Since 2016 one of the most popular articles on my blog has been “How Many People Are In Hell?”
Thousands of people have come to my website because of this post.
That fascinates me.
Obviously, people want to know more about hell. And for good reason, right? If the Bible is correct, we need to know what to do to avoid hell. That makes sense, doesn’t it?
Here’s what one person wrote in response to this article:
“This stuff makes absolutely no sense!!! Most people I know are decent, nice, loving, good, hard-working, noble, and dedicated to doing good. There is no way in “hell” they are going to burn in hell forever. The logic just doesn’t add up. That makes no sense at all. And there is more, of course: virgins do not have babies, miracles do not happen now so they didn’t happen then, animals don’t talk, the earth is way older than 6,000 years, and Christianity does not work…more nice people outside of church than in it…divorce rate the same for believers and unbelievers. Sorry, but your religion does not add up at all.”
Here are my thoughts before I ask you a few questions.
There’s a lot going on here. He’s upset that Christians like me write articles about the Bible’s teaching on hell. He vehemently disagrees with the traditional Christian view of eternal punishment, as well as any number of other biblical teachings, such as the virgin birth of Jesus and other miracles recorded in Scripture.
I am sympathetic to this man’s worldview because I was an atheist for many years. I know what it is like to be totally anti-God and anti-Christ, to want nothing to do with Christianity, and to ridicule and mock believers. What can we do to help people like this?
What do you make of these comments? If you had an opportunity to sit down with this individual and have a conversation with him, what would you say? What questions would you ask him?
Perhaps you have friends, co-workers, or family members who have this attitude toward the Bible. Do you ever discuss Christianity with them? If so, how do you go about it?
Let me know by leaving a comment below.
Finally, did you notice his explanation of what it takes to avoid hell?
“Most people I know are decent, nice, loving, good, hard-working, noble, and dedicated to doing good. There is no way in ‘hell’ they are going to burn in hell forever. The logic just doesn’t add up.”
Here we have a classic articulation of “The Gospel According to Every Man.” This is what most people believe – be good and do good, and my eternal destiny is sure to be heaven, not hell.
Millions (billions?) of people think this way. It’s why I wrote the book Why Bad People Go To Heaven and Good People Go To Hell.
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