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I know the true answers, and I reject any that suggest A. That Jesus went to hell and suffered in eternal flames forever or B. That sinners go to hell and suffer forever or C. That the wages of sin is eternal torment or D. That death isn't death, but is in fact eternal life in a really really...

Not sure where to got the ideai was claiming everyone would be saved. Perhaps an unwise choice of words. All the above quote I agree with. Regarding what is eternal... The Scripture says punishment is eternal. It does not say punishing is eternal. Therefore what is eternal must be death.

Probably easier for me to answer through AI... https://www.perplexity.ai/search/crusades-that-were-not-against-SEAlo4XkSZC.4JPbQU62lQ

Oh yes indeed. We will never ever have any idea of the weight of the burden of guilt that Jesus voluntarily accepted that ultimately led to His death, which if truth be told, was the direct cause of death. And such would have destroyed any mortal man, what terrible conflict there must have been...

So I am not a theologian as such, and my discussions therefore may suffer somewhat for a lack of depth and understanding. So. In that vein, I must ask. What is the difference between damnationism (which I have never heard of) and annihilationism, a version of which I subscribe to?

All of the above. With one caveat. The Christians who initiated the crusades were nominal Christians who initiated crusades against other Christians who they disagreed with doctrinally and politically, as well as Islam.

“1 Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. 2 Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the...

No. I would rather it be set within the context of unbridled grace and mercy and unfathomable love, accompanied do by choruses of praise and worship. Really. However, I keep reading on numerous threads that those who do not accept Christ into their lives are also granted eternal life but bound...

No need to be so defensive. I said, "give what you can". If you aren't in a position to help, then there is no fault on your part at all. My objection was to your belief that evil and wickedness and homelessness and hunger and pain and sorrow was a fait accompli and thus was nothing to be done...

No, I'm talking about these people who rejected Christ and His offer of salvation... At the close of the thousand years the second resurrection will take place. Then the wicked will be raised from the dead and appear before God for the execution of "the judgment written." Thus the revelator...

So when you pass by someone who is homeless and hungry, does your belief that this was God's intention, absolve you from giving what you can to help him out?

Amen. The redemption price was death...the wages of sin. Would you agree that those who do not accept by faith the redemption offered through Christ, they will have to pay the price themselves?

Not everyone died in the past, and not everyone will die in the future. But you are correct generally, "everyone" dies. And, everyone is resurrected. Some to life eternal, some to condemnation for whom the second death awaits. Jesus saved us from that second death. It was the second death that...

Ummm...okay,I think?

Agree. And what was that price?

Who else do you trust with your eternal destiny? While doctrine per se does not explicitly or directly impact your salvation, doctrine does directly impact your attitude and thinking regarding God's character and goodness. And your response to that goodness, whether positive or negative, does...

Indeed, the Bible does state that outside the gates to the New Jerusalem the many who refused to receive and believe in Christ, would gather. The intent with which they surround the city is to forcibly take the throne. The result? Fire comes down out of the sky and destroys them. This is the...

I sang it. To myself. Quietly. In my mind. And it fit perfect. 10 out of 10

The justification for retaining statues etc in the church (some of which were totally pagan idols but are now "baptized" Christian statues) reminds me of the incident of the golden calf that Israel bowed down to as Moses was preparing to come down from Sinai with the stone tablets. “1 And when...

There were numerous churches established before the gospel reached Rome. The first church was Jerusalem. The apostles traveled all over, as did numerous disciples, all teaching the same message, establishing churches everywhere they went. Phillip was the genesis for the church in Ethiopia,a...