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Have you ever prayed for those who have hurt you, prayed that they may come to know Christ and His forgiveness? Do you want to see them saved and in heaven?

I thought we were talking about the second death, not the first. Yes, all sin is already forgiven. Except as you say, the blasphemy against the holy Spirit. That is the sin of unbelief that rejects the forgiveness already offered. But once Christ comes and takes His bride to meet the Father...

The wages of sin, ultimately, after an appropriate period of punishment, is death. You are advocating that sinners receive eternal life. That they continue to live as you suggest, in misery, (one has to be alive to feel anything, including misery) is what is absurd. It is unbiblical in the...

The wages of sin is death. Our discussion really hinges on our definition of death. That last farthing is the last final breath. Then oblivion. Debt paid. Life given.

Even though liking something better may be a direct reflection of the Spirit of God within us? I think conscience is a reliable backstop when both sides of a doctrinal dispute fail to convince. Also as corroboration to truth.

So whose debt was he paying off if not his own?

The unforgiving servant has to pay the debt. Therefore Jesus didn't pay it. Can anyone enter glory if Jesus didn't pay for their ransom from death?

Those are indeed the verses from which people have devised the idea that Jesus preached to people in hell. I would ask these questions however in order to direct perhaps a closer reading of the passage at hand... First, answer this... By whose power and when did the prophets of old warn Israel...

That's an interesting response Mark. Yes, God gave us a book. And very few believed it. And many, even most, when they read it today think God is as you portray Him. Vindictive, vengeful, spiteful, judgemental and unjust. Demanding people worship Him and then torturing people forever when they...

Have you considered that if the unforgiving servant had to pay the debt, his boss didn't?

I think a complete and utter end to sin and sinners, death and evil, pain and suffering, isn't something we all ought not just to be hoping for, but grateful for.

Indeed. I totally get a very squishy queazy feeling in the pit of my stomach when I consider the virulence and passion that Christians display in trying to defend their hypothesis that God has so little mercy, and takes steps to ensure that those in heaven can still enjoy themselves despite mum...

Oh dear. The worms are escaping.

Are you sure? That would strongly suggest OSAS. In the OT the blood of the sacrifices were taken into the sanctuary. The sacrifice and death of the victim was but the first step. To what purpose was the blood sprinkled before the veil? To wipe the debt clear... Or record it?

The above quotes speak for themselves. Christ paid the debt for every man on Calvary. Without exception. We have been forgiven. The requirement or criteria, at least one of them, or in the end benefiting from that precious grace, is that we forgive others. Yes, of anyone goes to destruction in...

Everyone recognizes that death is a separation. Let us assume that the outer darkness is in fact the lake of fire, that sinners do indeed suffer according to the evil they committed, (many of few stripes) and that getting out of that predicament, escaping the suffering, is the second death?

Without attempting to equate our mind precisely as God thinks, I would suggest that scripture does support the idea of having the mind of Christ... Recreated in the image of God, which is why we are horrified regarding abortion, tyranny, persecution, and other equally appalling atrocities such...

Bad enough to cost the Son of God His life, and to risk His own eternal existence to redeem us.

Who is Christ reigning over now? Does reigning with Him necessarily mean there are others involved, being subservient?

The Bible says God is love. If we use that as the foundation and criteria for every doctrine and belief we formulate as we read scripture, we cannot go wrong. If we understand that God exists for the sake of others... That He is utterly and completely unselfish in everything He does and...