Monday, August 29, 2011

"Raising Hell"

I just finished reading a book written by Julie Ferwerda entitled, "Raising Hell." This is a wonderful, well written exposition on the true gospel that is unknown by most within the traditional church today, where faith is typically placed in tradition and the teachings of "experts." Julie does a great job of sharing in an easy to read yet comprehensive fashion concerning God's plan to ultimately save all mankind. She addresses the erroneous teachings concerning eternal torment with a study based solely upon the Bible.

The book does an excellent job of touching on:

  • The problems of "orthodoxy," 
  • Discrepancies in Bible translations, 
  • The consequences of sin being finite in time (not eternal) and reformative (not destructive), 
  • False notions concerning "free" will, 
  • The parable of Lazarus & the Rich Man, 
  • Multitudes of other common misunderstandings in typical Bible studies. 

For anyone wanting to seriously study the Bible, and not just place their trust in their seminary trained pastors, teachers or scholars (i.e. the traditions of man) -- this is a must read!
 
[Note: The book is published by Vagabond Group and is available from Amazon.]