Description
What if everything you thought you knew about hell was wrong?
For centuries, Christians have wrestled with one terrifying question: How could a loving God condemn anyone to eternal suffering?
In this extraordinary conversation, Australian Christian thinker and Questioning Christianity host Dan Paterson joins John Nelson to challenge some of Christianity's most deeply held assumptions about hell, suffering and the nature of God.
Chapters
00:00 Why Would a Loving God Allow Hell and Evil?
01:22 Have Christians Got Hell Completely Wrong?
04:01 C.S. Lewis: Are Hell’s Doors Locked From the Inside?
05:23 What If Hell Isn’t Eternal Torture?
07:16 Did Jesus Actually Teach Eternal Torment?
11:36 Why Is Hell Missing From the Old Testament?
14:08 The Rich Man and Lazarus: Have We Misread Jesus?
17:25 Will Everyone Eventually Be Saved?
22:15 Would Anyone Really Choose Hell?
27:47 What Happens to Those Who Never Hear About Jesus?
28:30 Dan’s Heartbreaking Personal Story
31:36 If God Loves Us, Why Does He Hide?
34:03 What About People Who Genuinely Seek God?
35:37 Can You Find God Without Believing in Him?
40:00 Could God Have Reasons We Cannot Understand?
41:56 Even Jesus Experienced God’s Silence
47:27 Why Does God Allow Horrendous Evil?
48:30 Jesus Wept: God’s Response to Suffering
51:57 Can Any Good Justify Terrible Suffering?
55:34 Did Augustine Get the Problem of Evil Wrong?
56:26 Evolution: Millions of Years of Suffering
58:34 Will Animals Be Resurrected in Heaven?
1:00:48 The Questions Christianity Still Has to Answer
Dan reveals why he has moved away from the traditional understanding of eternal conscious torment towards a radically different interpretation of what Jesus actually taught about judgment.
But the conversation goes even further.
Why does God remain silent when people desperately want to believe? Could everyone ultimately be saved? And how can a good God allow unimaginable suffering, including the suffering of innocent children and animals?
Drawing on C.S. Lewis, the Bible, philosophy and his own experience of profound personal loss, Dan explores questions that trouble believers and sceptics alike.
A challenging, thoughtful conversation about faith, doubt, justice and whether God really is good.
Join the conversation: Has Christianity misunderstood hell? And does the existence of suffering make belief in God impossible?
Subscribe for more conversations exploring life's biggest questions.
Subscribe & Support
👉 Support thought-provoking conversations and help keep the show going at www.premierunbelievable.com/geolink/donate💡
🎧 Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the Unbelievable? podcast at www.premier.plus/unbelievable 🎙️
🔗 Get bonus content, updates, fascinating articles, and early access to new episodes - absolutely free! Join now at www.premierunbelievable.com 📢
Follow us
Instagram: https://instagram.com/premierunbelievable
Facebook: https://facebook.com/premierunbelievable
Tik Tok: https://tiktok.com/@premier.unbelievable
X: Premier Unbelievable? (@UnbelievableFE)