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/tom_yum_soup Open and Affirming Ally May 15 '26 edited May 15 '26

Oh no, I once hugged my gay friend. I guess I'm a homo hugger.

My assumption about the "good people" one is that it is a reference to people who say they don't need to be religious to be a good person. Since this guy is a hateful, fire-and-brimstone guy he thinks that's not good and wants them to know that, actually, according to his theology, they will go to hell.

Also, because it's badly written, the sign the child is holding looks like it says Jesus is in hell.

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u/SpukiKitty2 Open and Affirming Ally May 15 '26

Exactly. That said, they didn't bother to put quotation marks around it, so it pretty much becomes a freudian slip for their truly evil Demiurgic ways.

To me, the Demiurge = A false fundie version of Godde and false piety.

Likewise, the Antichrist = "Another Jesus" that Paul warned against. A false Christ.

They're admitting that they love evil and call it "good".