Dealing with Doubts - Why I Believe in Life After Death, Part 2

Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast

Living on the Edge

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 5 May 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Do you believe in heaven and hell? Are they specific places or just concepts? Is there any real evidence that points to a literal heaven and a literal hell? Chip explains what the Bible actually teaches about hell. And answers the serious question: How could a loving God send people to hell? Chip brings clarity and helpful insight.

Main Points

7 Evidences of Life after Death:

Nature
Anthropology
Psychology
Ethics
Philosophy
Science: Near-Death Experience
Jesus and the Bible

Four basic truths

At death, every person’s soul enters immediatelyand consciously into relational aspects of eternal existence.
One day, everyone will be resurrected and live forever.
Every person will be judgedand granted the “extended capacity” to fulfill in eternity the deepest yearnings and desires of their heart while on earth.
Every person will spend eternity in heaven with Christ and fellow believers, or in hell separated from God forever.

Why there must be a Hell:

Man’s dignity and freedom demands a Hell.
God’s holiness and justice demand a Hell.
Sin’s seriousnessdemands a Hell.
Evil’s defeat demands a Hell.

Conclusion:

Will your eternal future be a blissful adventure or a horrible choice?

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Additional Resource Mentions

Why I Believe & Jesus Skeptic Book Bundle

About Chip Ingram

Chip Ingram’s passion is helping Christians really live like Christians. As a pastor, author, and teacher for more than three decades, Chip has helped believers around the world move from spiritual spectators to healthy, authentic disciples of Jesus by living out God’s truth in their lives and relationships in transformational ways.

About Living on the Edge

Living on the Edge exists to help Christians live like Christians. Established in 1995 as the radio ministry of pastor and author Chip Ingram, God has since grown it into a global discipleship ministry. Living on the Edge provides Biblical teaching and discipleship resources that challenge and equip spiritually hungry Christians all over the world to become mature disciples of Jesus.

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0:00.0	Do you believe in heaven and hell?
0:04.1	Are they real places or just concepts?
0:07.3	Is there any real evidence that points to a literal heaven and a literal hell?
0:13.0	And if so, what will they be like?
0:16.6	Want to know?
0:17.5	Stay with me.
0:26.6	Thanks for listening to this edition of Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram. We are an international teaching and discipleship ministry that encourages and equips Christians to live like Christians.
0:33.6	We're in the middle of our newest series dealing with doubts.
0:36.6	Now let me tell you before we get started today, what Chip is about to teach can potentially
0:41.0	change your life for all eternity.
0:44.1	So if you haven't already, download our message notes.
0:47.1	They're a terrific guide through this vital content.
0:49.9	They have Chip's outline, all the scripture he references, and some key fill-ins to help you remember what you hear.
0:56.4	Get them by going to the broadcasts tab at LivingOn The Edge.org.
1:00.8	App listeners tap fill-in notes.
1:03.8	Well, if you have all that ready, let's dive into the second half of this message.
1:07.6	Chip begins by continuing to walk through what the Bible says happens after we die.
1:13.1	You see, God doesn't judge people on the basis of their intentions or their emotions.
1:18.7	Jesus is fair and loving and kind, and no one is going to get a raw deal.
1:25.0	And he also will respect the dignity of every human being. So your deepest
1:29.8	yearnings and desires, your real ones, whether it's more of God or none of God, he says in eternity,
1:38.1	that's what you're going to get. The fourth major truth is that every person will spend eternity
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