BARNEY BRIGHT
Well-Known Member
I'm not saying that, Jesus is. "And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” Matthew 25:46. I believe Jesus, don't you?
I disagree with you there. Jesus doesn't contradict scripture. Scripture, meaning the inspired word of God that God had written down says, the Soul that is sinning dies. The scriptures also say that the first man Adam died, Jesus didn't contradict that. The word Soul is talking about a person, so either you believe the first person Adam died or you don't believe he did, which is it that you believe?
The eternal punishment is death, not eternal life. Eternal life is a reward for the righteous not a punishment for the unrighteous. So if you believe a person who is considered unrighteous is still living somewhere. Are you then saying he/she is still living and will continue to live in some kind of torture? If so you are saying that they are still alive and that death doesn't exist but instead is just a doorway to another plain of existence aren't you? Aren't you saying that when God said to Adam he would die if he ate from the forbidden tree is a lie if you don't believe in death. Death is the opposite of life isn't it? Life means you are still conscious or aware of your surroundings death which is the opposite of life means you're not aware or conscious of your surroundings. Life and death are not the same they are opposite.