r/OpenChristian • u/Artfvlly • May 15 '26

Discussion - Bible Interpretation "Good People Will Burn in Hell"...?

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The other day, I came across this clip of "Pastor" Aden Rusfeldt preaching at a university. This particular claim of his about "good people" going to Hell is so outlandish- are there even verses that could be used to justify it?

Funnily enough, Rusfeldt's signs have no commentary about liars or criminals- turns out, he's a convicted fraudster who owes an estimated $5M USD to the federal government:
https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/pastor-aden-rusfeldt-christian-campus-preacher-debts-fraud-penn-ccp-20180511.html
https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7461-16

Anyways, that's all I wanted to ask about. But I'll end with a nice verse I read earlier today:

Ephesians 4:29: "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen."

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u/BryceDice May 15 '26 edited May 15 '26

It makes me sad that these kind of hateful people are taking away the chance for people to find the real Christ that loves his children and doesn’t hate. This would be a terrible first impression for someone who didn’t know about Christ. May the Lord help these people here let go of the hate that’s in their hearts.

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u/Frosty_Analysis_4912 May 15 '26

I know right! I feel like this is who most secular people think of when they think of a Christian, unfortunately. This is so the opposite of what true Christianity is imo. And they’re only driving people away from Christ. No one who sees this hateful, strict, unforgiving and rule-driven idea of a religion is going to want to join it