Tim Keller on the final state of the lost
Eternal conscious punishment
THE POSITION
Affirmed the reality of hell and wrote in defense of it, while framing it in terms of freely chosen self-exclusion from God — a presentation some critics judged to soften the traditional account.
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46 And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
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Founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian, New York. Known for apologetics addressed to urban skeptics and for a notably winsome register.
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"Tim Keller on the final state of the lost", Examined Doctrine, July 2026 edition, https://examineddoctrine.com/position/keller/final-state (archived at https://examineddoctrine.com/editions/2026-07/position/keller/final-state).