Traditionalists postulate an all-loving, all-powerful God who has revealed Himself in His inspired, inerrant Word.
He and wife Julie have been married 44 years, raised six children, and have eight grandchildre.
About author(s): William Hofer has taught in the local church scene for over 40 years and brings formal training in the disciplines of theology, bibliology and history to bear on this emotionally charged and sometimes confusing topic.
That is offensive to God.
Hofer rejects the notion victims at Auschwitz suffer the same fate as the madman who dispatched them there.
Rather than jettison the doctrine of eternal punishment at the expense of biblical fidelity the author inserts into the debate an idea that undergirds God\'s justice while maintaining the traditional doctrine of hell.
They are offended by such an idea and believe God is too. the description of hell Non-traditionalists claim God is neither just nor loving if He tortures everyone in hell forever regardless of the life they lived. the definition of death 3. the duration of life 2.
Understanding the following elements will allay any fears of God being unjust when consigning unrepentant sinners to hell: 1.
We should not practice eisegesis, reading into the text what our philosophical penchant may be, but exegesis, getting out of the biblical text what the original author put in.
Bible interpretation, properly done, provides ready answers for such life-and-death debates.
Since His Word speaks of hell, questions about hell in the final analysis are not philosophical but hermeneutical.
Traditionalists postulate an all-loving, all-powerful God who has revealed Himself in His inspired, inerrant Word
