Welcome to the Alisa Childers Podcast where we equip Christians to identify the core beliefs

of historic Christianity, discern its counterfeits, and proclaim the gospel with clarity, kindness,

and truth.

And today, I'm bringing you a discussion about hell and God's wrath.

Have you ever been told that hell is simply just the consequences of the bad choices we

make here on earth, that it's not a real place, it's not a place of punishment that God

would send anyone?

Have you heard that?

Have you heard that a God who has wrath couldn't be a good God?

Well, we're going to talk about these topics today with my friend Joshua Ryan Butler.

So a few years ago, Joshua wrote a book called The Skeletons in God's Closet, The Mercy

of Hell, The Surprise of Judgment, and the Hope of Holy War.

How's that for a title?

I read this book a few years ago when I was researching and writing my book, Another Gospel,

and I found it very helpful because Josh brought in some very important insights as it relates

to things like hell and God's wrath and even heaven.

And at the same time, when I was finished with the book, I had some lingering questions.

I remember thinking, I'd really love to meet this author someday and ask some of these

questions.

I didn't feel like he fully settled in the book.

Well, I got that opportunity a few months ago when Josh and I were speaking at the same

event.

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