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Erasing Hell: What God Said About Eternity, and the Things We've Made Up

By: Francis Chan, Preston Sprinkle

David C. Cook / 2011 / Paperback

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In Erasing Hell, Francis Chan and Preston Sprinkle take on the topic of hell and our eternal destiny, with a sense of humility and a deep respect for the inspired Word of God. They will address questions such as "Will everyone be saved?" and "Does God Get What He Wants in the End?" as well as reviewing in depth, everything Jesus said about Hell. Chan and Sprinkle lay all the evidence on the table and present all the facts from Scripture, so that people can decide what to believe for themselves.

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Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 192
Vendor: David C. Cook
Publication Date: 2011

Dimensions: 8.25 X 5.5 (inches)
ISBN: 0781407257
ISBN-13: 9780781407250
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How could a loving God send people to hell? Will people have a chance after they die to believe in Jesus and go to heaven?

With a humble respect for God's Word, Francis Chan and Preston Sprinkle address the deepest questions you have about eternal destiny. They've asked the same questions. Like you, sometimes they just don't want to believe in hell. But as they write, "We cannot afford to be wrong on this issue."

This is not a book about who is saying what. It's a book about what God says. It's not a book about impersonal theological issues. It's a book about people who God loves. It's not a book about arguments, doctrine, or being right. It's a book about the character of God.

Erasing Hell will immerse you in the truth of Scripture as, together with the authors, you find not only the truth but the courage to live it out.

Author Bio

A pastor, international speaker, and church planter, Francis Chan is the New York Times bestselling author of Crazy Love and Forgotten God. Chan is also on the board of World Impact and Children's Hunger Fund. With a PhD in New Testament, Preston Sprinkle is a professor at Eternity Bible College and a writer. Chan and Sprinkle live with their families in California.

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"Francis and Preston accurately and clearly reflect the biblical teaching on heaven, hell and the eternal destiny of everyone who ever lived. They provide a timely reminder that we don't define God, but he reveals himself to us in the pages of Scripture." - Tremper Longman, Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies, Westmont College, Author of Reading the Bible with Heart and Mind

Erasing Hell is an extraordinarily important book. Francis Chan speaks with trembling and compassion. He recognizes this debate is about God, His nature and His authority. At stake is whether or not we will trust Him. Francis lays his heart on the table; I was not only informed, but moved. Its rare that a book mixes straight-from-the-heart talk with diligent citation of Scripture. Erasing Hell is highly readable yet goes deep and detailed exactly when it needs to. Preston Sprinkles research and Francis Chans presentation are a dynamic combination. This remarkable book embraces not what, in pride, we want to believe, but what, in humility, we must believe. My heartfelt thanks to Francis Chan for taking us to Gods Word in a Christlike spirit of grace and truth. And for calling on us not to apologize for God, but to apologize to God for presuming to be wiser and more loving than our Savior. - Randy Alcorn

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Francis Chan's home base is currently San Francisco, California. Previously, he served as senior pastor of Cornerstone Community Church until 2010. In 1994 he started Cornerstone Community Church, and the church has since established eight additional church plants. Through Cornerstone, Chan also founded Eternity Bible College in 2004, where he taught and served as chancellor until 2010.

Preston Sprinkle and his wife Christine have three daughters and a son. Before joining the staff as an Associate Professor at Eternity Bible College, Preston taught in the department of Biblical Studies at Cedarville University for two years.

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This review is fromErasing Hell: What God Said About Eternity, and the Things We've Made Up.

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5 out of 5

A quick, but important read.

Date:May 20, 2012

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"Erasing Hell" is a response to Rob Bell's "Love Wins." Chan and Sprinkle delve into the Bible to see what God said about Heaven and Hell. Using Scripture as their main source, they also discuss what ancient Jewish and Christian writers had to say about Hell, as well as more contemporary Christian writers. Their goal is to present the truth, even if it may be hard to take.

Scripturally sound, this book presents Hell as the Bible does. While Biblical authors do not give detailed descriptions of Hell, we are given impressions of what Hell will be like and who will go there. The question is: will you accept it? Francis Chan freely admits that he asked Preston Sprinkle to help him write this book because of the seriousness of the topic and because of Sprinkle's theological background (PhD in New Testament) and ability (Sprinkle did most of the research). The effort is evident as sources are cited in abundance. This book is the perfect counter to "Love Wins" and Universalism as a whole.

Chan includes a prayer that I think we all should pray as we are likely all guilty of it in some degree:

"Please forgive me, Lord, for wanting to erase all the things in Scripture that don't sit well with me. Forgive me for trying to hide some of Your actions to make You more palatable to the world. Forgive me for trying to make You fit my standards of justice and goodness and love. You are God; You are good; I don't always understand You, but I love You. Thank You for who You are."

This is by no means an extensive work, but I recommend it to anyone who has any doubts about the existence of Hell in the afterlife.

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This review is fromErasing Hell: What God Said About Eternity, and the Things We've Made Up.

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4 out of 5

Wake up and smell the sulfur!

Date:May 2, 2012

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There have been a number of evangelical responses to Rob Bell's "God Wins," in which that author raises doubts about the existence of a literal hell. Francis Chan and Preston Sprinkle are to be commended for their attempt to challenge Bell's assumptions in this book on the basis of biblical criteria. Although the authors address most of the main issues associated with an evangelical understanding of the destiny of the wicked, they do so with compassion and offer an appeal to the reader to make certain (through the work of Jesus Christ) that they will escape its horrors. Chan has demonstrated the ability to click with younger audiences, and his appeal is more with those who are seeking to know God and understand biblical truth. In that sense, this book is recommended. At the same time, his books lack the depth that more seasoned followers of Christ are looking for. For those searching for a more detailed study of the subject of hell, as well as a solid response to Rob Bell, there are better resources available. While Chan and Sprinkle strongly believe in a literal hell, they stop short in wholly endorsing the literal biblical descriptions of it or of it existing as a place of unending punishment. These aspects are not denied, but the authors leave open the door for metaphorical interpretations, thus softening the impact of the very point they hope to make.

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Date:May 18, 2012

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It's a more academic read, but very thorough and very reader-friendly. Well-organized, and very "true to the text."

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What the Bible says about Hell and excellent Q&A.

Date:April 2, 2012

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Written in a 'way' I can understand. I am reading this so I have better answers for folks when they have questions about the validity of Hell.
I've found some surprising differences from some of the things I was brought up to believe. I'm only part way through it but has been an excellent study for me.