The entry discusses "Paul's prayer for the Ephesian believers," and links to The Berean Call. I like this passage:
At its heart, sin is deliberate treason, open and defiant rebellion against the Creator and Ruler of the universe. We need to remember this fact. Most Christians who, when convicted by conscience, fall on their faces and confess their sins are not really confessing the horror of what they've done. It is not enough to repent of the deed. We must confess also that, no matter how trivial we think the act was, we have repeated Adam and Eve's treason against the Lord God. Without that admission deeply felt as a conviction in our hearts, the confession is incomplete.Be sure to read the whole thing, here.
Thanks for the link to the Berean Call. We'll see what Dave Hunt and crew do with my challenge. God said the punishment for sin was death - not eternal punishment. Jewish rabbis in the OT didn't believe in eternal punishment. The language literally doesn't mean "eternal" or "forever and ever" regarding punishment. The lake of fire destroys all sin - then death by destroying all sin. (Wood hay and stubble - up in smoke. ;) )
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I loved the article on the resurrection and all the wonderful points. And I challenged the authors to do their Berean search and not play the "telephone game" with what God really said. ;)
(I don't need a "vote of confidence". The Word stands on it's own. I simply challenged them to "go to Source" like noble Bereans do.) I understand that most of Christendom has not done so and does not see it. That's okay. No need for debate or give me a "yay or nay". I just asked them to check the original language and stick with what God said in the Bible: death is the result of eating that fruit - NOT "eternal punishment" frying forever for no good purpose. ;)
Grace.
I'm glad you like it, Grace!
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