Logical Answers to Consider When a Person Does Not Believe in the Realities of Heaven and Hell. (Click on a logic statement to view the links to the associated scriptures.)
Hell...
The idea of Hell is repugnant to justice.
Hell was created by churches to control man by fear.
A loving God would never send anyone to Hell.
There is no hell, nor an eternal punishment.
Logical Answers to Consider:
Abiding Wrath - We all have done enough to have God’s wrath abiding on us.
Psalm 11:6, Luke 16:22-24, John 3:36, Rom 2:2-5
Punishment - Hell is part of God’s punishment for the wicked and evil of this world.
Deut 32:22-24, Psalm 11:6, Isa 33:14, Isa 34:10, Isa 57:20-21, Matt 10:28, Matt 25:41, Matt 25:46, Mark 9:43-48, Luke 16:22-24, John 15:6, Rom 2:2-5, 2Pet 2:5-6, 2Pet 2:9, Rev 14:11, Rev 20:12-15, Rev 21:8
Destination Heaven...
You can’t know for sure if you will go to heaven, hell or purgatory.
No one really knows if they are saved and going to Heaven.
No one knows if they are going to heaven.
Sure - You can know you are going to Heaven.
Luke 23:39-43, John 3:16-18, John 3:36, John 5:24, John 6:37-40, John 6:47, John 10:9-10, John 10:27-30, John 11:25-27, John 12:46, Acts 16:30-31, Gal 3:26, Phil 1:6, 1Pet 1:3-5, 1John 3:2-5, 1John 5:10-13, Rev 20:12-15
Miscellaneous...
Many people will spend time in purgatory to pay for some of their sins.
God Forgives - God forgives the repentant sinner.
2Sam 12:13, Psalm 32:5, Psalm 103:2-4, Psalm 103:8-12, Isa 1:18, Isa 44:22, Isa 55:6-7, Jer 36:3, Micah 7:18-19, Zech 3:4, Eph 4:32
Jesus Forgives - Jesus will forgive those who come to Him in faith.
Mark 2:5-7, Eph 1:5-7, Col 1:13-17, 1Pet 2:21-24, 1John 1:7-10
Jesus Paid - Jesus paid for ALL of the sins of the world.
Isa 53:4-6, Isa 53:11-12, Matt 20:28, John 6:51, Rom 4:24-25, Rom 5:7-8, Rom 8:32-34, 1Cor 15:3-7, 2Cor 5:14-17, Gal 3:10-13, Eph 1:5-7, Col 1:19-20, 1Tim 2:5-6, Heb 9:14-15, Heb 9:27-28, Heb 10:10-12, Heb 10:16-19, 1Pet 2:21-24, 1Pet 3:18-20, 1John 1:7-10, 1John 2:1-2, 1John 3:2-5, 1John 4:9-10
Sure - A person can know he or she is going to Heaven.
Luke 23:39-43, John 3:16-18, John 3:36, John 5:24, John 6:37-40, John 6:47, John 10:9-10, John 10:27-30, John 11:25-27, John 12:46, Acts 16:30-31, Gal 3:26, Phil 1:6, 1Pet 1:3-5, 1John 3:2-5, 1John 5:10-13, Rev 20:12-15
Two Paths - There are only two paths for you after you die; purgatory is not one of them.
Matt 25:46, John 3:16-18, John 3:36
You make your own Heaven or Hell on this earth.
Abiding Wrath - God’s wrath is abiding on the lost, and your daily life on Earth does not experience His wrath.
Psalm 11:6, Luke 16:22-24, John 3:36, Rom 2:2-5
Heaven is Real - Heaven is a real place.
Luke 24:46-51, 1Cor 15:16-19, 2Cor 12:1-4, Rev 21:4
Punishment - Hell is a place for punishment of the wicked and evil of this world.
Deut 32:22-24, Psalm 11:6, Isa 33:14, Isa 34:10, Isa 57:20-21, Matt 10:28, Matt 25:41, Matt 25:46, Mark 9:43-48, Luke 16:22-24, John 15:6, Rom 2:2-5, 2Pet 2:5-6, 2Pet 2:9, Rev 14:11, Rev 20:12-15, Rev 21:8
Sure - A person can know he or she is going to Heaven.
Luke 23:39-43, John 3:16-18, John 3:36, John 5:24, John 6:37-40, John 6:47, John 10:9-10, John 10:27-30, John 11:25-27, John 12:46, Acts 16:30-31, Gal 3:26, Phil 1:6, 1Pet 1:3-5, 1John 3:2-5, 1John 5:10-13, Rev 20:12-15
Two Paths - There are only two paths for you after you die; purgatory is not one of them.
