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. I was taught in catechism that repentance always means sorrow and regret for one's sins; but I don't think that's what the Lord was getting at. †. Luke 13:4-5 . . And what about the eighteen men who died when a tower of Siloam fell on them? Were they the worst sinners in Jerusalem? No, and I...

. †. Luke 23:43 . . And Jesus said to him: Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise. The "paradise" Christ promised the thief was located in the netherworld. †. Acts 2:29-32 . . Because he was a prophet, and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his...

. So-called "death bed" conversions are a popular topic of discussion; but what's not so popular are circumstances where there is no death bed to speak of. †. Luke 13:4-5 . . And what about the eighteen men who died when a tower of Siloam fell on them? Were they the worst sinners in Jerusalem...

. So it all boils down to how people "see". In other words: one man interprets the Bible this way; and another man interprets the Bible that way. Meanwhile; it's possible that both men need glasses and don't know it. Cliff /

. The Bible's hells are penal colonies where people exist in conscious afterlife suffering in flame and perpetual dehydration. There are two hells revealed in the Bible: a hell that's now, and a hell that's later on. People are being held in the now hell only until the Great White Throne...

. I'm going on the premise that Isa 66:23-24, Mrk 9:47-48, Luke 16:19-31, Rev 20:11-15, Luke 13:22-24, Mtt 7:13-14, Mtt 22:14, John 4:22, John 14:1, John 14:6, and 1Cor 16:22 speak of realities. Cliff /

. Which portion of my "definition" are you curious about? Cliff /

. I've participated on a pretty good number of internet forums in the last fifteen years, and it's been my experience that most people, including professing Xians, haven't really given the Bible's hell much thought. I just wish there were tour buses to hell sort of like those buses in Beverly...

. The Bible bus is where the rubber meets the road. :-) Cliff /

. I too believe Jonah was dead in the fish and resurrected. Cliff /

. I've participated on twenty some-odd internet forums in the last fifteen years and I think you might be one of only two or three people I've encountered online who have even heard of McGee let alone listened to him or read his material I started listening to Dr. McGee on a regular basis...

. The promises weren't Abraham's reward; no; his reward was the oath that notarized the promises. Here's how the promises are worded in their original language. †. Gen 12:1-3 . . Now Yhvh had said to Abram: Get out of your country, from your family and from your father's house, to a land that...

. A certain denomination insists that when a human being dies, it goes completely out of conscious existence. Their resurrection doctrine therefore is not a resurrection according to the traditional meaning of the word, but rather; a re-creation: which essentially implies that when Christ died...

. It's very easy to prove that Jonah was alive inside the fish at some point. †. Jon 2:1-2 . . Jonah prayed to Yhvh his God from the fish's belly. But it's just as easy to prove he was dead at some point too. †. Jon 2:6 . . I went down to the moorings of the mountains; the earth with its bars...

. Actually, Rach, I don't think more effort would make a difference in those numbers. The majority would still be lost and I honestly think 51% is on the low side. Let me show you what I mean. †. 1Cor 16:22 . . If anyone love not the Lord, let him be accursed. Does a Muslim have to be a...

. According to Jesus Christ's testimony as a credible expert witness in all matters pertaining to the afterlife; most of the world's responsible souls haven't been making it to safety when they cross over to the other side. • Luke 13:22-24 . . And he went through the cities and villages...