Author: Thomas Baldwin ThayerPublisher:
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Category : Future punishment
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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The Origin and History of the Doctrine of Endless Punishment
Author: Thomas Baldwin ThayerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Future life
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
The Origin and History of the Doctrine of Endless Punishment
Author: Thomas Baldwin ThayerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Future punishment
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
The Doctrine of Endless Punishment
Author: William Greenough Thayer SheddPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
At the request of the editor of the North American Review, the author of this book prepared an argument in defense of the doctrine of Endless Punishment, which was published in the number of that periodical for February, 1885. It was agreed that the writer should have the right to republish it at a future time. Only the rational argument was presented in the article. The author now reproduces it, adding the biblical argument, and a brief historical sketch. Every doctrine has its day to be attacked, and defended. Just now, that of Eternal Retribution is strenuously combated, not only outside of the church, but to some extent within it. Whoever preaches it is said, by some, not "to preach to the times"--As if the sin of this time were privileged, and stood in a different relation to the law and judgment of God, from that of other times. Neither the Christian ministry, nor the Christian church, are responsible for the doctrine of Eternal Perdition. It is given in charge to the ministry, and to the church, by the Lord Christ himself, in his last commission, as a truth to be preached to every creature. Speaking generally, those who believe that there is a hell, and intelligently fear it, as they are commanded to do by Christ himself, will escape it; and those who deny that there is a hell, and ridicule it, will fall into it. Hence the minister of Christ must be as plain as Christ, as solemn as Christ, and as tender as Christ, in the announcement of this fearful truth. - Preface
Rethinking Hell
Author: Christopher M. DatePublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1630871605
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Most evangelical Christians believe that those people who are not saved before they die will be punished in hell forever. But is this what the Bible truly teaches? Do Christians need to rethink their understanding of hell? In the late twentieth century, a growing number of evangelical theologians, biblical scholars, and philosophers began to reject the traditional doctrine of eternal conscious torment in hell in favor of a minority theological perspective called conditional immortality. This view contends that the unsaved are resurrected to face divine judgment, just as Christians have always believed, but due to the fact that immortality is only given to those who are in Christ, the unsaved do not exist forever in hell. Instead, they face the punishment of the "second death"--an end to their conscious existence. This volume brings together excerpts from a variety of well-respected evangelical thinkers, including John Stott, John Wenham, and E. Earl Ellis, as they articulate the biblical, theological, and philosophical arguments for conditionalism. These readings will give thoughtful Christians strong evidence that there are indeed compelling reasons for rethinking hell.
Universalism, the Prevailing Doctrine of the Christian Church During Its First Five Hundred Years
Author: John Wesley HansonPublisher:
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Category : Theology, Doctrinal
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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A History of the Origin and Progress of the Doctrine of Universal Salvation
Author: Thomas BrownPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Future punishment
Languages : en
Pages : 428
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Proof-texts of Endless Punishment
Author: Daniel Parker LivermorePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Future punishment
Languages : en
Pages : 398
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History of Opinions on the Scriptural Doctrine of Retribution
Author: Edward BeecherPublisher:
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Category : Future life
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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Challenged: Living Our Faith in a Post Modern Age
Author: John KingPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365030105
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
My wife and I love our sons unconditionally and equally. Talking with one of them about his atheism has brought me to a new dimension in my relationship with him, to a review of my own christian beliefs, to a more critical examination of the church, and to a different understanding of ministry in today's world. As personal as I make this all sound, my family represents a thousand families, a hundred thousand and more, who have sat in painful silence because religious differences have taken away their voice. They tire of confrontation, angry discussions, verse hurling and jabbing one another with theories over every conceivable divisive issue. It is a powerful idea that those who do not share our faith should know that we do, not so much in our argument as in our love. It is time to listen.
Footprints Heavenward
Author: M J. SteerePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Universalism
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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