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OT writers did not have NT revelation, which indicates that hell is when justice is achieved, after which souls are destroyed or die forever.

Howdy fellow Texan, I wonder whether you also identify as a Messianic Christian, just as I also identify as a spiritual Jew. I have also considered the possibility of identifying as a Messianic Muslim. What do you think about that idea? Regarding the Sabbath, when I first joined CC there...

Physical death is not the penalty for sin; hell is that--and taxes.

They never had the opportunity to sin either, so repentance is not needed, although the Bible only talks in terms of salvation for normal sinful adults.

You illustrate the problematic hermeneutic of basing NT doctrine on OT historical passages.

God is only just to punish the unrepentant if they had the opportunity to repent. I think your children will understand this principle.

Yes, now if only you would recognize that it is God who allows the soul to resist being changed, which is why reaping the consequence of such callousness in hell is just.

EPH 3:7-9 – “I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power. Although I am less than the least of all God’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make plain to everyone the...

(I note that no one is requesting that I sing these :^)

TOP #138: The fruit of the Spirit is love in various manifestations. [Gal. 5:22-23] This teaching elaborates #135. The varieties of love include such qualities as joy TOP #189), peace (#64), patience (#155), kindness (#166), goodness (#187&188), faithfulness (#9&15), gentleness (#192) and...

Now we come to the prophet Isaiah, which was written near the end of the divided kingdom before Israel and then Judah were captured and many of the people were taken to Babylon. IS points the way to the NT Messiah, but unfortunately Isaiah seems to have been ignored by Ezra when he led the...

I understand your answer to be yes and no.

I understand your answer to be yes and no.

Sometimes you amaze me! I have never encountered someone who says the HS is given to atheists and anti-Christians. In Mark 9:38-40, the implication is that the man is a believer, but not one of the twelve disciples--a different denomination, as it were, rather than a heretic.

Do an experiment: Ask God to change your heart into fertile soil and see whether it remains rocky.

I agree that a kerygmatic part of the Alpha point is that God is Creator, but another part is that God is able to be Savior, which is the first point of the elaborated kerygma I propose: There is a/one all-loving and just Lord or God (DT 6:4, JN 3:16, 2THS 1:6), who is both able (2TM 1:12) and...

Re "For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.” ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭12:4-13‬ ‭KJV‬‬ this is your stance that there’s a second baptism ? Would you agree that the apostles who...

Understanding the doctrine of parables is related to election. In order to develop a doctrine regarding the parables of Jesus, one must conduct a systematic study of every parable recorded in the gospel of Mathew in order to learn their meaning and purpose. The first parable is The Parable of...

Okay, I will double-check the abbreviation list for my profile and before adding it to this thread or others. Regarding sources, I agree with your sentiment ideally, but practically it is too complicated, especially at this point so many years after compiling the information, so googling will...

Did your reply include 1Cor. 12:13? If Paul had not said that, then I would agree that there is only WB, but good luck getting the charismatics to agree! However, I would still view WB as a symbolic rite portraying the burial and resurrection of Christ that is a good way/work to confess faith...