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Rock Point Church · all sermons
Pastor Ron Merrell · Aug 17, 2025
The question 'Why would a loving God send people to hell?' misframes the issue. God is unmistakably loving — the cross is history's greatest proof — and He is also perfectly just. Hell is not God's aggressive act against reluctant victims; it is the full, eternal consequence of a person's own sustained choice to distance themselves from Him. Because love never coerces, God honors human freedom, even when that freedom leads to permanent separation from the source of all goodness. Meanwhile, He remains patiently patient, having already made a way in through Jesus Christ.