Ministers, pastors, elders, overseers, leaders of churches have made many comments to those who have lost their loved ones prematurely, in a car accident, natural disaster, war, and the like. They make such comments, such as, “While we grieve for the loss of Julie Sanford, we know she is the one in a better place,... Continue Reading →
What Does the Bible Really Say About Death?
Death is the end of all functions of life, namely, the opposite of life. (Deut. 30:15, 19) Within Scripture, the same Hebrew words of the Old Testament and Greek words of the New Testament are used with humans, animals, and plants. (Eccles. 3:19; 9:5; John 12:24; Jude 12; Rev. 16:3) However, as we have already... Continue Reading →
Is the Hellfire Doctrine Truly Just?
Genesis 2:17 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 17 but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat,[15] for in the day that you eat from it you shall surely die.” [16] Why did God warn Adam about death but not eternal hellfire? Is it justice, was God righteous for withholding eternal hellfire from... Continue Reading →
What Does the Bible Really Say About Hellfire – Eternal Torment?
Hundreds of millions of both Catholic and Protest Christians have long held that hell is a place of eternal torment for the damned. According to the Encarta Encyclopedia, “Hell, in theology, any place or state of punishment and privation for human souls after death. More strictly, the term is applied to the place or state... Continue Reading →