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God puts desire for meaning in our hearts. The universe was designed with the intention for man to discover its mysteries. And in the search for origins, we find iur Creator. Yes. And faith is both objective and subjective. We can observe it and also experience it. Salvation for you will be...

TRUTH OT, Faith is based not only on God's word, but physical facts as well. ( Romans 1) Here's more. Prophecy is one reason why the Israelites believed. When God sent a prophet to them, and he predicted a future event, (and it could have been days, months or years away), and it came true with...

According to Hinduism, there are three ways to break the cycle or reincarnation and become one with Brahma: 1. The first ‘way of works’ is the attempt to purify one’s soul by the careful devotion/obedience to all the laws and obligations of the Hindu scriptures (called “Vedas”). >>This theology...

I know. But remember Hades and Death are both cast into the Lake of Fire and destroyed (Rev. 20:14), which is the second death that all who are in Hades await. The angels were locked up in a lower part of Sheol called the Abyss/Bottomless Pit, (Tartarus - 2Pet. 2:4) separated from souls. The...

Chop chop ... it's quick and painless! I would ask if I could sharpen the blade! No, seriously, I am not sure about Rev. 20:4. I have discerned that act as being something of the signature of the Antichrist, one whom prior to Covid-19, I suspected to be a Muslim. Islamic terrorists already have...

Sheol (Hades) is the underworld, the netherworld, a place where the dead ungodly go. The Lake of Fire is Hell and yes, not created yet. Most likely at the end if the Millennial Kingdom, when the first earth and the heavens and death and Hades are destroyed. But whatever you have settled it is in...

You can read it, but you cannot discern the meaning. Sheol is a temprary prison. The Lake of Fire (Hell) means destruction, perish. Let's not imply that there is such a thing as an indestructible destruction or imperishable perishing. Let's not change the meaning of death either. Death in the...

Doubt it. The witnesses preach to non-believing Jews and Gentiles about Christ. We are already on board and would be in total agreement.

Actually, with a second view of the video, I have realized that the preacher is wrong. All the scriptures are true. But this view is blind to the reality that we are already adopted/ saved, we are already in Christ, already born again spiritually and have already entered into His spiritual...

As Mungo pointed out, scripture says "repentance is granted" by God. We turn from our sins and ways of life TO GOD. God chose us first. He enabled us to turn to Him. This is His drawing power, a process that involves many years and sometimes a lifetime of messages sent by Him through witnesses...

That part is for me to claim! It is a permanent gift, an inheritance too. I trust that He will not reneg on His PROMISE. He empowers me to abide in Him. The gift of eternal life is not an open door to sin it up as you please. Belief means you agree to put His yoke around your neck, go where He...

That is part of the gift of faith.- I think I mentioned that. He enables us to obey, encourages us to persevere. So yes we cooperate with Him, it is expected of us. His yoke is easy and burden light. >> Being in Christ enables us to be directed by the power, influence and works of God within us...

I got "cutting off" from the root of the word, Kolazo ( the verb form meaning to prune, cut off). The noun Kolasis was formed from this word. [The New American Standard Exhaustive Concordance tells us that kolasis comes from kolazo and kolos and that kolos means "docked" ("dock .... 1. to cut...

Yes. Punishment certainly doesn't always mean cutting off, just in that verse, the final event, at the GWT judgment, when death and hades and all who rejected Christ are thrown into the Lake of Fire and destroyed - first earth and heaven as well. Torment is certainly lasting but temporal...

cont... Perish and destroy mean: to cause cessation of being; utterly ruin; consume; demolish; to put an end to; to kill. Although perish sometimes means lost or no longer fit for intended use or marred, when pertaining to objects like a wine skin. " that whoever believes in Him should not...

Not sure this addresses your two-sided question, but here goes. The topic you posed was the word eternity. One of the most concise but yet misunderstood verses about heaven and hell (IMO) is Matthew 25:46 "And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into eternal life."...

Once again you misrepresented my posts. I am not pushing anything, it is a "new take" (opinion to be shared and discussed). And I suggested that the abomination of desolation has occurred several times in history, not that it wouldn't in the end times. Wow.

It is funny you mention that word. I wrote a book once that addressed the topic of "Eternal Hell" in a couple chapters. Believe me, I am familiar with that word, which has variable meanings. [aion, aionios or aionion]. When it is applied to our temporal reality, which will pass away someday, it...

Your assumption was wrong and you are not man enough or humble enough to apologize for your mistake - so you double down as in denial. See if you can understand this statement without twisting it: I don't care to dialogue with someone who misinterprets and misrepresents my posts and is too...

I am just not sure which time period it was referring to. But you are. An idol doesn't have to be present for it to be an abomination. Titus did cause desolation, meaning kiling and scattering the town and leaving it empty. So you agree with the image portrayed on TV. Do you thinknit is an...