I have been praying for Brian McLaren, and others, for some time.  Brian McLaren doesn’t believe in a literal Second Coming of Jesus. He has problems with the penal substitutionary atonement of Jesus on the cross.   He also does not believe in a literal hell with eternal torment for those who reject Christ?   Furthermore – The Genesis account of the fall of man according to McLaren…  Not true.

This pains me in many ways as I speak with pastor after pastor who follow McLaren and believe he is the best thing to happen to the Church in 2000 years.

Brethren, join in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the pattern you have in us. For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ, whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who set their minds on earthly things. (Philippians 3:17-19, NASB)

McLaren states:

This is, one of the huge problems is the traditional understanding of hell. Because if the cross is in line with Jesus’ teaching then—I won’t say, the only, and I certainly won’t say even the primary—but a primary meaning of the cross is that the kingdom of God doesn’t come like the kingdoms of the this world, by inflicting violence and coercing people. But that the kingdom of God comes through suffering and willing, voluntary sacrifice, right? But in an ironic way, the doctrine of hell basically says, no, that that’s not really true. That in the end, God gets His way through coercion and violence and intimidation and domination, just like every other kingdom does. The cross isn’t the center then. The cross is almost a distraction and false advertising for God.

What are your thoughts of this conversation?

Why would Jesus come and Die so that we do not have to … unless Hell does exist ?