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Question 1

how is hell described in scripture?

Answer 1

’ a burning lake of fiery sulphur’

Question 2

lazurus decsiption of hell

Answer 2

the rich man now begs for his tongue to be cooled as he is in agony in the fire

Question 3

who parable suggests hell is a real place

Answer 3

parable of the sheep and the goats
parable of lazarus and the rich man

Question 4

quote from sheep that suggests hell as real

Answer 4

‘you who are cursed, will go to the eternal fire’

Question 5

is hell physical?

Answer 5

vivid Biblical depictions of hell suggest it is physical
propositional
inspired by god, product of an amanuensis if you will
also jesus has authority to make claims on easchatology, takes his words

Question 6

origen on hell as a spiritual state

Answer 6

punishment is not from God or Satan but each persons own interior anguish at being seperated from the creator

Question 7

did origen think hell was eternal?

Answer 7

no - it would eventually pass when the world is redeemed and all people will be redeemed to reconcile with God

link to parousia

Question 8

Nysaa view on hell

Answer 8

spiritual state of guilt
experienced when a person will be placed in front of Jesus Christ at the final judgement

Question 9

catholic teachings on hell

Answer 9

spiritual
its a state of self exclusion and God does not choose it for humanity, it is self imposed

Question 10

tillich on hell as a symbol

Answer 10

hell is a symbol for psychological and spiritual descriptions of human alienation
it is a psychological experience of life alienated from supreme reality and from one another
but we will all be eventually reconciled with God

Question 11

quote from parable of the sheep and goats that shows hell

Answer 11

‘you who are cursed, into the eternal fire’

Question 12

what does sheep and goats suggest about hell?

Answer 12

Hell is a real eternal place after death this view is

Question 13

what is a venial sin?

Answer 13

forgivable

Question 14

what is a mortal sin?

Answer 14

unforgivable

Question 15

what did hume think about hell?

Answer 15

HELL IS NOT ETERNAL
infinite suffering for finite crimes contradict the omni-benevolence of God
for him there must be temporary punishment that reflects their crime until they are annihilated into non-existence

Question 16

what is Humes annihilationism?

Answer 16

for him there must be temporary punishment that reflects their crime until they are annihilated into non-existence

Question 17

strengths of hell as a real place?

Answer 17

• Jesus = God incarnate and divine authority to speak on eschatology if he argues for a real hell he has the ultimate word in Christian thought
• scripture is ‘simple and majestic’, sola scriptura
• annihilationism - not eternity in hell but anihilated into non existence - this make senses because eternal life = union with God, without god = eternal death

Question 18

weaknesses of hell as a real place?

Answer 18

doesn’t fit with an all loving God - augustine and manichaeism
hell can only be a temporary spiritual state until all will be reconciled to God after the Parousia
Hick - universalism - everyone will continue to grow until they are able to access salvation
Hume - infinite punishment doesn’t fit finite crimes

Question 19

strengths of hell as spiritual

Answer 19

fitting with inclucivist and pluralist view that people outside of christianity can be saved as he believes that all will be reconciled with God even if they do go to hell could link to Panikarr and not limiting God

Question 20

weaknesses of hell being spiritual ……………

Answer 20

contradicts jesus
lazarus and the rich man
what was the point in The sacrifice of Jesus for atonement if all be saved regardless

Question 21

weaknesses as hell as a symbol?

Answer 21

kraemer - watered down christianity, we must accept the Bible as a whole system
theological of wishful thinking
nice thought but not that scriptural really

Question 22

strengths of hell as a symbol?

Answer 22

respects the myserty of God

Question 23

scholars for hell as spiritual

Answer 23

roman catholic church
nysaa
origen

Question 24

what suggests hell is physical

Answer 24

tons of scripture
hume?

Question 25

who says hell is NOT eternal

Answer 25

hume
origen