Myths About Hell
For most people, hell is simply one of a
few four letter words, which they hear on a
daily basis in the rage of rush hour traffic or
the heated scenes of a Hollywood movie. To
others though, the word hell brings back vivid
childhood imaginations of an eternal roasting
pit for humans which they heard about from
Sunday school or from a fiery televangelist. No
matter which category of people you fall into, it
seems as though many, if not all of us would be
better off if the concept of hell just didn’t exist
at all. In fact some, in an attempt to divest their
minds of such a fearful idea, make the choice to
disbelieve in the idea of hell altogether, which
often leads to the next step of choosing to
disbelieve in a God who would create such a
place.
So what do we do with this terrifying idea of
hell? Do we throw it and God out altogether?
Do we try to ignore it and its implications about
who God is? Do we hope against all hope that
our Sunday school teachers were somehow
mistaken? In this Bible tract, we will choose
another option which is to simply study what
the Bible really has to say about hell, and in