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quietthinker: "The options are life or death....not life in flames for eternity." Just another indefensible pontification from evangelicals who are incapable of following a rigorous exegetical argument. No dissenter has even attempted to engage point by point the case set out in the OP. I...

marksman: "I do not see any reference to...dead saints in Hebrews 12:1" Because you haven't bothered to read my refutation. Marksman: "I do not see any reference to purgatory in Hebrews 12:22" Duh, I don't claim such a reference there. marksman: "There is no mention of deceased saints in...

The book, "Lighted Passage," was brought to the attention of an agnostic friend of mine by a colleague who worked with him at HUD and was a relative of the author, Dr. Howell Vincent. Dr. Vincent, a Presbyterian minister, wrote this book, about his daughter Rea and her death in a car accident on...

Jesus called Peter Satan and Peter denied Jesus thrice, but was rehabilitated by the risen Lord. If Judas had not committed suicide, the risen Jesus might have rehabilitated him too in a resurrection appearance! Judas committed suicide out of remorse, and so, may well have truly repented. His...

(1a) NDE researchers like Dr. Raymond Moody are now writing books about shared NDEs, which are generally far more evidential than most conventional NDEs because the doctors, nurses, and family members witnessing the apparent deaths actually experience key elements of the NDEs, including the OBE...

Because Peter resumes the theme of preaching to the dead in 4:6, where he uses the verb for "preaching the Gospel:" "For this is the reason why the Gospel was preached to those who are now dead, so that they...might live according to God in regard to the spirit."

Let me begin with this disclaimer: I am an evangelical Christian for whom Christ's atoning death and resurrection are the anchor of my faith. But at their best, the verifications inherent in ADCs (=After-Death Contacts) and NDEs (near-death experiences) seem more evidentially probative even than...

Why do you fear this?

True, the word "Purgatory" is not biblical, but "Purgatory" means postmortem "realm of purgation or purification" and such a realm is solidly biblical. Read my post earlier in the thread that demonstates this. Praying to the saints is not idolatry because it's like asking a mature Christian...

Yes, "It is appointed unto humanity once to die, and after that the Judgement." But that raises the question of what can happen after the Judgment. Remember, Jesus preaches the Gospel to the wicked dead (1 Peter 3:19) and that implies that they have a chance to respond to His preaching. Why do...

By now I hope some of you are open-minded enough to watch the BBC Medjugorje documentary. I showed it to my college students in my "Nature of Religious Experience" course and they seemed to love it, especially the part where Father Jozo, who opposed the visionary children, is interviewed and...

The Apostle's Creed contains this faith affirmation: "I believe in the communion of saints." The doctrine of the Communion of Saints refers to the interconnected community, living and dead, of all saints on Earth, in Heaven, and yes, even in Purgatory. Hebrews 12:1-2 provides one biblical anchor...

So far the discussion of grace is obvious, therefore, almost trivial. So let's make it more provocative. Evangelical icon, C. S. Lewis, famously said, "The gates of Hell are locked from the inside." What he meant was this: if sinners find their way into an eternal Hell, they remain there by...

As usual, you pontificate from ignorance. I have a doctorate in NT and have studied under Bruce Metzger, the top Text Critic in the world. You on the other hand, have obviously not read a single respected scholarly book on the subject.

Jesus taught, "By their fruits you shall know them." Medjugorje has inspired mass conversions and the rise of small prayer groups. By contrast, few Fundamentalist churches see spectacular miracles and few members are willing to join weekly prayer group, an essential ingredient for revival...

Enoch: "There is no question that the last twelve verse of Mark are genuine. Just ignore the naysayers and ALL modern bible versions. They are all corrupt, bar none." Modern evangelical and liberal Bible scholars alike find it highly ironic that Fundamentalists with the highest view of biblical...

Since my critics have no answer for my biblical defense of Purgatory, it is time to move on to praying to the saints, something I don't do myself, but have the highest respect for the miracles experienced by Catholics who do. See if you know your Bible well enough to identify the verses that...

My professor colleague, a skeptical experimental experimental psychologist, was profoundly changed by the miracles he witnessed at Mejdugorje and my lawyer acquaintance saw angelic light beings there. By contrast, Blood Bought and Stan B. seethe with obvious hatred which reflects very badly on...

(1) THE APPARITIONS AT MEDJUGORJE IN BOSNIA As I've said, I am a Pentecostal Methodist, not a Catholic. But I feel led of God to defend or at least present biblical perspectives on Catholic distinctives in the hope that they can receive a fair hearing. What interests me far more are the major...

Let me give you 2 important examples of how corrupt the KJV's later Greek manuscripts are: (1) Mark originally ended at 16:8 without a resurrection appearance of Jesus. So various new endings were invented and added to fill this void, one which became the KJV ending. No modern scholar...