And the SMOKE of their torment...No eternal damnation for anyone, except the Devil

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Jackson123 said:
because their soul never die

When one realizes the range of meaning and usage of the Hebrew and Greek word for "soul" it all makes sense and proves YOU wrong.

Matthew 10:28
And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

psuché: breath, the soul
Original Word: ψυχή, ῆς, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: psuché
Phonetic Spelling: (psoo-khay')
Definition: breath, the soul
Usage: (a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.

Ezekiel 18:4
Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins shall die.

nephesh: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion
Original Word: נֶפֶשׁ
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: nephesh
Phonetic Spelling: (neh'-fesh)
Definition: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

So, again, when we read verses about death of the soul, it refers to the death of the human person, the individual.

What you haven't shown are any verses that specifically speak of death of soul AND body in the same breath. That would give you a point.
Maybe you didn’t know this, but you are a body, soul, and spirit. All together make up who you are as a person. Jesus said body and soul are able to be destroyed in hell and I’m going with that. If you continue to say the opposite of what Jesus says then you’re contradicting Him.
 
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your last sentence “ the6 aren’t continually punished is against

46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

cause (something unpleasant or painful) to be suffered by someone or something.
"they inflicted serious injuries on three other men"
Is death a punishment from your perspective?
 
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You just said they live forever in hell. Please explain how someone is living forever in hell when Jesus said only those who believe in Him will live forever?
If you want to quote Jesus, then be accurate. He said they will have eternal life. Not just 'live forever'. You are twisting EVEN what Jesus said.

Just quote any verse that says they’ll live forever hell.
No such verses. There will be eternal death in the LOF. Experienced, for sure. No one claims there will be LIFE in the LOF.

Separation from God is spiritual death. Got it?
 
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This isn’t a charade. This is you stalling and creating a distraction. How about you man up and prove what you’re trying to say if you think I’m twisting words.
The Bible says it, and you reject what the Bible says.

You read "soul" regarding death in both the OT and NT when in both places it is used for "the person" "the individual". What's who dies. Referring to their body.

What dies twice in the LOF? Do you know?
 
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If you want to quote Jesus, then be accurate. He said they will have eternal life. Not just 'live forever'. You are twisting EVEN what Jesus said.
Wow how petty and desperate you are. Depending on which version you look at Jesus does say “live forever.”


No such verses. There will be eternal death in the LOF. Experienced, for sure. No one claims there will be LIFE in the LOF.

Separation from God is spiritual death. Got it?
Good job. You’re getting close.
 

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So death is a punishment. Thank you.
in the world it may have death punishment but not eternal punishment

how human judge convict eternal punishment, human can’t punish soul

but God can because soul never die

definition of punishment
the infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offense.

infliction is to make people pain

so eternal punishment is coursing pain forever

is soul die than eternal punishment is impossible
 
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The Bible says it, and you reject what the Bible says.

You read "soul" regarding death in both the OT and NT when in both places it is used for "the person" "the individual". What's who dies. Referring to their body.

What dies twice in the LOF? Do you know?
If a soul is a body then you have Jesus saying “can destroy both body and body in hell.” That’s nonsense and your attempt to twist words in order to shoehorn your eternal torment doctrine into the Bible has failed.

It’s clear that if the soul can die or be destroyed, which it can, then that’s definitely the weakest link in your whole argument and proves eternal torment is false.
 
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Maybe you didn’t know this, but you are a body, soul, and spirit.
1 Thess 5:21 I've known that for a very long time.

All together make up who you are as a person. Jesus said body and soul are able to be destroyed in hell and I’m going with that.
When will you comprehend that "abe to" and "doing it" aren't the same thing?

If you continue to say the opposite of what Jesus says then you’re contradicting Him.
I've not done that.
 
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in the world it may have death punishment but not eternal punishment

how human judge convict eternal punishment, human can’t punish soul

but God can because soul never die

definition of punishment
the infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offense.

infliction is coursing pain

so eternal punishment is coursing pain forever

is soul die than eternal punishment is impossible
Matthew 10:46 doesn’t say pain forever. Death is an eternal punishment because it lasts forever.
 

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Matthew 10:46 doesn’t say pain forever. Death is an eternal punishment because it lasts forever.
matt 25

46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
 

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I am Able to do doesn’t mean I will do

I am able to help the hungry doesn’t mean I will help the hungry

i am able to help , may because I have the money

but because I am greedy I am not use my ability

God able to kill the soul do not mean God kill the soul

the verse say

28And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

able to kill

not will to kill
 
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If a soul is a body then Jesus you have Jesus saying “can destroy both body and body in hell.” That’s nonsense and your failed attempt to twist words in order to shoehorn your eternal torment doctrine into the Bible.
In spite of all the help I've given you in understanding both the Hebrew and Greek words translated "soul", you still aren't paying attention. I NEVER said "a soul is a body". I showed from lexicons the usage of the word, which INCLUDES "person", and "individual".

