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by Paul Hazelden (Author)
Jesus and the Other Place seeks to take seriously what Jesus tells us
about the fate of those who do not follow him. The message Jesus gives us
about the next world can be found throughout the Bible, and can be
summarised very simply: we are offered two paths, and we can choose
between two possible futures - we can receive eternal life, or we can
perish.
Traditional mainstream Christian teaching says the unsaved will suffer
eternal torment, but this is not the biblical message. Contrary to what many
Christians have been taught, the Bible clearly and consistently teaches that
those who reject God will perish - they will cease to exist.
The doctrine of eternal torment distorts the gospel message, disrupts our
evangelism, and makes honest and sensitive pastoral care for the bereaved
even harder than it is already. Even worse, it presents our Heavenly Father
as a cruel monster.
