Author: Doug Smith
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Rethinking Hell Podcast: Episode 1 with Edward William Fudge
The Rethinking Hell website kicked off a wonderful new podcast series by interviewing none other than Edward Fudge himself. If you want to meet the modern day grandfather of the Biblical understanding of hell, you will find no better introduction than this podcast. Chris Date hosts the episode with the professionalism of top podcasts. His…
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What Kind of God Would *Not* Condemn People to Eternal Torment?
Answers In Genesis (AIG) recently posted an article by Tim Challies entitled: “What Kind of God Would Condemn People to Eternal Torment?” His article is a bold defense of the traditional view of hell as a place of endless, conscious torment for nonbelievers. It is so bold as to claim that one cannot believe in…
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A Review Of “Hell – Why It’s Eternal”, by John G. Weldon
John Ankerberg posted an article by John G. Weldon entitled Hell – Why It’s Eternal and the Remarkable Ease of Entering Heaven. The article presents three arguments in favor of the traditional view that hell is a place of endless conscious punishment. Unfortunately, the three arguments articulated in the article have no Biblical foundation. None…
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Goals and Questions
I started this blog to help non-believers see the goodness and truth of the Bible’s message. I especially focus on the eternal life that God offers to everyone who will follow Him, and the just, finite punishment and permanent death that awaits those who reject God’s gracious terms for eternal life. I also encourage believers…
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Hell And Mr. Fudge: The Most Important Movie Of The Year?
My family and I had the honor to attend the Athens, AL pre-release screening of Hell and Mr. Fudge on June 5th, 2012. The public response to the screenings was so great that they had to add a third screening to accommodate all of the interest! The movie was outstanding in every way. It was…
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Edward Fudge’s New Book: Hell: A Final Word
The discussion of the afterlife has become a very popular subject. Recent books like Rob Bell’s Love Wins followed by Francis Chan’s Erasing Hell have brought this topic to the “front burner.” Believers and non-believers alike are re-evaluating their understanding of heaven and hell. “No doubt about it … HELL is a hot topic” (p.…
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Update on the Hell and Mr. Fudge Movie
A kind reader, Chuck, asked for an update about the upcoming movie based on Edward Fudge’s study of the scriptures and the Biblical teaching on hell. It looks like the best place to find updates is Facebook. You can ‘like’ the Hell and Mr. Fudge movie at this link, and follow their updates on that…
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Hell and Mr. Fudge, Wow!
I was thrilled to learn of the new movie on the life and teachings of Edward Fudge called Hell and Mr. Fudge. Fudge is the scholar who wrote the critically important book, The Fire That Consumes. His book is the most comprehensive work on what the Bible teaches on Hell and final judgment that I…
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A Christian’s Apology To Atheists
Dear Unbelieving Friend, I’m writing to apologize to you. My fellow Christians and I have misrepresented the Bible to you and shared a false message. In so doing, we have kept you from knowing the God who made you. Our most serious failure is our traditional doctrine that after death, people who don’t follow Christ…
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Is God So Holy That Sinners Deserve Endless Conscious Punishing?
Many of my fellow Christians accept the traditional view of hell because they believe that God’s sense of justice is so superior that we cannot understand why it is right for Him to punish unredeemed sinners for an endless eternity. Rightly, they agree with scriptures that affirm that God’s ways are not our ways. Isaiah…