Was the hell, fire, and brimstone preaching of past generations overdone?
Yes, the hell, fire, and brimstone preaching of past generations was overdone, though not entirely wrong. It dominated Sunday after Sunday, was all that was preached, and scared people severely, while Scripture's remedy for sin and death is the Gospel of Christ's death, burial, and resurrection.
Les explains that the hell, fire, and brimstone preaching of past generations was not all wrong, but he thinks it was totally overdone. He recalls that Sunday after Sunday after Sunday, that was all people heard, and that is all they preached, and it scared the socks off of people. The context ties sin and death together from Adam onward and says the only remedy is the Gospel: that Christ died, was buried, and rose from the dead.
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Was the old 'hell, fire, and brimstone' preaching wrong?
The old Sunday preaching of 'hell, fire, and brimstone' was not all wrong, but it was totally overdone and it scared people.