Erasing Hell: What God Said about Eternity, and the Things We've Made Up

Francis Chan · Preston M. Sprinkle

Jul 2011 · David C Cook

About this ebook

How could a loving God send people to hell? Will people have a chance after they die to believe in Jesus and go to heaven?

With a humble respect for God's Word, Francis Chan and Preston Sprinkle address the deepest questions you have about eternal destiny. They've asked the same questions. Like you, sometimes they just don't want to believe in hell. But as they write, "We cannot afford to be wrong on this issue."

This is not a book about who is saying what. It's a book about what God says. It's not a book about impersonal theological issues. It's a book about people who God loves. It's not a book about arguments, doctrine, or being right. It's a book about the character of God.

Erasing Hell will immerse you in the truth of Scripture as, together with the authors, you find not only the truth but the courage to live it out.

Ratings and reviews

this is a decent read so far. i would not call it the authoritative book on the subject of hell, but contains some informative nuggets. I like Francis Chan's honesty about his own fears and thoughts about the subject. it would be great to see a debate between the antheist scholar Bart Erhman and Francis Chan about the subject. In my opinion, after reading both of their books, one by a atheist scholar and one by a Christian pastor, I would say many things about the subject are still debatable. But the existence of hell is really indeed. The exact nature of hell ..honestly, how do we know exactly unless we came back from hell and back or if God revealed it to man? I still cannot accept that God would subject the unrepentant sinner to eternal torment. How can I have joy in heaven knowing full well some of my loved ones and friends are in hell for eternity ? This book is written for the masses and layman like myself, but I have a feeling it is a bit lacking in terms of scholarly rigor and is too dismissive of other theories about the subject and doesn't go to enough detail. For example, he glosses the subject of the 2nd Death it seems and also briefly mentions C.S Lewis thoughts on the subject. He depends heavily on quotes from the Bible, but I would he would use a lot more other sources. Conclusion: it's a interesting read so far and I think all seeking the Truth should read it. But i don't think it's the last word on the subject. Maybe perhaps one reason why hell is no longer preached on the pulpit in modern times is that frankly, scaring people to attend church doesn't work as well as in medieval times.

Loved it but it lost one star because it is written like a textbook and was hard to push through at times. Very eye-opening and has definitely equipped me well for conversations with christians who don't believe in hell.

This book was very inspiring. Nit many authors step out there and claim what Francis Chan Chan does when writing this kind of book. Truly makes you want to take inventory of your life.

About the author

Francis Chan has been a pastor for over thirty years. He is a New York Times–bestselling author of several books, including Crazy Love, Letters to the Church, and Until Unity. He and his wife, Lisa, have been married nearly thirty years and coauthored You and Me Forever. Currently, Francis and his family split their time between ministry and church planting in Northern California and Asia. 

New York Times–bestselling author Dr. Preston M. Sprinkle has written more than a dozen books. He serves as the president of Theology in the Raw and The Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender.