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  1. Please notice that I said "fire" is a common one...

    Please notice that I said "fire" is a common one and anything *beyond* that comes from Dante.
    That annoying word "beyond".
  2. I don't see anybody asking "why is that?" My...

    I don't see anybody asking "why is that?" My take: he's using something everybody fears - raging fire - to describe the indescribable. Peter referred to the same place as chains in outer darkness, I...
  3. Romans 10:12 Not sure what your point is there,...

    Romans 10:12
    Not sure what your point is there, but verse 12 should certainly be read in context with verses 11 and 13.

    Where do those say God's love is conditional?
  4. 1. Accept. To welcome into one's presence,...

    1. Accept. To welcome into one's presence, especially in the sense of God receiving man into fellowship with him.

    John 6:37040

    2. Love. To do what is in the best interest of the object of my...
  5. It might be good if everybody defines their...

    It might be good if everybody defines their terms. What does "accept" mean? What exactly does "love" mean, and what does "unconditional" mean? In the context of Jesus and salvation, it's important to...
  6. The way you two snipe at each other all the time...

    The way you two snipe at each other all the time is the main reason I'm not on here more often.
  7. Apologetics saved my faith. There was a point in...

    Apologetics saved my faith. There was a point in my 30's where I was on the verge of chucking it all. I had come to the conclusion that God wasn't YHWH, he was Zeus, with his capricious lightning...
  8. I have no room to talk about that. A week after I...

    I have no room to talk about that. A week after I finally tested negative I still have the massive covid brain fog.
  9. JL: I've seen his books but haven't read any of...

    JL:
    I've seen his books but haven't read any of them.
  10. Speaking as one who has written and lectured on...

    Speaking as one who has written and lectured on textual criticism, none that I'm aware of. Recent translators don't qualify as "scribes". No scribes that I have ever seen made any changes to any of ...
  11. How many scribes have tweaked the Bible writings?...

    How many scribes have tweaked the Bible writings? Not that many. Textual criticism tells us that what we have, even before modern methods developed, is well over 99% exactly as it came from the...
  12. I can't make noodles or donuts of it. And so do I.

    I can't make noodles or donuts of it. And so do I.
  13. I'm not sure I understand the question.

    I'm not sure I understand the question.
  14. Jesus didn't say "God is love", John did in 1...

    Jesus didn't say "God is love", John did in 1 John. That may have been what that was about.

    Is the Bible real? Well, yeah, I have several on my shelf. They sure seem real to me. Is it accurate?...
  15. Question: Eutychus

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    Eutychus

    Stunned but still alive and Paul revived him, or dead and Paul resurrected him?
  16. Whatever they call the bug fixes these days, I...

    Whatever they call the bug fixes these days, I wait until there's whole passel of 'em, if I ever upgrade at all. I used 7 Pro forever.
    Anyway, the BIOS is the most recent version. This is a...
  17. How Can I Gain Access To The Fourth Terabyte?

    The hard drive is a WDC WD40EZRZ_00GXCB0 4 terabyte. When I originally installed it, for some reason my BIOS only set up 3 terabytes. The fourth has been sitting there unused for 3 years and I'm...
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    what's your favorite story in Acts?

    Here's mine.

    [Peter, in jail, chained between two goards] zzzzzzzzz
    [Angel] Hey. Wake up.
    [Peter] zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
    [Angel] HEY! Wake up!
    [Peter] zzzzz huh?
    [Angel] Get up. Let's go....
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    But you've denied its existence. Please explain.

    But you've denied its existence. Please explain.
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    That is SO not what I said. That is NOT...

    That is SO not what I said.


    That is NOT "love is the answer". That is "Jesus is the answer". And kindly address the "Godless eternity" and all the rest instead of copping out.



    JOHN 4, not...
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    I'm partial to the NIV, though for the...

    I'm partial to the NIV, though for the unchurched/untaught, I find The Message useful.
    In both Testaments, the "heart" is the seat of the emotions and decision-making. "Guard your heart" because the...
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    I didn't realize Hebrews 11 was in the Old...

    I didn't realize Hebrews 11 was in the Old Testament ("the Law"). Likewise Romans 3. They're as plain as can be.
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    You don't think Satan is capable of projecting an...

    You don't think Satan is capable of projecting an image of the whole world? It says he "showed" him these things, it doesn't say they could see them all from where they were standing. I can look at...
  24. Considering that when we talk about heaven we are...

    Considering that when we talk about heaven we are also trying to describe the indescribable using familiar imagery, how do we know our new bodies will even look like these? I wouldn't mind one with...
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    This is the dictionary definition of "reaching".

    This is the dictionary definition of "reaching".
  26. I suggested no such thing. Please see my...

