My thoughts on "Erasing Hell"

I have just finished reading “Erasing Hell” by Francis Chan.  It is a book on a topic that no one really wants to talk about, but needs to be talked about.  It is amazing that a subject that Jesus talked about a lot, the church or church leaders don’t want to talk about, especially on Sunday morning.  But people need to know and deserve to know the truth.  I can tell you that hell is real and people do go there if they do not have a relationship with Jesus.   I encourage you to read Francis Chan’s book.  It will help you with any questions you have and perhaps bring you clearer insight on some things you have always wondered about.

While reading this book, I came across a blog titled “Why 99% of Pastors are Universalists . . . at Funerals”  by Caleb Wilde.  It made me do some thinking.  I know I have preached some funerals for people I did not know.  To the best of my knowledge I don’t think I ever referred to the deceased person of being in heaven or hell.  I can relate to this article.  I am sure you have sat in the funeral of someone where the minister only spoke of seeing the loved one again someday, or that the deceased is "in a better place", whether that is the case or not.  I have only been to one funeral where the family requested that the minister speak the truth.  That there is a hell.  The minister was very clear about it and then offered a call of salvation which was accepted by a few.  I have never been in a funeral where hell was talked about since then and probably never will.  But it is stark reality, which is why we cannot be quiet on telling people that there is a real hell, and that people really do go there.

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.