Greg Boyd - Q & A - "Love Wins" and a view of Hell

when I endorse Rob bells book and do I believe in hell I endorse Rob bells book because I thought it was a good book I was stimulating it raised all the right questions that's his gift he's he's got a gift for asking the right questions I think it's always good to question things hey just going along mindlessly believe in the doctrine because that's what you're in Todd I just don't think there's any life in that having said that I'm not a Universalist and I doubt Rob is either I despite all the allegations against him I don't think anybody who really believes in free will at least what's called libertarian free will we're a a having all the information ahead in front of you okay there's still a choice to be made that that evil is not just ignorance that's libertarian free will I would have self-determination if you believe in that then you can't be a universalist where you can guarantee that everyone's going to come in on the end you can hope that in fact you know I hope I'm wrong I would love to see everybody come into the kingdom but I believe love has to be chosen and if love has to be chosen then there can't be a point where it's guaranteed that everyone's going to come in and and so I do believe in end in hell I don't believe in eternal conscious suffering if ever people get to the point of being hopeless and if God sees that they're hopeless my conviction is that God just withdraws the gift of existence and he justly punishes them by annihilating them but it's also an active euthanasia merciful euthanasia because he prevents them from going on and what would be eternal conscious suffering and I find that to be the view that is most represented scripture the wages of sin is death so I would love it if after all that as opposed to God is annihilated by his love if there's something that remains in everyone that is salvageable but I'm going beyond Scripture to say that I'm confident that

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Length: 2min 23sec (143 seconds)

Published: Mon Dec 10 2012