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Wineskins: May We Judge as Jesus Judged?

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Jay F Guin

I’ve posted an article at Wineskins: “May We Judge as Jesus Judged.”

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Salvation 2.0: Part 3.10: David Bentley Hart’s “God, Creation, and Evil,” Part 3

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Jay F Guin

When I first advised Richard Beck that I’d be critiquing Hart’s article, he asked me this — As far as any advice I’d offer you as [you] take on that task is to give your readers a clear and specific answer … Continue reading →

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Salvation 2.0: Part 3.9: David Bentley Hart’s “God, Creation, and Evil,” Part 2

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Jay F Guin

How could Paul believe in Universal Reconciliation while writing Rom 9 – 11, agonizing over the damnation of Jews who deny Jesus? And how could Paul characterize the damned, over and over, as “destroyed” if their fate is to be punished … Continue reading →

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Salvation 2.0: Part 3.8: Richard Beck, David Bentley Hart, and “God, Creation, and Evil,” Part 1

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Back on September 17, 2015, Richard Beck at his essential “Experimental Theology” blog wrote, I have argued, for many long and lonely years, to any who would hear, that the doctrine (or hope) of universal reconciliation (UR) has more to … Continue reading →

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Funds for Bahamians Left Homeless by Hurricane Joaquin

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Hurricane Joaquin hit the Bahamas hard, and the Westridge Church of Christ in Nassau is raising funds for hurricane relief. Their preacher, Clyde Symonette, emailed this note to me: Hurricane Joaquin did extensive damage in the southern islands of the … Continue reading →

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Salvation 2.0: Part 3.1C: David Bentley Hart’s Criticism of the Traditional View

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Reader and frequent commenter Nathan wrote, You seem to hold to this position with more dogmatic certainty than I’ve seen with other issues you’ve addressed on this site. Moreover, you’ve resorted to a flippancy that I find troubling (e.g., “roasting … Continue reading →

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Salvation 2.0: Part 3.7: Justice

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Imagine a 12-year old girl raised in a Christian household. She has, we will assume, reached the “age of accountability.” It happened just today. And imagine that she is not yet a Christian. And she commits a single, solitary sin. … Continue reading →

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Salvation 2.0: Part 3.6: Separation from God

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Now, many a theologian has argued that hell is separation from God, and I think that’s part of the punishment. Maybe all. Speaking of the damned, Paul writes, (2Th 1:9-10 ESV)  9 They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, … Continue reading →

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Headed to Aggie-Land

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Jay F Guin

I leave tomorrow for a brief trip to College Station, Texas located near … well … it’s in Texas somewhere. My third son, Tyler, will defend his doctoral work and should end the day with a Ph.D. in chemical engineering. The … Continue reading →

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Salvation 2.0: Part 3.5: Gehenna

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Jesus and James refer to the fate of the damned as gehenna, usually translated “hell.” The word is entirely absent from Paul and the other NT writers, who prefer to speak in terms of the damned being destroyed. There is no … Continue reading →

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