How Can Hell Be Just?

How can the traditional view of hell be just? Join us this Sunday at CrossWinds Church in Spencer as we explore this difficult question.

Sermon Discussion Questions

1. Have you ever struggled with the “fairness” of the traditional view of eternal punishment in hell?
2. What is one thing highlight from the sermon and one question that you had after hearing the sermon?
3. Our sermon laid out two fundamental questions that we have to answer before we can talk about the justice of hell. In what ways is a discussion on hell first and foremost about “who God is” and “what sin is”?
4. This Sunday’s sermon listed two “alternatives” to the traditional view of hell: universalism (all will be saved) and annihilationism (those not saved will cease to exist). How are these two positions the result of different views of God and sin?
5. Read Exodus 34:5–7. How does God describe himself in this passage?
6. Read Romans 3:23; Ephesians 2:1–2; 1 John 3:4. How does the Bible describe sin in these passages?
7. Our sermon listed five different statements about the justice of hell. Which of these is most surprising? Which one stuck out to you most?
8. In what way does hell declare the absolute glory of God?