Do cowards go to hell?
Anna Hampton While there was no space to include all that Scripture mentions about cowardice, the following is just a brief discussion of a key verse often cited related to Biblical teaching on cowardice. It is commonly taught that cowardice is a sin and worthy of hεll. This teaching likely comes from Revelation 21:8, “But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” (NASB) What are we to make of this? Is this verse directed towards the Christ-follower? Biblical Lists of Sin The Bible includes several lists of sins, starting with the Ten Commandments and then many more lists in the New Testament. In Revelation, “there are two parallel vice lists [to 21:8] in 9:20–21 and 22:15.”[1] Interestingly, the words “coward” and “unbeliever” are found in no New Testament list, except here in Rev 21:8. Aune states, The term “