God Does Not Send Anybody to Hell: According to Scripture, the Choice Is Entirely Yours
One of the greatest misunderstandings about the Christian faith is the notion that a loving God sends people to hell against their will. Nothing could be further from the truth of Scripture. The Bible consistently teaches that **God does not send anybody to hell**. Hell is real, eternal, and terrible—but every person who ends up there has chosen it for themselves by rejecting the only Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. This is not a harsh teaching. It is a merciful one. It reveals both the justice and the tender love of our God. He has gone to unimaginable lengths to keep us out of hell, yet He will never force anyone into heaven. The door stands wide open. The question is whether we will walk through it. The Character of God: Holy, Just, and Loving Scripture opens with the declaration that “God is love” (1 John 4:8). The same Bible declares that God is “of purer eyes than to behold evil” and cannot look on iniquity (Habakkuk 1:13). He is perfectly holy and perfectly just. He cannot overlo...