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How Willingly Do People Go to Hell?
John Piper addresses one of the problems with C.S. Lewis’ teaching on hell. “What sinners want is not hell but sin. That hell is the inevitable consequence of unforgiven sin does not make the consequence desirable. It is not what people want—certainly not what they ‘most want.’ Wanting sin is no more equal to wanting hell than wanting chocolate is equal to wanting obesity. Or wanting cigarettes is equal to wanting cancer.”
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Preaching Under the City
I found this video amazing. Here is a man preaching the gospel to the homeless who live in the tunnels under Detroit.
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John Piper addresses one of the problems with C.S. Lewis’ teaching on hell. “What sinners want is not hell but sin. That hell is the inevitable consequence of unforgiven sin does not make the consequence desirable. It is not what people want—certainly not what they ‘most want.’ Wanting sin is no more equal to wanting hell than wanting chocolate is equal to wanting obesity. Or wanting cigarettes is equal to wanting cancer.”
Free Sermons on Amillennialism
“With the generous permission of Dr. Kim Riddlebarger, Monergism is giving away for free this incredible CD of his lectures and sermons. This mp3 CD includes Riddlebarger’s 15-part lecture series on Amillennialism 101 as well as his 32-part sermon series on the book of Revelation. This CD will be mailed directly and we only ask that you cover the cost of shipping.”
Preaching Under the City
I found this video amazing. Here is a man preaching the gospel to the homeless who live in the tunnels under Detroit.
Why Desiring God Gives Things Away for Free
Matt Perman of Desiring God explains why Desiring God has decided to give away so many of their resources for free.
Deal of the Day: Amazon
Just a reminder that every day Amazon has one amazing deal and a series of lesser deals on a variety of products. For example, today they are offering the Oral B “Model S-200 Sonic Rechargeable Toothbrush” for just $39.99, a 60% discount. Yesterday the deal was a set of Hitchcock DVDs. So it is worth checking in daily, especially around Christmas. You never know what you’ll find.
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Comments (4)
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Not having read Piper’s article, I want to quibble with the quote a bit.
I don’t think Lewis’ point is that sinners want “Hell,” but that Hell is a manifestation of what sinners want, only in a way that they don’t want, because they don’t realize what getting what they want means. IOW, sinners want to be separate from God and have His face turned from them so they can sin “in secret,” and that’s what they get. They just don’t realize what that actually MEANS. A better parallel than the overeater is the alcoholic. Alcoholics or drug addicts do want to be intoxicated all the time — they just don’t realize or allow themselves to believe in advance the horrors of what that becomes.
I’m not really defending Lewis’ view — I think it’s quite flawed in that it papers over the very positive and punitive aspects of judgment described in scripture. But I don’t think it’s as flawed as Piper makes it out to be, or for the reasons Piper describes.
What ever hell might be, obviously someplace to be avoided at all costs, is it our sinning or rejection of the Gospel that sends us there? I believe rejecting the Gospel since I’m still a sinner or Im in trouble. I heard one young lady say once, “the only reason I believe in Jesus is because I don’t want to go to Hell!!” that’s an honest statement, and is a good reason to believe, but is that what the Lord wants, and is that enough to avoid being thrown into hell? I believe so. Sola FideMike
No, it’s our sin that sends us there, but it’s the gospel that gets us out — even though we still sin. It’s not rejecting the gospel that sends us there, because we’d still be on our way there if God had not provided a way of salvation for us to reject.