings of Apostle Paul about Hell?   Did

INTRODUCTION      We’ve been looking at the importance of Theology … given that it informs beliefs, which shape values and attitudes, which shape decisions and actions. We spent some time looking at the two theologies which have had the greatest impact on Christendom and Christian belief since the Dark Ages: Calvinism and Arminianism.  However,

INTRODUCTION  In our last session, we noted that  Christian Universalism and Universalism are NOT the same thing.  While both have the end in view, the means to the end are VERY different.  Christian Universalists believe that all will eventually be saved, BUT only after putting their trust in Christ, whereas (general) Universalists believe that all

  INTRODUCTION In our last session, we looked at three (3) videos … Two (2) by Joseph Tkach (immediate past President of GCI) … and the third by Brad Jersak (of PTM).   1.  The first video … was of Mr. Tkach speaking on GCI’s OFFICIAL teaching on the subject of Universalism …   2.  The second