what is your opinion of Carlton Pearson's "new" view on the non-existence of hell?

Question

If this guy does not WANT to believe in hell anymore, so what?The problem, and no one seems to be seeing this point, is that he continues to call himself CHRISTIAN!It is proper for any group to remove a member who no longer holds the tennets of that group.The landscape of recent history is full of those who once claimed to hold the Biblical faith and then rejected it, in one form or another. Jim JonesDavid KoreshKenneth HaginEtc...That is why the Bible, itself, teaches us to pay attention to doctrine, "because many wolves have crept in unaware"The Bible also has this to say about those who choose to change what is preached, "even if an ANGEL from heaven preaches a DIFFERENT gospel, than what you were given, let him be ANATHEMA (damned"This is just one more example of how easy it is to lead those astry who are lazy and purposely ignorant of what the CLAIM to believe. People who come to 'church' for show or for the feeling they get and who follow the messenger, rather than the messege.

No one seems to have spotted the REAL danger of this 'new' revelation:If there is not hell, Jesus is a liar!If everyone goes to heaven, then there is no need for Christ, or salvation.Of course, if one does not believe in God or the Bible or anything beyond this life, none of this is important, nor should it be.

Despite the heresy of the Jehova's Witnesses, the Bible teaches of the lake of fire that never stops burning
of eternal torment
that Christ told us to preach it so that the fear of hell may save some
Charles Taze Russel was excommunicated from at least two Christian denominations for heresy, because he, personally, did not like the idea of hell, how cares what we humans like? what counts is what God says!
the failing is oursn ot his and he will not change to please us, it is we, who must change!
As for kicking someone out, read the Bible, YES the Church CAN kick someone out
Go to them once, then take a witness then in front of the entire congregation, then have nothing more to do with them EVER!
I am not shy to state that this man is not Christian, he has denied both the words of Christ, calling him a liar, in essence
and our need for Christ, by teaching, wrongly, that all will go to heaven, denying the need for Christ and his payment for our sins!

Answer 1

He has as much right to call himself a christian as you do. Use your head

Answer 2

Who to say that God did or did not speak to Carlton Pearson, only God knows for sure. The part about hell is this and it gets somewhat confusing for us all. The bible says we as christians all sleep in Christ Jesus until his coming, Then some preach that hell is evident. So the theory here is how can there be people in hell now when they are only destined to go there at the final judgement and the wicked ones will never awaken.
When Jesus died he broke the chains of hell and freed all the people there and those people walked this earth and visited their loves ones before going on to heaven. Jesus died for our sins so that no one would have to go there and people only choose their own destiny.
Our bodies lays in the grave and deterioate and the spirit which is the breath of man goes back to God who gave it. All kinds of preaching has flawed the mind of mankind but the truth will prevail and god will let the spirit of truth guide man into his revelated truth. So how can man go straight to hell or heaven when the bible says he is asleep in his grave? The bible says we know things in part and when Jesus comes we will know all truth. I could say so much more but will say this, Mankind is forever figuring out how God operates and God has already figured all things out. Back in the days of old they were building the tower of babel and man only had one language at that time, but God change the languages of them all and had not this been done, man was so intelligent and smart until they would have reached heaven. God forbidded.
To end all of this, God astound the mind of mankind for his reasons unknown and one only needs to stay obedience to his every command.
I somewhat agree with Car;lton Pearson cause hell is not here now but is destined to come at the end of the world and the old hell was done away with when Jesus visited there and broke the chains. Nothing there as people are sleeping in the graves. these are some of the reason one must know God for himself.

Answer 3

it somewhat is purely my own perception: in spite of if or not hell is a literal place of hearth, which i'm not totally confident that it somewhat is, i think of that the soreness derived from the soul's eternal separation from God will effect in equivalent torment in suffering. My substantial help for it somewhat is that individuals have been designed for fellowship with God. And the bible says that sometime each and every thing would comprehend Him as writer. So, while the soul's come to stand that they are have existed because it became meant, that would desire to be very painful.

Answer 4

FYI: The concept of "Hell" is based on a place that was real called "Gehenna". The other Hell is NOT real, and Jesus wasn't worshipped AS GOD until 325 A.D. when it was "decided" that Jesus was divine at the Council of Nicea. Before that Jesus was NOT worshipped as a god. Christianity is based on a "distortion of history".

As to the accuracy of the bible, archeaology proves that some of it is true and other parts are in error. Carlton Pearson is now half right... Hell is a myth, unless you are talking about a small town in Michigan, U.S., where there really is a "Hell".

Answer 5

couldn't be farther from the truth> Hell is the grave read
Matthew 27:60 says he was in the grave.
Acts 2:31 says Jesus was in hell. Why would Jesus go you your bible hell. You are the one who has misquotd the bible.
Many christian denominations do not believe in hell as a place of firey torment but as death and the grave.
That would not stop Jesus from sacrificeing his life so that we can have a resurrection from the grave or hell.
Your the one who should be kicked out of Christianity.

Answer 6

Scripture tells us there is a hell and that's the end of it. Mr. Pearson's "new" view is meaningless. As far as "removing" him from the church, excommunication by any denomination merely removes one from fellowship with that denomination. It does not remove him from the body of Christ. Jesus said, "I know my sheep and no one can snatch them from my hand." Only Pearson and God know whether he's saved. If he is, he will go to heaven, no matter what any of us think of him.

Answer 7

I like what Carlton Pearson has to say. I have heard this message many years ago. If I want to feel quilt all I have to do is go to church, not one better than the other. God is much greater than the church gives him credit for. God's Grace is given to all of us freely, we do not earn it.

Answer 8

I don't think he quit believing in hell, he just "redefined" it. He now says that hell is bad stuff that we endure on earth.

There is no way to "remove a member" from the Christian church (except I guess Catholics can still excommunicate), he just lost most of his congregation because they didn't follow his mind-shift. I say hurray for them for not following a lunatic.

I think he's nuts and a wolf that's crept in like you said.

EDIT: You really can't kick a person out of being a "Christian". You can kick them out of a church, but those are two different things.

Answer 9

because it is true, the idea that God create a place to torture people is false, the pay of sins is death (Romans 6:23), that is why Jesus only need to died to pay all our sins if not the Jesus must be in hell eternally, cause he has all our sins.

the Concept was created by Catholic Church yes the same one tha payed 600 millions in sexual abuses cases, that is why God is destroying all false religion.

the options aren´t hell or heaven, the options are life or dead according to John 3:16.

Answer 10

Carlton Pearson ignore's much of Jesus' teaching, including having to repent.

Answer 11

Congratulations to Carlton for speaking what he feels is the truth. It's a pleasant change from hearing about the Fred Phelps types who delight in manipulating people with the use of fear.