Exploring Retributive Justice
Gerry Beauchemin has a rich background in missions, serving since 1986 in Mexico, the Philippines, and Senegal, West Africa. He was involved with organizations such as Youth With A Mission (Y.W.A.M.), The Luke Society, and Philippine Health Care Ministries. Since 2001, he has directed Dental Training For Missions in Brownsville, Texas.
As an author, Gerry Beauchemin has written extensively on the topic of hell and salvation. His book “Hope Beyond Hell: The Righteous Purpose of God’s Judgment” presents a biblical argument for the abolition of hell and the salvation of all. This work has been praised for its thoroughness and merits consideration by those interested in this topic.
Gerry’s personal journey has been marked by a deep wrestling with the concept of hell, which he has come to see as contradictory to the character of God. His book reflects this introspection and his desire to understand the Scriptures on this topic.
Key Takeaways
Gerry Beauchemin is a missionary with extensive experience in Mexico, the Philippines, and Senegal, West Africa.
He has written “Hope Beyond Hell: The Righteous Purpose of God’s Judgment”, a book arguing for the abolition of hell and the salvation of all.
His work has been praised for its biblical foundation and merits consideration by those interested in this topic.
Gerry’s personal journey has been marked by a deep wrestling with the concept of hell, leading him to re-examine the Scriptures and present a new perspective.
“The word “wrath” (orge) is a Greek word in which you can almost hear the English word orgy that is closely related to it. An orgy is a place of gross sexual licentiousness in which there are heated passions by the participants. The immoral people are worked up into a fever pitch with a mindless rage of lust. That is the use of orge in the most negative sense. But there is also a positive use of orge that is experienced by God. Anything involving God is holy, pure, and morally perfect. So it is with His wrath for which there needs be no apology. Divine wrath is a necessary part of His perfect holiness. If there is no wrath, there is no holiness.”
