One of the great obstacles to Christian faith in our time is the traditional teaching that all who have not heard and received the Gospel of Jesus Christ are destined for an eternity of suffering. That’s actually two obstacles in one: (1) everyone has to hear and receive the Gospel, on pain of hell; and (2) hell is everlasting torment. I have addressed the second question, on the nature of hell, alongside proponents of other views in this volume. I earlier addressed the first
