They even believed in hell, though not in its eternity; to them, hell was the fire of purification described by the Apostle Paul in the third chapter of 1 Corinthians, the healing assault of unyielding divine love upon obdurate souls, one that will save even those who in this life prove unworthy of heaven by burning away every last vestige of their wicked deeds.
1 Corinthians 3:
(11 For no one can lay another foundation beside the one laid down, which is Jesus the Anointed. 12 Now, if on this foundation one erects gold, silver, precious stones, woods, hay, straw, 13 Each one’s work will become manifest; for the Day will declare it, because it is revealed by fire, and the fire will prove what kind of work each person’s is. 14 If the work that someone has built endures, he will receive a reward; 15 If anyone’s work should be burned away, he will suffer loss, yet he shall be saved, though so as by fire.)
