Editing Problem of Hell (section)

===Free will===
Some apologists argue that Hell exists because of free will, and that Hell is a choice rather than an imposed punishment. Jonathan L. Kvanvig writes:<ref>{{cite book
| last= Kvanvig
| first= Jonathan L.
| title= The Problem of Hell
| publisher= Oxford University Press
|location=US
| year= 1994
| page= 120
| isbn= 0-19-508487-X}}</ref>

{{quote|[[C.S.Lewis|[C.S.] Lewis]] believes that the doors of hell are locked from the inside rather than from the outside. Thus, according to Lewis, if escape from hell never happens, it is not because God is not willing that it should happen. Instead, residence in hell is eternal because that is just what persons in hell have chosen for themselves.}}

Similarly, [[Dave Hunt (Christian apologist)|Dave Hunt]] (1996) writes:

{{quote|We may rest assured that no one will suffer in hell who could by any means have been won to Christ in this life. God leaves no stone unturned to rescue all who would respond to the convicting and wooing of the Holy Spirit.<ref>Dave Hunt ''In Defense of Faith'' Harvest House Publishers, 1996</ref>}}

Popular culture, for instance, the [[graphic novel]] series ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'', sometimes proposes the idea that souls go to Hell because they ''believe'' that they deserve to, rather than being condemned to it by God or Satan.<ref>Gaiman, Neil ''Season of Mists'' DC Comics/Vertigo, 1990 p. 18</ref>