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1 | Eternal nature of condemned souls? | Matt 10:28 | Brent Douglass | 2617 | ||
What are the foundational Scriptures for the eternal nature of the human soul (of a non-believer) after the fall? | ||||||
2 | Eternal nature of condemned souls? | Matt 10:28 | kalos | 2777 | ||
Good question, since the Bible says: "The soul that sinneth it shall die" and "...God, who alone hath immortality." (Please excuse my neglect to give Scripture references. They may be found in any KJV concordance. Or, if you wish, ask me and I will provide them.) | ||||||
3 | History of eternal suffering doctrine? | Matt 10:28 | Brent Douglass | 2919 | ||
Thanks, JVH0212. This is a question that has puzzled me for some time; it came up in another thread, and I thought this would be a great chance to get some further input. The eternality of the soul appears to be a fundamental belief among many orthodox Christian teachers and is often mentioned as an understood fact as part of the central message of the Good News itself. Does anyone know the history of this doctrine -- when, where and-or how it began; and how it came to have such an assumed part in the presentation of the Gospel? |
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4 | History of eternal suffering doctrine? | Matt 10:28 | JonnyRay49423 | 3027 | ||
I recommend the book "The Doctrine Of Endless Punishment" by W.G.T. Shedd for a history of the doctrine of endless punishment. | ||||||
5 | History of eternal suffering doctrine? | Matt 10:28 | Brent Douglass | 3428 | ||
Thank you for the reference. I used the book title you suggested as the basis for a search to find the book you recommended and was happy to find one of George Whitefield's sermons on this topic, which gave several passages. He quoted Daniel 12:2, Matthew 25:46 and Mark 9:47-48 (actually Mark 9:43-48). These verses give a strong argument to the idea that the soul of the unbeliever suffers eternally, so I feel they have corrected my initial understanding prior to posing this question. I'll quote them below with notes. Daniel 12:2 -- Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt. [This could be read as partially inclusive, as could the original verse I mentioned from Revelation.] Matthew 25:46 "These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." [The context of this verse definitely seems all-inclusive to me, and the same Greek word is used for both instances of "eternal"; if "eternal life" means continuing forever, "eternal punishment" should mean this as well.] Mark 9:47-48 "If your eye causes you to stumble, throw it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than, having two eyes, to be cast into hell, where THEIR WORM DOES NOT DIE, AND THE FIRE IS NOT QUENCHED." [The large type is in the NASB, indicating quotation. This also appears to be all-inclusive.] |
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