Coffee Talk Apologetics 4: Why Did God Create Hell?
Matthew 25:41, 7:13-14, Romans 1:20-23, 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9
Q 1: Why would a loving God create Hell?
Ezekiel 28:11-19 – the story of Lucifer
originally a cherub to guard God’s glory, instead led rebellion
2 Corinthians 4:4
Matthew 25:41
Principle 1. Hell was originally created for Satan, not people.
Application to My Life:
How do you respond to the idea of hell? Does it matter that imprisoning Satan was the original purpose for Hell?
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Q 2: Why does God send people to Hell if it was made for Satan?
Matthew 7:13-14 the narrow gate vs. the wide gate
Q 3: How is it fair to condemn to Hell those who have never heard of God?
Romans 1:20-23 people rejected God’s initial natural revelation
Principle 2. Hell is a choice people make to turn from God.
Application to My Life:
Why would Jesus needed to have come if Hell shouldn’t exist?
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Q 4: Why does Hell have to be horrible and never ending?
Hell used in New Testament to describe a literal place with a variety of images:
Rev. 20:15 (fire), Matt. 25:30 (darkness), Matt. 11:24 (degrees of suffering),
2 Thess. 1:8-9 (separation)
Reaping what you sow – we wanted God to leave us alone, so He will
Principle 3. Hell is a real place of torment of being without God.
God has no pleasure seeing people in Hell (2 Peter 3:9)
Application to My Life:
Do you really believe God is all-loving while still being completely holy?
LifeGroupDiscussion/PersonalMeditationQuestions:
Icebreaker:What is your own personal view of Hell?
1.ReadEzekiel 28:11-19, Isaiah 14:12-15, 2 Corinthians 4:4? Why do you think God had to create Hell for Satan and his fallen angels (demons)?
2.Read Matthew 7:13-14. How does man’s own choice answer the question of: “Why does God send people to Hell if it was made for Satan?”
3.Evaluate this Tim Kellerquote: “All God does in the end with people is give them what they most want, including freedom from Himself. What could be more fair than that?”Is it really fair for God to let people choose Hell?
4. Read Romans 1:20-23. How does this passage answer the question: “How is it fair to condemn to Hell those who have never heard of God?”
5.Read Revelation 20:15, Matthew 25:30, 11:24; 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9. How do these descriptions only begin to picture the real agony of separation from God?
6.Read 2 Peter 3:9. How does God’s love affect the claim that God is unfair and cruel? How can God still be holy if everyone eventually gets to enter heaven?
7.What is your biggest struggle in explaining heaven to a skeptic challenging God’s love?