Get the Hell out of Here? An examination of the relationship between God, Hell, and Love

by Toby Logsdon

Right now, there is perhaps no greater issue that is avoided in Christian circles than the doctrine of hell. Many Christians don’t understand it, and atheists and skeptics love to use this doctrine as a means of taking intellectual pot-shots at Christians. This book presents an in-depth analysis of hell’s alternative options—including universalism, annihilationism, and purgatory, among others. This analysis will be two-fold. First, with each option, an examination of the ethical and/or philosophical problems raised by each alternative option will be revealed. Second, each option will include an examination as to what the Bible says about that particular option, and will offer an exegetical analysis of passages which are misused as a means supporting each respective option. This book will be apologetic in nature, offering the reader a deeper understanding of why an all-loving God would allow the lost to enter into an eternal and conscious state of torment, and will equip the reader with an arsenal of logical and Biblical responses when skeptics and atheists bring up the troublesome doctrine of hell.

64 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2011