Following the publication of Rob Bell’s book Love Wins many leading evangelicals have expressed concerns with his view of God’s justice.1
The focus of the criticisms has been Bell’s selective reading of historical texts, his sloppy exegesis of well-known biblical passages and, more fundamentally, his subtle attack on the traditional view of hell as everlasting, physical punishment of the non-Christian.
In this brief article, our focus will be on the latter point and, in particular, how the Trinity bolsters the case for the traditional view of hell. Specifically, we will consider how the ongoing relationships within the Trinity helps us understand God’s wrath as an expression of his divine love.
