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Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, is God a good writer?   Your answer to that question will answer this one: Is endless torment true?   Does the Bible teach such a thing? Our question is not, do Christians believe such a thing? We know they do. Our question is not, are there texts in the Bible that could be taken to mean such a thing. We know there are. But does the Bible actually say that the final fate of unbelievers will be eternal conscious torment? Could such a horrible thing be true? I’m confident that if you have thoughtfully considered the evidence presented, you have more than a little reasonable doubt.  For many years I accepted and taught that endless torment was true. Content that the Bible is authoritative, and being familiar with certain texts that seemed clear enough, I didn’t entertain any doubt at all. My closing argument is this: God is a good writer. That’s why I became convinced the Bible does not teach endless torment. If endless to...
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