title: Hell Letters: Exposing the Myth: How Hell Got into the Church and the Good News of the Original Gospel
author:  Paul Kurts 
description: Paul graduated from Mississippi State University in 1966 with majors in political science and psychology. He graduated from Ambassador University in 1972 with a BA in theology. Paul has an honorable discharge from the United States Air Force and still maintains an interest in flying. Other interests include writing poetry and a love of learning. Paul is a past member of the T.F. Torrance Theological Fellowship. With his wife, Pat, the Kurtses have pastored Grace Communion International churches for over forty years. Paul devotes much time to studying and writing on trinitarian theology-an understanding of God's love for all of humanity. The Kurtses have three children, Pastor Paul David, Michael Shane, and Dr. Allison K. Meadows, and three grandsons, James Paul Kurts, Michael David Kurts, and Maxwell Wesley Meadows.
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  # **Chapter 8:**  
   **"But You Think That We Are Going To Hell"**  
  
  ### **_Bamberg, February 1634 _**
  
  It was a very small flock. Johann Matthaeus Meyfarth looked out at the fruits
  of his efforts to organize a Lutheran congregation. He proceeded through the
  liturgy. General prayer for the church. Collect for peace. Prayer for those
  whom God had placed in authority over his flock. Sacrament of the altar.
  
  In the afternoon, he wrote. Accompanied by more prayers. Propaganda pieces--
  many organizational in nature, but well salted with the theme of, "This isn't
  the time to settle your personal scores; hold that until after we have won.
  Then we can take our complaints through a fair judicial system in which we
  have a say."
  
  Propaganda for people who were preparing to revolt against those whom God had
  placed in positions of authority. Propaganda that might, if they heard it,
  hold the flock back from wor