In Jesus and the Other Place, we take seriously what Jesus tells us about the fate of those who do not follow him. This message can be found throughout the Bible and is very simple: We are offered two paths and two possible futures. We can receive eternal life or perish.
While traditional mainstream Christian teaching says the unsaved will suffer eternal torment, this is not the biblical message. Contrary to what many Christians have been taught, the Bible clearly and consistently teaches that those who reject God will perish - they will simply cease to exist.
The doctrine of eternal torment distorts the gospel message, disrupts our evangelism and makes providing honest and sensitive pastoral care for the bereaved even more challenging. Even worse, it portrays our Heavenly Father as a cruel monster.