Preston continues his conversation about the annihilation view hell. In this podcast, he goes through the Old Testament, Early Judaism, and the New Testament, showing that there is a good deal of biblical support for annihilation. Preston then addresses some of the common pushbacks for this view.
Preston explains his journey with the doctrine of hell, from thinking that annihilation was heresy and that John Stott must have lost his faith for believing it, to writing Erasing Hell and still leaning toward the traditional view, to continuing to rethink the biblical legitimacy of the annihilation view.
On episode #672 of Theology in the Raw Preston answers questions submitted by listeners.
Preston and Chris is diving into the topic of Annihilation or Conditional Immortality.
Why call it Conditional Immortality rather than Annihilation? What biblical support is there for Conditionalism? When did Chris stop looking at the Bible and determine to base his theology of Hell on emotions? (tongue in cheek)
Today on the podcast Preston is talking with Bruxy Cavey. Bruxy and Preston are talking about church membership, nonviolence and views of hell.
Do we need to have church membership? Who can be a "member" of the church? Should a Christian hold to nonviolence? Should a Christian serve in the military? What does Bruxy think about the Eternal Conscious Torment view of hell? Is Bruxy one of the Annihilationist too?
If Annihilation is true, than why does Hell exist?
Is sexual attraction fixed or fluid? Is it different for men and women?
Does the Bible trump the creeds?
What is the Book of Enoch? Why isn't in the Canon?
Should women be in church leadership? Does the Bible support the Complementarian or Egalitarian view?
How do you relate to children with Lesbian parents?
Is recreational marijuana use okay for Christians?
If you have a desire to dive into a ministry that seeks to reach the LGBTQ community, here are some books Preston recommends before you get started...
Is Preston a Universalist? Well, Preston is officially setting the record straight despite what you thought you read in Erasing Hell.
