Category Archives: Church of Christ Doctrinal Issues

I suspect I’m pushing the limits of the readers’ patience by continuing to discuss conditional immortality without getting back to the age of accountability question, and so I’ll try to answer the objections recently made in the comments very simply. … Continue reading →

Revelation 6 (Rev 6:9-11 ESV) 9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne.  10 They cried … Continue reading →

Anonymous and Alexander have weighed in with a series of verses to argue against the position I’ve argued for here. I’ve spent more time on the conditional immortality argument than I meant to, but I’m not surprised — and I … Continue reading →

Argument 5: The traditional view of “Where Are the Dead” is Flawed About 100 years ago, someone published a tract called “Where Are the Dead?” Several denominations were so impressed that they adopted its arguments as their standard position, and … Continue reading →

Not surprisingly, Alexander has weighed in with another thoughtful, weighty comment regarding Jesus’ story of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luk 16:19-31 ESV)  19 “There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted … Continue reading →

Immortality Immortality is not an inherent element of human life. Rather, immortality is something God gives to those who are faithful – (1 Tim 6:15-16) which God will bring about in his own time — God, the blessed and only … Continue reading →

Lesson 4: At the end of time, heaven comes to earth The usual teaching is that God will destroy the earth and we’ll all leave to live with God in heaven forever. That’s not really what the Bible says. (Rev 21:1-4 ESV) … Continue reading →

Alexander has posted several objections to my understanding of conditional immortality. As always, Alexander’s concerns are thought provoking and weighty. I’ll work through them one at a time. Are the lost resurreccted bodily as well? I see no reason why … Continue reading →

In considering the age of accountability, we have to include in our thinking the doctrine of “conditional immortality.” This is the plain teaching of scripture that the saved will be given immortality and the damned will not. Rather, they will … Continue reading →

I started to post a longish comment in reply to a comment by konastephen. It got too long for the comment section, and I really didn’t manage to stick to the subject. Oh, well. konastephen, Yes, “age of reason” is … Continue reading →