Why People Are Abandoning the Doctrine of Hell

In episode 7, I’ll briefly discuss Kirk Cameron’s departure from the Biblical doctrine of Hell to embrace what is known as Conditionalism or Annihilationism. I must say, it is very sad to see that the guy who once taught a generation of young evangelists “Hell’s Best Kept Secret” has now abandoned the Biblical teaching on hell itself.However, this podcast is not about Kirk Cameron. Many men have gone astray and adopted Annihilationism. Kirk Cameron’s error simply provides us with a teachable moment, which I hope to use in order to help people see more of the glory of God in light of the reality of hell. Yes, God is glorified by the reality of hell, and in this podcast I’ll explain why.In order to show how God is glorified by the reality of hell, I will address the wider theological issue underneath “why” people abandon the biblical doctrine of hell in the first place. We shall see (as in the case of Kirk Cameron) that it is never due to a lack of clarity in Scripture, but due to a fundamental failure to rightly know and worship God.When we don’t rightly behold the infinite glory of God, we don’t rightly see the heinousness of our sin, and if we don’t rightly see the just condemnation of our sin, then we won’t rightly see the glory of the cross. The doctrine of hell actually leads us into a deeper and more reverent worship of our triune God, and causes us to marvel at the cross of Christ. While some think of hell as a gloomy topic to be avoided, we will see how the glory of God is revealed in the eternal destruction of the ungodly in hell. So, join me today as we think about the doctrine of hell and worship God our Savior.