About this episode

This episode explores the difficult question of why a loving God would allow hell to exist, examining Jesus' teachings and the relationship between God's justice and love.

In this message from our Asking For A Friend series, we tackle one of the most difficult and emotional questions people wrestle with: Why would a loving God allow hell to exist? Looking closely at the teachings of Jesus, this sermon explores what hell is, why it exists, and how God's justice and love work together. Most importantly, this message points us to the hope of the gospel and the heart of a God who desires people to be saved through Jesus Christ.

People in this episode

Host: Tom Steele

Topics covered

• hell
• God's love
• God's justice
• Christian teachings
• gospel hope
• salvation

Keywords

• hell
• God
• Jesus
• Christianity
• salvation
• gospel
• justice
• love

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Asking For A Friend

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