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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 →

This post continues our consideration of arguments in favor of infant baptism other than original sin. Suffer not Here we need to introduce a statement by Jesus Himself on the subject of children and faith. In Luke 18, some children … Continue reading →

So life intrudes, you know. I’ve doing elder and husband stuff the last couple of days, all the while fighting an infection and pumped full of Cipro — which the doctor says in the drug of choice but which makes … Continue reading →