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I think that would be a wonderful rule.
As that lexicon quote shows, that is a metaphorical use of the word, and not one that is plain from Scripture itself. If you are convinced that...
No, it actually does mean what it says. It is true that those who believe in eternal torment have to redefine the word, but that is based on...
By what source of revelation did you discover how long it would take a person, body and soul, to be destroyed or lose consciousness? Also, what...
Well, it would be rather difficult to have a story where an annihilated person holds a conversation with someone else. The point Jesus was making...
Again, you are being selective and ignoring the other things Jesus said. (And further, the phrase "eternal suffering" is not found in Scripture,...
I was providing the context of Isaiah 66. The story of the rich man and Lazarus is not found in Isaiah 66. It is in the New Testament in Luke 16.
Your own prooftext shows that context does not support your view. Sodom and Gomorrha suffered the vengeance of eternal fire, and they were...
A good start is that last passage you mentioned, which shows that the punishment Sodom and Gomorrha suffered is "in like manner" to the punishment...
standingfirm, I see that you are trying to pit some passages against other passages. I don't think that's the right way to arrive at a conclusion...
Why? Why can't it be what Jesus said: "whoever believes in him [Jesus] will not perish but have everlasting life". Two options: everlasting life...
Are you suggesting that one can be in total darkness and still see things?
Yes, but not total darkness. She was in darkness relative to your bedroom, but some light was also reaching her, allowing her to see that room.
Yes, hell is utter separation from the Light, who is God. And since God is omnipresent and is the only source of life, that means...? Which is...
Sure. For instance, throwing something into the lake of fire symbolizes destruction, as we see from the way Death is thrown into the lake of fire,...
Yes, and he thought a literal bit of water would ease his torment. And, he is able to see and speak to the righteous dead, and they can see and...
How is a passage describing dead bodies being devoured by worms and flames a support for the idea of eternal torment? As for the rest, once again...
Okay, I'll bite, but this is just repeating what I've said before. I don't think the Bible teaches that hell is a place of eternal torment. I...
The natural processes and matter that produce hurricanes, earthquakes, etc. are made and sustained by God. Whether God "steers" these processes in...
Hopefully most Christians continue to think that natural phenomena are ultimately from God, since God is the author and sustainer of nature! Sure,...
