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further..... When the angels visited the shepherds on Bethlehems hills, this is what they sang; Luke 2:13-14 King James Version (KJV) And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, good will...

I am commenting on f2f scripture quote in post #25, Acts 17:31 ......did you not read it before commenting ? Acts 17:31…he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.

.....now, will everybody want forgiveness? it appears not.....and in so doing they judge themselves as unworthy......and what's more, God is exonerated from any and all misrepresentation. How do we know that? because the whole Universe sings 'worthy is the Lamb.' Revelation 5:11-13

The judgement is for the purpose of giving assurance to all because Jesus has been raised from the dead. And what is the judgement for humanity?.....it is the good news of forgiveness......this is what gives assurance.

if a soul is a fusion between body and spirit... and that fusion dies.... whats left ? Nothing except the elements of which the body is made ie, dust. Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread till thou return to the earth, out of which thou wast taken: for dust thou art, and...

Jack, yes, Jesus speaks of hell fire but it is not what you think it is ....and unless you are open to another explanation you remain in your misunderstanding.....and I'm sorry for that. Why? because it misrepresents God terribly.......and isn't that what the devils game is, to misrepresent God...

Then you must live in fear.....cuz where else are you gonna fall?

You have no ego? Herein you reveal how little you understand yourself Jack!

I will leave you to your understanding of God's character seeing you insist you understand it by HOW you interpret his words.

Jack, you are arguing foolishly. Would you persist on that track to shore up your ego?

I'm asking you who claims to know the meaning of what it's all about......or would you pass the buck to negate responsibility for your words?

I am qualified to ask questions.....particularly about the character of God; that is how the integrity or lack of it of God is established in the understanding of a person. It has nothing to do with rewriting our English bibles, however it does have everything to do with HOW they are understood...

You don't believe it mirrors the devil's characteristics? ie, frying people for eternity? .....a long time you know, eternity.....think about it! I see you haven't made many or any enquiries about the character of God? ....and you are quiet happy to worship a being who would burn people in...

You seem to know what these words mean in modern Western culture but do you know what they mean in Hebrew culture?

what does 'Christ-like' mean?

I suppose Jesus left the planet because there were too many whoremongers, murderers, people with wrong ideas about God, liars, etc etc?

Do you think it is possible that the expression 'everlasting fire' is reference to other than what you imagine it to be Jack?

You simply quoted someone's writings who wrote through a particular cultural lens about God. Understanding that lens brings insight; not understanding it makes God into a monster worse than Hitler.....in fact, it mirrors the devil. Do you understand that?

As per your request ... 1 John 1:5 'This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all'

Your understanding does not make the Bible mean what your understanding makes it mean just as the understanding of the Religious Jews in Jesus time did not make the scriptures mean what they understood it to mean. Jesus corrected their misunderstanding on many things.....and as Hebrews 1 tells...