HTTP/2 301 server: nginx date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 13:43:21 GMT content-type: application/rss+xml; charset=UTF-8 location: https://rethinkinghell.com/feed/ x-cache-enabled: True x-redirect-by: WordPress last-modified: Thu, 01 Jan 2026 21:58:06 GMT etag: "fe5e07887a6e17594f555b778edd775e" x-httpd: 1 host-header: 6b7412fb82ca5edfd0917e3957f05d89 x-proxy-cache: MISS x-proxy-cache-info: 0301 NC:000000 UP: HTTP/2 200 server: nginx date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 13:43:21 GMT content-type: application/rss+xml; charset=UTF-8 x-cache-enabled: True link: ; rel="https://api.w.org/" last-modified: Thu, 01 Jan 2026 21:58:06 GMT etag: "fe5e07887a6e17594f555b778edd775e" x-httpd: 1 host-header: 8441280b0c35cbc1147f8ba998a563a7 x-proxy-cache: HIT https://rethinkinghell.com Exploring Evangelical Conditionalism (Annihilationism) Thu, 01 Jan 2026 21:55:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://rethinkinghell.com/2026/01/01/refuting-the-astrophysicist-critics-part-5-when-astrophysicists-theologize/ https://rethinkinghell.com/2026/01/01/refuting-the-astrophysicist-critics-part-5-when-astrophysicists-theologize/#respond Thu, 01 Jan 2026 21:55:33 +0000 https://rethinkinghell.com/?p=26641 “Refuting the (Astrophysicist) Critics” Series Links This article is the fifth in a series of articles addressing the case for traditionalism offered by the young-earth-creationist and astrophysicist Jason Lisle. To access other published articles in this series, use the following links: Part 1: Testing Jason Lisle’s Traditionalist Case Part 2: When Astrophysicists Psychologize Part 3: … Continue reading Refuting the (Astrophysicist) Critics, Part 5: When Astrophysicists Theologize

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]]> https://rethinkinghell.com/2026/01/01/refuting-the-astrophysicist-critics-part-5-when-astrophysicists-theologize/feed/ 0 https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/12/31/the-not-so-traditional-view-does-your-particular-belief-about-hell-really-have-church-history-on-its-side-part-5/ https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/12/31/the-not-so-traditional-view-does-your-particular-belief-about-hell-really-have-church-history-on-its-side-part-5/#respond Wed, 31 Dec 2025 23:58:07 +0000 https://rethinkinghell.com/?p=26408 As we have seen in the previous parts of this series, the modern, metaphorical view of hell has a weak historical pedigree. Of course, it also has no biblical leg to stand on. 1 For more on the profound weaknesses of the modern, metaphorical view, see “The Many and Varied Problems with the Modern, Metaphorical … Continue reading The Not-So-Traditional View: Does Your Particular Belief About Hell Really Have Church History On Its Side? – Part 5

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]]> https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/12/31/the-not-so-traditional-view-does-your-particular-belief-about-hell-really-have-church-history-on-its-side-part-5/feed/ 0 https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/12/18/rh-cheat-sheets-matthew-2546/ https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/12/18/rh-cheat-sheets-matthew-2546/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2025 04:35:46 +0000 https://rethinkinghell.com/?p=26574 If you wish to print this single-page cheat sheet before meeting with a friend, your pastor, or whoever else, click this link and, once the page appears, simultaneously press the “Ctrl” and “P” keys on your keyboard.   Matthew 25:46: “And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” Eternal punishment and … Continue reading RH Cheat Sheets: Matthew 25:46

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]]> https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/12/18/rh-cheat-sheets-matthew-2546/feed/ 1 https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/12/16/is-conditionalism-the-true-meaning-of-christmas-seeing-the-incarnation-through-the-eyes-of-athanasius-the-father-of-christian-orthodoxy/ https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/12/16/is-conditionalism-the-true-meaning-of-christmas-seeing-the-incarnation-through-the-eyes-of-athanasius-the-father-of-christian-orthodoxy/#respond Tue, 16 Dec 2025 20:20:38 +0000 https://rethinkinghell.com/?p=26568 Sometimes I hear evangelicals claim that Christmas matters, but that Easter is the most important day on the Christian calendar. Their argument is that without Easter (by which they usually mean the crucifixion), there is no forgiveness of sin, no eternal life in the presence of God, no redemption from the flames of hell. Therefore, … Continue reading Is Conditionalism the True Meaning of Christmas? Seeing the Incarnation Through the Eyes of Athanasius, the Father of Christian Orthodoxy

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]]> https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/12/16/is-conditionalism-the-true-meaning-of-christmas-seeing-the-incarnation-through-the-eyes-of-athanasius-the-father-of-christian-orthodoxy/feed/ 0 https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/11/30/the-not-so-traditional-view-does-your-particular-belief-about-hell-really-have-church-history-on-its-side-part-4/ https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/11/30/the-not-so-traditional-view-does-your-particular-belief-about-hell-really-have-church-history-on-its-side-part-4/#respond Sun, 30 Nov 2025 22:38:05 +0000 https://rethinkinghell.com/?p=24484 It has been a while since I initially published Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of the series “The Not-So-Traditional View: Does Your Particular Belief About Hell Really Have Church History On Its Side?” I intentionally structured it such that Parts 1-3 made a full, complete narrative, and yet it could also be expanded … Continue reading The Not-So-Traditional View: Does Your Particular Belief About Hell Really Have Church History On Its Side? (Part 4)

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]]> https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/11/30/the-not-so-traditional-view-does-your-particular-belief-about-hell-really-have-church-history-on-its-side-part-4/feed/ 0 https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/10/31/why-i-remain-unconvinced-by-gavin-ortlunds-rejection-of-conditionalism/ https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/10/31/why-i-remain-unconvinced-by-gavin-ortlunds-rejection-of-conditionalism/#respond Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:37:22 +0000 https://rethinkinghell.com/?p=26425 Gavin Ortlund is one of my favorite Christian apologists. He is kind in his critique of those with whom he disagrees. His YouTube channel is replete with irenic, thoughtful, and knowledgeable interaction with a range of people with whom he disagrees. Recently, Ortlund published a video on his YouTube channel entitled Annihilationism: Why I am … Continue reading Why I remain unconvinced by Gavin Ortlund’s rejection of conditionalism

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]]> https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/10/31/why-i-remain-unconvinced-by-gavin-ortlunds-rejection-of-conditionalism/feed/ 0 https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/09/30/punishing-fallacies-part-3-the-hasty-conclusion/ https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/09/30/punishing-fallacies-part-3-the-hasty-conclusion/#respond Tue, 30 Sep 2025 08:56:59 +0000 https://rethinkinghell.com/?p=26388 In the first article of this series, I demonstrated that κόλασις (kolasis) was never a gardening term by origin, and even in horticultural contexts, it does not signify ‘pruning’. The second article examined Aristotle’s treatment of κόλασις and τιμωρία (timōría), arguing that he regarded both as forms of retributive justice. This third installment turns to … Continue reading Punishing Fallacies: Part 3: The hasty conclusion

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]]> https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/09/30/punishing-fallacies-part-3-the-hasty-conclusion/feed/ 0 https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/08/31/more-reasons-why-genesis-217-is-not-good-evidence-for-spiritual-death/ https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/08/31/more-reasons-why-genesis-217-is-not-good-evidence-for-spiritual-death/#respond Sun, 31 Aug 2025 23:55:22 +0000 https://rethinkinghell.com/?p=26324 A Refresher On The Significance of Genesis 2:17 Regarding “Death” and Hell Genesis 2:17 is one of the most significant passages regarding the Bible’s teachings on death and its connection to what hell is like. This is because many traditionalists argue that death language in the Bible is meant metaphorically to describe a conscious state … Continue reading More Reasons Why Genesis 2:17 Is Not Good Evidence For “Spiritual Death”

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]]> https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/08/31/more-reasons-why-genesis-217-is-not-good-evidence-for-spiritual-death/feed/ 0 https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/07/31/introduction-to-evangelical-conditionalism-matthew-1028/ https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/07/31/introduction-to-evangelical-conditionalism-matthew-1028/#respond Thu, 31 Jul 2025 23:56:26 +0000 https://rethinkinghell.com/?p=26102 If you’ve ever heard of annihilationism, then you probably have heard Matthew 10:28 referenced. That is not to say that annihilationism stands or falls on this verse. On the contrary, one of annihilationism’s strengths is that multiple different passages and kinds of arguments demonstrate the doctrine independently from each other. This is true of the … Continue reading Introduction to Evangelical Conditionalism – Matthew 10:28

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]]> https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/07/31/introduction-to-evangelical-conditionalism-matthew-1028/feed/ 0 https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/06/30/the-continued-softening-of-hell-by-traditionalists-gavin-ortlund-revelation-149-11-and-more/ https://rethinkinghell.com/2025/06/30/the-continued-softening-of-hell-by-traditionalists-gavin-ortlund-revelation-149-11-and-more/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2025 23:30:33 +0000 https://rethinkinghell.com/?p=26240 Many of the same people telling us that we need to keep a stiff upper lip and accept the hard truth that the Bible teaches eternal conscious hell have a tendency to, at the same time, soften and air condition eternal conscious hell themselves. 1 The idea of “air conditioning” hell usually comes up in … Continue reading The Continued Softening of Hell by Traditionalists (Gavin Ortlund, Revelation 14:9-11, and More)

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