It implies, therefore, deliverance from the state of death. p. 24 E. The early Church Fathers believed in conditional immortality. Romans 2:7 eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. p. 25 Also, the very well respected scholar F.F. Chapter 10 - Questions and MAJOR problems for - Richard A. Wiedenheft, Immortality - The Gift Of God Through Faith In Jesus The Christ, Immortality or Resurrection of the Dead? The Great Lie: What about the Immortal soul? None of these verses allow for a soul to simply "die" as Conditional Immortality suggests. Final Judgment, Identifying True Israel: Following God's Faithful Down the Ages, The Significance of A.D. 70 in the Prophecies of Christ, Biblical Hermeneutics - Qualifications Of An Interpreter - M. S. Terry, Biblical Hermeneutics - Special Hermeneutics - M. S. Terry, Of Justification by Faith and Works - William Law, Sanctification - Its Nature - by J.C. Ryle, Sanctification - The Growth of the New Man, Scriptural Evidence for the Deity of Christ, The Carnal Christian - by Ernest C. Reisinger, The Christian's Relationship To The Mosaic Law w/audio, The Lordship Controversy and Repentance - Ernest Reisinger, The Word-Faith Movement - Christian Research Institute. *....."Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body….." (Matthew 10:28) *....."There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy It is not a condition simply of future existence, however prolonged, but a state of blessedness, due to redemption and the possession of the "eternal life" in the soul; it includes resurrection and perfected life in both soul and body. THE ORIGIN OF HELL-FIRE. “Conditional Immortality”—What it means and why it’s the best label (Part 3) | Rethinking Hell on “Conditional Immortality”—What it means and why it’s the best label; Stephen Kirk on Introduction to Evangelical Conditionalism: The Doctrine of Eternal Torment Was Not Universal in the Early Church Man was driven out of Eden " lest he should put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever,"—language quite meaningless if Adam was an immortal being, and could never die. Except for the Epicureans, Greek philosophers taught of the soul's natural immortality - without God. They feel that only the saved will live forever, however we can find many Scriptures supporting the belief that every will live beyond the grave in one place or another. No language can express too strongly our conviction of the danger as well as the error of this view. Should Pastors Be Salaried? May 23, 2019 May 21, 2019 acpublications. A CHALLENGE TO THOSE WHO DISAGREE. The Hebrew Word Nephesh (Soul) - E. W. Bullinger. The Immortality of the Soul: A Protest - Joseph Agar Beet D.D. It’s only that their state will be be… I use simple color-coded graphics of Bible verses to show that the doctrine of conditional immortality is taught in many verses. B. Believe what the Jewish Apostles taught—not what the Greek Philosophers taught. Most Relevant Verses. * However, the scriptures clearly teach the soul is destructible and immortality is a gift. •   Why there is "no immortal soul" doctrine in the Bible for the lost at all. I want to respond to the verses often brought up in defense of "soul sleep" or the so-called unconscious state of the dead. 75 Bible Commentaries - Matthew Henry, Adam Clarke, Pulpit Commentary, etc. I am Jewish and I have been a believer in Jesus (Yeshua in Hebrew) for over 30+ years. Conditional immortality is taught by both classes of Annihilationists. Then one day when I started looking at more verses for Conditional Immortality from reading a really good article, I was convinced that it was true. Purgatory: Purifying Fire or Fatal Fable? Scriptural Evidence for the Necessity of Obedience in Salvation, The Doctrine of Immortality in the Early Church - John H. Roller, Luther's views on soul sleep and the after life, Make Good Use of Your Servitude - Observations on Biblical Slavery, The Consensus of Current Scholarship: The Soul is Not Immortal, Killing the Canaanites - A Response to the New Atheism's "Divine Genocide" Claims. - Hal Licino, Why Modern Liberalism is Contrary to Christianity, Matthew 24 The End of the Holy City - Morrison Lee, Scripture Charts As Relates to the Second Coming, The Beast of Revelation Revealed - Dr. Kenneth L. Gentry, The Destruction of Jerusalem - Proof of Christianity, The Last Days According to Jesus - R. C. Sproul, All the N.T. Biblical and Practical Advantages for Meeting Within Homes. QUESTION: Do these texts prove the doctrine of conditional immortality: (a) I Tim. The lost clearly need to be saved from their sins. (Forward by F.F. Even more compelling are the Bible verses that confirm that the dead know nothing (Ecclesiastes 9:5) and that they are in a state of "sleep." 1 Corinthians 15:54 | View whole chapter | See verse in context D, The Duration And Nature Of Future Punishment - Henry Constable. Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, . L.E. It is part and parcel of the gospel. In verse 34 He says, "My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death." 