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How can a loving God send people to hell?

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Chuck Smith answered the question by turning it around: God "has done everything short of violating man's free will to keep him out of hell." Scripture names God as the One "Who will have all men to be saved" (1 Timothy 2:4). Read Chuck's teaching on Luke 16:23 in the reader. Chuck Smith commentary used by permission of The Word For Today.

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