Category Archives: history

Yes, Fire and Darkness Can Coexist

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Ronnie

In the conclusion of my most recent article (posted nearly four years ago!) I wrote the following: “I understand that many ‘traditionalists’ today soften the traditional view so much that penal suffering is minimized or denied altogether (which is another … Continue reading →

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Torture

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Ronnie

It’s often the case that traditionalists will object when their detractors use “torture” to describe the traditional view of final punishment. In Hell Under Fire, Christopher Morgan challenges Clark Pinnock on this point: “…notice [Pinnock’s] pejorative use of ‘torture’ rather … Continue reading →

Posted in history, terminology | 11 Comments

What Part of “Will Consume” Did You Not Understand?

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Ronnie

The author of the book of Hebrews wrote: For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the … Continue reading →

Posted in conditionalism, history | 8 Comments

R.C. Sproul on Hell: Wrong Five Times in Just Four Paragraphs

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Ronnie

I recently ran across a blog entry entitled R.C. Sproul on Hell. The post is just an excerpt from one of Sproul’s books, prefaced by a comment that the selection is “a great treatment on the doctrine of Hell.” While I’m accustomed to shoddy … Continue reading →

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Conditionalism and The Second Council of Constantinople

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Ronnie

I can’t count the number of times I’ve read the claim that conditionalism was condemned as heresy at the Second Council of Constantinople. Most recently, I encountered the claim here. As usual, the assertion is not substantiated with an actual … Continue reading →

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