An important message from Francis Chan, Hell: We can’t afford to get it wrong… plus we can’t afford to have the wrong tone or judgmental posture. Nevertheless, we must be willing and ready (1 Peter 3:15) to have the tough spiritual conversations about eternal realities. Life and death is at stake. You can get Chan’s book here: Erasing Hell: What God said about eternity, and the things we made up.
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