Grant
Puritan Board Graduate
Good Morning,
I am looking for a online source I can print out and mail to my Metanoia Student. We are doing a study on the Apostle's Creed and of course the statement has come up of "he descended into hell". I hold that Jesus did not go to the place of hell where all the lost are in enteral pain and torment. I know that many and even the Heidelberg address the phrase as essentially just pointing to the suffering of Christ and God the Father forsaking him. I find the Apostle's Creed usage of this phrase unhelpful for the very situation I am in now. However that discussion is not really the purpose of this thread.
My student has questions as he thinks that Jesus did go to the physical place of hell. The reason I ask for an online article is so I can print it on paper and send it to him to help his study. In order to make it past security protocols I can only send in single sheets of paper as opposed to a bound book.
His main question is (re-worded by me for simplicity):
1. If Jesus took on our sin which deserved death and enteral hell, does it not make since that he did actually go to Hell where all who die faithless go?
I plan to respond with my own words, but I also like to provide resource material to help the student know I'm not making my counter-arguments up. All that said, I am excited as the student seems to really be engaging the study material on this point!
I am looking for a online source I can print out and mail to my Metanoia Student. We are doing a study on the Apostle's Creed and of course the statement has come up of "he descended into hell". I hold that Jesus did not go to the place of hell where all the lost are in enteral pain and torment. I know that many and even the Heidelberg address the phrase as essentially just pointing to the suffering of Christ and God the Father forsaking him. I find the Apostle's Creed usage of this phrase unhelpful for the very situation I am in now. However that discussion is not really the purpose of this thread.
My student has questions as he thinks that Jesus did go to the physical place of hell. The reason I ask for an online article is so I can print it on paper and send it to him to help his study. In order to make it past security protocols I can only send in single sheets of paper as opposed to a bound book.
His main question is (re-worded by me for simplicity):
1. If Jesus took on our sin which deserved death and enteral hell, does it not make since that he did actually go to Hell where all who die faithless go?
I plan to respond with my own words, but I also like to provide resource material to help the student know I'm not making my counter-arguments up. All that said, I am excited as the student seems to really be engaging the study material on this point!
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