Originally Posted by Tom
You might have noticed the link to an article written by Tim Keller.
http://www.redeemer.com/news_and_events/articles/the_importance_of_hell.html

This certainly doesn't look like something that Bell would agree with. Not sure about Lewis, what do you think?
I found several things in Keller's article which caused me concern. What do you think of this particular statement he made? scratchchin

The image of 'gehenna' and 'maggots' means decomposition. Once a body is dead it loses its beauty and strength and coherence, it begins to break into its constituent parts, to stink and to disintegrate. So what is a 'totaled' human soul? It does not cease to exist, but rather becomes completely incapable of all the things a human soul is for--reasoning, feeling, choosing, giving or receiving love or joy. Why? Because the human soul was built for worshipping and enjoying the true God, and all truly human life flows from that. In this world, all of humanity, even those who have turned away from God, still are supported by 'kindly providences' or 'common grace' (Acts 14:16-17; Psalm 104:10-30; James 1:17) keeping us still capable of wisdom, love, joy, and goodness. But when we lose God's supportive presence all together, the result is hell.

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