Matt 25:46, John 3:16-18, John 3:36
Two Homes - There are two fates after death, a home in Heaven or one in Hell.
2Cor 5:6-8, Phil 1:23-24
Most people that reject Christ or live wickedly will go to the Telestial Kingdom.
Abiding Wrath - God’s wrath is abiding on the lost, and your daily life on Earth does not experience His wrath.
Psalm 11:6, Luke 16:22-24, John 3:36, Rom 2:2-5
Few Saved - We are told only a few will be saved.
Isa 66:16, Matt 7:13-15, Luke 13:24
Punishment - Hell is a place for punishment of the wicked and evil of this world.
Deut 32:22-24, Psalm 11:6, Isa 33:14, Isa 34:10, Isa 57:20-21, Matt 10:28, Matt 25:41, Matt 25:46, Mark 9:43-48, Luke 16:22-24, John 15:6, Rom 2:2-5, 2Pet 2:5-6, 2Pet 2:9, Rev 14:11, Rev 20:12-15, Rev 21:8
Sure - A person can know he or she is going to Heaven.
Luke 23:39-43, John 3:16-18, John 3:36, John 5:24, John 6:37-40, John 6:47, John 10:9-10, John 10:27-30, John 11:25-27, John 12:46, Acts 16:30-31, Gal 3:26, Phil 1:6, 1Pet 1:3-5, 1John 3:2-5, 1John 5:10-13, Rev 20:12-15
Sinner's End - Sinner's who reject Jesus have a known end.
Job 21:19-20, Psalm 37:38, Isa 13:9, Ezek 18:20, John 8:24, John 15:6, Rom 6:20-23, James 1:15, Rev 20:12-15, Rev 21:8
Unjust Punished - The wicked are unjust and will be punished.
Isa 13:9, 2Pet 2:9, Jude 14-15, Rev 21:8
Belief in Heaven is a false hope.
Everlasting Life - Heaven was created for those who will have everlasting life.
John 3:16-18, John 3:36, John 5:24, John 6:37-40, John 6:47, John 11:25-27, Rom 6:20-23, 1John 5:10-13
Future Change - The Bible tells us of when all of us will have a future change.
Rom 8:16-18, Phil 3:20-21, 1John 3:2-5
Heaven is Real - Heaven is a real place.
Luke 24:46-51, 1Cor 15:16-19, 2Cor 12:1-4, Rev 21:4
Only 144,000 Witnesses achieve Heaven, as they are those ‘born-again’.
Anyone - Anyone can go to Heaven.
Psalm 145:18-19, Isa 55:6-7, Luke 23:39-43, John 1:12, John 3:16-18, John 3:36, John 4:14, John 5:24, John 6:37-40, John 6:47, John 11:25-27, John 12:46, John 20:30-31, Acts 8:36-37, Acts 16:30-31, Rom 3:28, Rom 10:4, Rom 10:8-13, Gal 2:16, Gal 3:26, 1John 4:15-19, 1John 5:10-13, Rev 3:20, Rev 22:17-19
By Faith - Heaven is attained by faith in Jesus.
Hab 2:3-4, Rom 1:17-18, Rom 3:28, Rom 4:5, Rom 5:1, Rom 10:4, Gal 2:16
Sure - Anyone can know for certain he or she is going to Heaven.
Luke 23:39-43, John 3:16-18, John 3:36, John 5:24, John 6:37-40, John 6:47, John 10:9-10, John 10:27-30, John 11:25-27, John 12:46, Acts 16:30-31, Gal 3:26, Phil 1:6, 1Pet 1:3-5, 1John 3:2-5, 1John 5:10-13, Rev 20:12-15
When you die, your soul sleeps until resurrection.
After you die, you are unconscious until the resurrection.
No Soul Sleep - There is no unconscious sleep after death.
Luke 16:22-24, Luke 23:42-43, Acts 7:59, 2Cor 5:6-8, Rev 6:9-10
Two Homes - There are two fates after death, a home in Heaven or one in Hell.
2Cor 5:6-8, Phil 1:23-24
Those that survive Armageddon and the majority of past humankind will live on this earth in paradise.
Only a few will find the gate to life, as was the case in the past.
Matt 7:13-15, Luke 13:24, 1Pet 3:20, 2Pet 2:5-7
Where is hell?
Hell is a bottomless pit beneath you.
Ezek 26:20-21, Isa 14:9, Job 33:24, Rev 9:1-2