Episode 115- Erik Raymond– Is Hell for Real?

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Welcome to the 115h episode of Equipping You in Grace. On today’s episode, Dave Jenkins interviews Erik Raymond about his book Is Hell for Real? (The Good Book Company, 2017).

What you’ll hear in this episode:

Why asking good questions of Scripture is important when we come to the Bible on controversial topics like hell.
How the Bible describes hell as a real place where real people will suffer unending, unrelenting, conscious punishment.
The church’s teaching surrounding hell.
What hell is like.
The reason for hell.
How to avoid going to hell.
Some of the alternate views on hell and why they are wrong.
What Christians should do in response to the reality of hell.
How hell can be fair.
How Pastors, Bible teachers, and ministry leaders should preach on hell.

About the Guest:

Erik Raymond is the Preaching Pastor at Emmaus Bible Church in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He is married to Christie and has six children. Erik frequently writes for many publications including The Gospel Coalition, Ligonier and Tabletalk. He blogs at The Ordinary Pastor.

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Dave Jenkins( Executive Director )

Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.

Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.

He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).

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When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.

Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.

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