re assurance of hell in a previous article lfoard hopper virginia edu lawrence c foard writes did you know that jesus talked more about hell than he did about heaven thank you for this info what respect i had for the man now has been diminished tenfold i promise never again to say how wise or loving this man was i have a hard time understanding this attitude if the gospels are the least bit accurate then there can be little doubt that jesus belived hell was a reality as a teacher what would be the wise and loving thing to do if people in your audience were headed there to warn them it would however be rather cruel and or sadistic to believe that such a place exists and then remain quiet about it the only scenario i can envision in which dimished respect would be justified is if jesus knew there was no such place as hell and spoke about it anyway just to scare people unless you would accuse jesus of this i would encourage you to reconsider what a loving response is when you perceive someone to be in danger dave weaver he is no fool who gives what weaver chdasic sps mot com he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose jim elliot
