In this sermon, Pastor Leo confronts the question "How can a loving God send people to hell?" by challenging our cultural understanding of both God and Hell. He argues that many Christians have absorbed unbiblical views of God from sources like Jonathan Edwards' "Sinners in the hands of an angry God" rather than seeing God as Jesus revealed Him. Using Colossians 1:15 and Hebrews 1:3, Pastor Leo emphasizes that Jesus is "the exact representation" of God's being.

Pastor Leo interprets Jesus' teachings about Hell in Matthew 5:29-30 as primarily warning about the hellish consequences of sin in this life, while still affirming the reality of eternal judgment. Drawing from C.S. Lewis' concept that "the doors of hell are locked from the inside," he passionately argues that God doesn't send anyone to Hell—people choose it through their rejection of God. He concludes with the powerful reminder from John 3:16 that God sent His Son "so that no one need be destroyed," emphasizing God's relentless love that pursues us despite our sin.

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