This paragraph is from the introduction to a short book I've just finished writing:
I
believe
the church has done God and the world a grave disservice.
“Hell”, as we shall
see, does not exist in the Bible. Eternal punishment, yes. A
consuming fire,
yes. But “hell” in the popularly understand form of everlasting
torment has
more in common with medieval scaremongering than biblical
exegesis. What I find
in the Scriptures is something far more awe-inspiring: that what
some
commentators call “hell” is none other than an element of the
LORD God himself,
for our God is a
Consuming Fire.
Michael
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