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But in taking the position you have taken, aren't you assuming that God is bound by the constraints of sciences that He, Himself conceived, constructed, and sustains? Is it a hard thing for the Sovereign of the universe to mete out just punishment to the lost while keeping them alive long...

You seem to be raising questions I've already answered. No sweat, though. Let's review: 8. How long will the wicked suffer in the fire? “Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work” (Revelation 22:12). “He will reward each according to his...

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If the soul is eternal it cannot, by simple logic, be totally separated from God. Psalm 139 7) Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? 8) If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. What power actuates these...

This simply means termination of life with no possibility of resurrection. And how can one who is alive and suffering eternal torment escape from the presence of the LORD? This indicates no time frame for the suffering of final punishment. The term "forever" is used 56 times in the King...

(Cont'd) Abraham’s bosom. A typically Jewish idiom, meaning ―paradise. The Talmud (Kiddushim 72a; in Soncino ed., p. 369) mentions ―Abraham‘s lap as a place of the blessed dead. On another occasion Jesus spoke of paradise as a place where ―many would ―come from the east and west and ―sit down...

Like all other parables, that of the Rich Man and Lazarus must be interpreted in harmony with its context and with the general tenor of Scripture. One of the most important principles of interpretation here is that each parable was designed to teach one fundamental truth, and that the details of...

Yeah, it's just amazing. A god who wants to scare me into loving him is a god for which I have no use. Either he made me the wrong way or the whole thing (life) is just a ribbing. None for me thanks, I'm driving. God is love. Not terrorist. Amen?

The problem with this bulk of proof texts is that they all say the same thing about hell, none of which even allude to eternity. Everlasting fire and punishment. Described elsewhere as “unquenchable fire” (see on ch. 3:12) and “hell fire” (see on ch. 5:22). All three refer to the fires of the...

I couldn't agree more.

Oh, sure, absolutely.

You seem to be relating trial-like fire which comes to every follower of Christ to the fire which consumes the wicked. It is to me a paradox that is difficult to understand for many. Men cannot stand in the unveiled presence of God without first being perfected in love. This is why the Bible...

Interesting thoughts, indeed, but I think the reason Christ was single is that He had an important mission that required undivided attention, which He could not have rendered with a family. I can't prove this from Scripture, but it stands to reason, especially considering Pauls remarks in 1...

Again, anything's possible. I'm not sure, but I think you may be thinking above my paygrade. :)

No one is entirely dead, spiritually, until they commit the unpardonable sin--resisting the Spirit until they can no longer hear His voice. For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men (Titus 2:11). Is it not so?

Anything's possible, but only God is truly just (which is why we need Christ's perfect record of just living to cover our sins) and therefore all justice originates with God. I don't know what the difference between "ungodly" and "unjust" could possibly be but of course, and again, possibilities...

Speaking of figures of speech, what I did allow for was the possibility that there might be an interpretation of the final punishment of the wicked in Scripture that doesn't depict God as an unloving, horrifying monster. Just sayin'. :)

Couldn't that apply to both sides of the argument?

You couldn't be more welcome!

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