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I have'nt said anything close to that? Those who "endure to the end" are part of that "first resurrection" and will be the "bride" of Christ and will reign and judge the nations (even angels!). Those who put their faith in Christ (who do the will of the Father) will be the judges, those who...

Let's look at the few verses before 20, starting in 17: "IF any man be IN CHRIST he is a new creation." Do you see? IF any man (now in this life) be in Christ he is a new creation. We Christians, who have made some choices to follow Jesus and love God can be transformed/rreconcile, being a new...

If people are banging their heads against rocks but God wants to stop them but can't, then yes He loses. If God is making people bang their heads against rocks then (for most) He's probably doing them a favor. I don't believe in a god who just tosses the life-jacket out of the boat and "hopes"...

So Satan created the tares and Jesus didn't die for their sin?

God making a bunch of lesser gods to battle with and even lose to, that is what makes no sense.

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"If ONLY in this life there is hope in Christ, then we are one sorry bunch!" 1 Cor 15:19 It is only in this life where we build up treasures in heaven. It is only in this life where rewards are earned. But only HOPE in Christ? No way! God is restoring all things. Sin will not remain forever, if...

You all are taken this as a literal account, like an actual fruit was eaten? It was necessary for Adam (as it is for each one of us) to understand/experience evil. God teaches us the way (Ps 25:8) into light from the dark. Adam was in the dark, he had no knowledge of good or evil, but as a...

KingJ said: You are making an incorrect assumption about God. God is impartial Acts 10:34 and James 2. God lives by a moral code far beyond us. He KEEPS to it even to His death!!!. So please do not insult my God. When He tells me He is impartial I believe it to be to the maximum and beyond...

Angelina. You are confusing me with this: "The Lord always disciplines those he loves. If you are not disciplined then you are illegitimate and not his children. He discipline us as a Father would discipline a son, for our benefit. So that we are may share in his holiness and when trained, yield...

It took me a long time to get over this "free will" thing. Think of it like this: have you ever played a really good chess player? They set up their pieces in such a way that, even though you can freely move any way you want, you end up moving exactly how they wanted you to. And they always win...

Jesus didn't "keep the law", he fulfilled it. We too, should be fulfilling the law, not keeping it. How? "Love God with all your heart and soul, and love your neighbor as yourself." This is the law AND prophets.

Dodo, you said: So, either A ) the righteous have eternal life while the others have eternal punishment, or B ) the righteous only have life for a limited period of time while the others have punishment for only a limited period of time. Dodo, just because 2 nouns are described by the same...

There is a way out of hell (Jesus holds the keys, Rev 1:17-18 "Do not fear"). And in Rev 20:14, death and hell are cast into the Lake of Fire and die. They are no more. "For the old things have passed away and all things are created new. Death is no more and all tears are wiped away." Here comes...

Aspen is absolutely right! The will of God is extreme...extremely simple, and extremely hard. Love. Loving God through loving people. That is the law. The whole of scripture is Love. Extreme Love. Love is a noun and a verb. Its a thing and an action. God is the thing, time for us to do the acting.

Iforrest, Have you ever played chess with a really good player? They, by setting their peices in a particular way, can make you move exactlly how they want you too. Even though you have many choices to move, some how they always win. God can set His peices in a particular way that, even though...

- Adam had no (real, full) knowledge until he ate the fruit. - Christ was Gods plan to bring the entire kosmos into perfect, and He will. - repentance is not something a (spiritually) dead person can do. - Satan may write the menu, but only by the Chefs permission. - our menu is EXTREMELY...

God can.

Adam and Eve didn't have "knowledge" so how could they have chosen. "we" who have Knowlegde, do have the choice to sin or follow God. But those who have no knowledge can't choose, how can you ask someone to choose between things they don't know? Salvation comes first. Christ died while we were...

The Spirit.