SERIES: 20/20: Seeing Truth Clearly
MESSAGE: The Truth about Hell
SPEAKER: Skip Heitzig
SCRIPTURE: Matthew 25:41

MESSAGE SUMMARY
Hell is an eternal and biblical reality, but it’s one that has become relegated to the junk pile of modern myths. Actor Woody Allen once said that hell is the abode of all people who annoy him. People speak of hell in daily conversations usually as an expletive without any thought of the somberness of the place. Certainly, of all the Christian doctrines unfolded in Scripture, hell is the toughest one to handle. Let’s get the scriptural scoop.

STUDY GUIDE
Connect Group Recap Notes: January 31, 2021
Speaker: Skip Heitzig
Teaching: "The Truth about Hell"
Text: Matthew 25:41

Path

Hell is an eternal and biblical reality, but it's one that has become relegated to the junk pile of modern myths. Actor Woody Allen once said that hell is the abode of all people who annoy him. People speak of hell in daily conversations usually as an expletive without any thought of the somberness of the place. Certainly, of all the Christian doctrines unfolded in Scripture, hell is the toughest one to handle. In this teaching, Pastor Skip gives the scriptural scoop. His path through the text is:

  1. Hell Is an Actual Place
  2. Hell Is an Intentional Place
  3. Hell Is a Painful Place
  4. Hell Is an Eternal Place
  5. Hell Is an Avoidable Place
Points

Hell Is an Actual PlaceHell Is an Intentional PlaceHell Is a Painful PlaceHell Is an Eternal PlaceHell Is an Avoidable PlacePractice

Connect Up: Why would God create hell? Here are some points to discuss:Connect In: Throughout the ages, Christians have developed different ideas about hell, as mentioned above. Using Pastor Skip's points, discuss the clearest biblical teaching on hell. What biblical basis is there for determining hell is actual, intentional, painful, and eternal? Use Scripture references to back up your discussion (for help, see https://www.gotquestions.org/hell-real-eternal.html).

Connect Out: How would you answer an unbeliever who says, "If God is all-powerful and loving, why would He send a person to hell forever? Why wouldn't God just punish the person for a time and then restore them? Doesn't an eternal hell point to a powerless and loveless God?" In your answer, discuss the seriousness of sin and the holiness of God.

1 Norman Geisler, Systematic Theology, Volume Four, 334-337.

OUTLINE


  1. Hell Is an Actual Place

  2. Hell Is an Intentional Place

  3. Hell Is a Painful Place

  4. Hell Is an Eternal Place

  5. Hell Is an Avoidable Place


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