It’s clear that if the soul can die or be destroyed, which is can, then that’s definitely the weakest link in your whole argument and proves eternal torment is false.
I've already agreed that God CAN kill the soul. But when the Bible speaks of "death of soul" it means death of the person.

In fact, Ezek 18:4 proves it refers to capital punishment, per the context.
1 The word of the LORD came to me:
2 “What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: “ ‘The parents eat sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?
3 “As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.
4 For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child—both alike belong to me. The one who sins is the one who will die.
 
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Matthew 10:46 doesn’t say pain forever. Death is an eternal punishment because it lasts forever.
Matt 25:46 says "eternal punishment". You have no evidence that non-entities can be punished.

You still haven't explained how someone who no longer exists can experience punishment. Or how punishment doesn't have to have an experience.

Your view is very close to the atheists' view. They are hoping for nothingness when they die.
 
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Matt 25:46 says "eternal punishment". You have no evidence that non-entities can be punished.
I didn’t claim non-entities can be punished.

You still haven't explained how someone who no longer exists can experience punishment. Or how punishment doesn't have to have an experience.
I never said this either. I said they are put to death. after death they aren’t experiencing anything. The eternal punishment is death.

Your view is very close to the atheists' view. They are hoping for nothingness when they die.
That’s ironic since you’re the one who holds a non-Christian view on the fate of the unsaved.

Atheists are partially correct, but they don’t know they’ll be resurrected, judged, then die again. According to the Bible, atheists fall into the unsaved category and they’ll be destroyed for eternity.

2 Thessalonians 1:8,9
8In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 9Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
 
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I am Able to do doesn’t mean I will do

I am able to help the hungry doesn’t mean I will help the hungry

i am able to help , may because I have the money

but because I am greedy I am not use my ability

God able to kill the soul do not mean God kill the soul

the verse say

28And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

able to kill

not will to kill
God can destroy the soul and body. Your doctrine of eternal torment for all unsaved isn’t valid then. How will someone experience torment if their soul and body are destroyed?
 
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it is in some state
it is in human government

there aren’t soul punishment in human government system
Let me rephrase the question:

Do you agree with this definition of death?

“the action or fact of dying or being killed; the end of the life of a person or organism.”
 

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I didn’t claim non-entities can be punished.



I never said this either. I said they are put to death. after death they aren’t experiencing anything. The eternal punishment is death.



That’s ironic since you’re the one who holds a non-Christian view on the fate of the unsaved.

Atheists are partially correct, but they don’t know they’ll be resurrected, judged, then die again. According to the Bible, atheists fall into the unsaved category and they’ll be destroyed for eternity.

2 Thessalonians 1:8,9
8In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 9Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
I look at online dictionary what is vengeance

punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong.

inflicted mean make one pain

the verse do not say for a years or hour than die
 

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I don’t think so. You see me as a challenger trying to turn the church upside down which is not what I am doing. So just because you hold that perspective doesn’t make it so.
Butter wouldn't melt. :rolleyes:

"Trying to turn the church upside down" was me using hyperbole for the purpose of driving the point home.
And STILL you don't get it. Your first post in this thread was an accusation of the whole church from it's beginning
with a false claim that Jesus' teaching on eternal punishment was a later interpolation.



Eternal torment is a false doctrine, among many, in the church. The Bible never says all people will somehow live forever in hell being tormented anywhere.

For one it doesn’t even make sense to have eternal life in hell. Two, the Bible repeatedly says wicked people perish or are destroyed.

Furthermore, there is evidence in early church writings to suggest eternal torment is a doctrine that came later.

Can’t really prove a negative so burden of proof is on the eternal tormenters here. Please read your verses very carefully before posting them.

Here again. I don't accept your revision of church history, nor of sound doctrine.

The early church fathers outside of the ones in the New Testament, or writers if you prefer, are representative of the kind of teachings that were being taught in their period.

Conditional immortality (or annihilationism) was taught by Ignatius of Antioch, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Clement, Hermas, Polycarp, and others. They taught that the unrepentant wicked are destroyed forever as if by fire, but did not teach there is an immortal soul that would be tortured in fire for eternity.

Based on my research, the idea of hell being a place of eternal torment didn’t come around until the 2nd century /!; was introduced because of Plato’s philosophy of an immortal soul this introducing the possibility of eternal torment.

Jesus didn’t teach eternal torment nor did any of the apostles. The Bible doesn’t say the soul is immortal.
 

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God can destroy the soul and body. Your doctrine of eternal torment for all unsaved isn’t valid then. How will someone experience torment if their soul and body are destroyed?
Destroy not die

car accident destroy may hand but doctor fix it

God able to destroy that verse do not say God will kill the soul