Who wants to read a book on hell? Doesn't the daily news already include enough negativity? But this book is more about the kind of God we worship. Does this God consent to the eternal roasting of sinners over an open flame? If God is more like the Parent Jesus revealed, even offering forgiveness before it was requested, as Jesus did on the cross, what do biblical references to hell actually mean? This book studies every significant reference to hell in the Bible, seeking an interpretation that both takes the Bible seriously as the very Word of God and harmonizes with the character of the God and "Abba" revealed through Jesus Christ. Because the nature of hell is a "living issue" that deserves serious discussion and an examination of various ways Christians understand the topic, _What Does the Bible Really Say about Hell_ is a volume in the Pandora Press U.S. Living Issues Discussion Series. All books in the series, including this one, provide guidelines for discussion as well as comments from respondents who begin the conversation through freedom not only to affirm but also to disagree with the author's conclusions.