My mom believed it was "just" separation from God, but even if it is, I never want to be separated from Him, not for one minute.

It's important to note eternal separation from God is not a complete absence of God. People in Hell no longer experience God's grace and mercy, but definitely experience God's wrath for all eternity. No one should breathe a sigh of relief at that. Difficulty with the concept of Hell stems from a low view of God and a high view of self. We don't rightly view the seriousness of sin but instead trivialize it. Because of our sin natures we are constantly fighting against our bent to make everything about ourselves and our own desires and wills. We tend to be "inward" instead of "outward" toward God. It makes the reality of Hell hard to accept.

The lake of fire in hell is a very real place... where the fire is not quenched. It's not symbolic. May God have mercy on our souls🕊

I'm no scholar. But, hell is literally the lake of fire, darkness forever. So it is written in the Bible, so it is. May God grant us a heart to reach the lost, in Jesus' name, amen.

I disagree with Rc as I do believe the lake of fire is literal and the Lord spoke of the lake of fire where the fire is not quenched.

The possibility of God sending me to hell, is utterly terrifying. I often worry about it sometimes laying in my bed at night. I also worry about anyone being there as well, but I know we are all deserving of hell. I throw myself at God's mercy, and fall at his feet and ask for forgiveness. I really do.

The problem with hell is that it is a pagan doctrine, not a Biblical one. There is no mention of hell or eternal conscious torment anywhere in the Bible. Sheol, Hades, and Gehenna (mistranslated as "hell" in many Bibles) are not hell. They are not places of eternal conscious torment.

As for all the warnings in Scripture, this is by far the scariest of them all....to take this warning with disregard or disbelief is at your own peril because God is not a liar.....this is as serious as it gets! Our Savior was sent to save us from this inescapable judgment....believe and be saved from it.

Hell is not separation from God. Hell is the experience of being in the presence of God without being one with Him.

Thank you Jesus for Saving Grace.

The best place, but without Jesus, is Hell. I don’t want to be anywhere that Jesus is not.

Hell will always be hell as long as God is God. "Depart from me, you cursed into everlasting fire." Hell is forever, just as heaven is.

Hard sayings that must be said, a faithful man who wrestled with the tough issues of life.

I just praise the Lord when I hear Dr. Sproul teaching me the marveless things of the Bible. As it's written: "The justified one, even been dead, still testify".

Glory to God. RC has shown me my problem as I've been struggling with the concept of hell this week. I think at some point I found myself too excited about the prospect of sinners burning in hell, then I became compassionate towards trying to point them to the one who saves, Jesus

This is the only time when being narrow minded is a good thing.

Fortunately, and contrary to Christian popular opinion, ...

I have been reading and studying the Bible for nearly fifty years, and this is the most succinct summary explanation of "hell" that I have ever come across. I am thankful for R.C. Sproul's ministry.

Brutally honest and valid.

With a high view of God.and a high view of scripture, we see our sin as it is.