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Review: Does hell torment, destroy, or purify?
Matthew 25:46 - How to translate and understand "eternal punishment"
Give 'em hell! Why we hold on to hell as torment
Objections to 'everyone goes to heaven!'
Purpose of Punishment

• Earthly and heavenly parental discipline (Matt 7:9-11)
• Padeiai, timoria, and kolasis - which does God not use?
• Retributive and restorative justice
• Justice = punishment fits the crime
• In the end, does God change?

The Mystery and Consistency of God

• Misuse of Isaiah 55:8-9 (see v. 7)
• Faithful followers question God's justice (Gen 18:25)
• Language, consistency, and meaning
• God's primary attribute (1 John 4)

The Parable of the King's Offer (Bradley Jersak)