    I suggested no such thing. Please see my oft-repeated "Idunno" that you constantly seem to overlook.
  27. I really don't understand why you do that. I...

    I really don't understand why you do that. I quoted Paul with approval, so it should be plain to see that that is my view as well.
  28. That's the question, isn't it? Where exactly does...

    That's the question, isn't it? Where exactly does he send them?
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    So let's hear your answer. That might make a good...

    So let's hear your answer. That might make a good starting point.
  30. "To be absent from the body and present with the...

    "To be absent from the body and present with the Lord". - Some guy named Paul

    Seventh-Day Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses, and some others talk about a "soul sleep", which is to say, no...
  31. No, it doesn't answer the question. Where does he...

    No, it doesn't answer the question. Where does he put them? Where do they go? If God is omnipresent and they don't want to be in his presence, there's no alternative but to make a place for them to...
  32. This doesn't answer the question. They don't want...

    This doesn't answer the question. They don't want to be in his presence. What does he do with them?



    Foreknowledge does not imply causation, contrary to your unspoken connection. You say God is...
  33. Got a bit of circular reasoning here. No...

    Got a bit of circular reasoning here.

    No words mean hell. How do you know?
    Because these words don't mean hell. How do you know?
    Because no words mean hell.



    The War Scroll from Qumran...
  34. I thought this was supposed to be a thread about...

    I thought this was supposed to be a thread about hell, not a personal pot-shot-fest. That's all I'm seeing right now.

    Athos, I'm afraid you're pulling a fast one with two different meanings of...
  35. "We love, because he first loved us."

    "We love, because he first loved us."
  36. Question: Hey All

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    Hey All

    We went on vacation to Catalina for a couple of weeks. It's one of our favorite places and we had a great time. But getting there was not half the fun.
    The day we flew down, southern California had...
  37. I have no idea what you mean by that. I'm talking...

    I have no idea what you mean by that. I'm talking about the original Greek letter, dated to somewhere in the middle of the first century based on language and manuscript history, though some critics...
  38. Question: Universalism

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    It's been a long time since I read it but I'm...

    It's been a long time since I read it but I'm going to risk misrepresenting him a bit and go by my Swiss-cheese memory.
    I believe he rejected the idea of Purgatory in the RC sense, as a place of...
  39. Question: Universalism

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    Okay, now you guys are just being silly :D I...

    Okay, now you guys are just being silly :D

    I think Phillips would say that once someone experiences hell they'll definitely change their minds, but I won't try to speak for him. It's been too long...
  40. Oh, I see, you're ripping my statement out of...

    Oh, I see, you're ripping my statement out of context inasmuch as I was only referring to one of your points, and all I said was, I couldn't verify that particular description. I'll thank you not to...
  41. Question: Universalism

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    Universalism

    Bringing up Origen got me to thinking about his view of hell. Origen was a universalist who also believed in a literal hell. J. B. Phillips, author of the Phillips translation of the New Testament,...
  42. Point 1: verify it how? What do you expect me to...

    Point 1: verify it how? What do you expect me to do?

    Point 2: 2 Peter 2:4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them into gloomy dungeons to be held for...
  43. In this particular context, yes. Uh uh....

    In this particular context, yes.



    Uh uh. According to the New Testament he's a real critter and I'll take that testimony over yours any day, pardon me. The "morning star" passage is about the...
  44. I don't make such a distinction. The whole...

    I don't make such a distinction. The whole head/heart separation is a fallacy that probably grew out of the enlightenment.
  45. Sorry if I was a bit harsh. There's no need for...

    Sorry if I was a bit harsh. There's no need for that, I apologize.

    I can't verify #2. I see it as a place of separation, and in one way or another those who end up there choose it. Don't ask me to...
  46. I don't know why, because I have said many times...

    I don't know why, because I have said many times that that's not the case.

    The answer is yes, with the caveat that Jesus said this place was prepared for Sstan and his minions, but human free will...
  47. Not if you cite all that I wrote, which you...

    Not if you cite all that I wrote, which you didn't.


    I have answered this question many times and you don't seem to grasp the concept of "I don't know".



    No. Read the book.
  48. My opinion on hell has already been put out...

    My opinion on hell has already been put out there. Randy Alcorn envisioned it as....nothing. Pure aloneness. Conscious, but there's noone else, nothing to interact with, sort of a limbo type...
  49. No argument here. Men have started all the wars,...

    No argument here. Men have started all the wars, created all the racism and genocides, you name it. I'm proud to say that my US Rep and both my Senators are women, and they're very effective. My...
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    Or bounced to a new thread...

    Or bounced to a new thread...
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