6. and Ajith Fernando. - Darryl M. Erkel, Church Leaders and the Use of Honorific Titles, Feeding Sheep or Amusing Goats - Charles Spurgeon, House-Churches? Can True Christians Commit Apostasy? (Craig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary New Testament, Downers Grove, Inter Varsity Press, 1993, p.374), * ..."immortality of the soul, as normally understood, is not a Biblical doctrine…" (The International Bible Commentary, second edition, Grand Rapids, MI, Zondervan Publishing House, 1986, p.60 column 2), * ..."It is a truism that Plato's teaching has profoundly influenced Christian anthropology." - by Ravi Zacharias, Meditating On The Future Life - John Calvin w/ audio, Others May, You Cannot - by G. D. Watson w/audio, The Bible Doctrine of the Separated Life - by Johannes G. Vos, The Christian and Entertainment - Rev. Chapter 9 - Answering the critics & supposed scriptures that teach otherwise. Conditional Immortality of the Soul and the Teaching of the Scriptures "I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness" (Psalm ... What is not taught in the Bible cannot be said to be a Bible doctrine. - Oscar Cullmann, Immortality of the Soul - by Kaufmann Kohler, Technical Terms and Usages Preclude Innate Immortality - Froom, The Development of the Doctrine of Immortality from the Apostolic Fathers to Augustine, The Doctrine of Immortality in the Early Church. breath Afterlife The Spirit Of Man Intermediate State Animals Fate After Death Creatures Returning To Dust The Immortal Soul. As in so many matters, for better or worse, it was Augustine who gave the church its standard way of thinking about hell, a way which would become dominant for the next millennium and a half. Those espousing conditional immortality are mostly from Edwin Froom. 3) Psalm 49:7-9-Another verse … Yet the Church, for the most part, has allowed it to go unnoticed. The Hebrew Word Nephesh (Soul) - E. W. Bullinger. Chapter 8 - Why traditional theology is biblically - F. F. Bruce. * However, the scriptures clearly teach the soul is destructible and immortality is a gift. The Immortality of the Soul: A Protest - Joseph Agar Beet D.D. - updated, Counterfeit Cross - Lordship of Christ in Salvation - updated, The Credibility of the Testimony of the Apostles, Audio of "Children and the Rod of Correction", Audio of "The Origin of Dressing Up for Church", Audio of "The Origin of Hell-Fire in Christian Teaching", Examine Yourselves as to Whether You Are in the Faith, Refutation of Baptismal Regeneration - James P. Shelly, Was Jesus a Friend of Sinners? Theologian Paul on Life, Death, and Immortality - Froom, Gravity of Ascribing False Teachings to Christ - (refernce to Dives and Lazarus), The Old Testament Use of the Word Sheol (Hell), The Rich Man and Lazarus: An Intermediate State? God said, this topic, Chapter 12: Comments left by previous readers, The Jewish Encyclopedia ( "immortality" ), A Treatise of Earthly-Mindedness - Burroughs, Clinging to a Counterfeit Cross - James P. Shelly. A growing host of scholars bear witness to the evidence for the wicked's final total destruction rather than the traditional view of unending conscious torture. The rest are destroyed and do not exist. - Curtis Dickinson, Do we have an immortal soul? : A Closer Look At A Popular Tradition, Audio of "Church Leaders and the Use of Honorific Titles", The Nativity Story - Download A 16min Edited Version for Christmas, Binding and Loosing (Matthew 16:19) - w/audio, What does "God blesses those who bless Israel really mean? Bruce states, "Eternal conscious torment is incompatible with the revealed character of God" so he chose to write the forward to an excellent evangelical book on this topic called, "The Fire that Consumes" by Edward Fudge. Conditional immortality is the view that immortality is given only to those Christians who believe in Christ. The New Testament Documents: Are they Reliable? Chapter 5 - Doesn't Daniel 12:2 say some will face "everlasting contempt"? It is only for the saved (2 Timothy 1:10). In Christian theology, conditionalism or conditional immortality is a concept in which the gift of immortality is attached to (conditional upon) belief in Jesus Christ. - Bullinger, Rise Of The Theory Of Universal Restoration - Henry Constable, Universal Restoration Substituted for Eternal Torment, Absent From The Body—Present With The Lord, Cross Purposes: Atonement, Death and the Fate of the Wicked. Theologically, Conditional Immortality (CI) and Eternal Misery (EM) are almost identical. A Protest - Joseph Agar Beet D.D. As proof I propose five sets of arguments (listed in Contents) from the Bible … 3:12, - unquenchable fire - which has been translated as, 'an immense or intense fire,' in which certain Christians were burnt in Alexandria, by their heathen persecutors. Romans 6:23). The "Clergy/Laity" Distinction: A Hindrance to the Church? It is a promise from the only one capable of making that promise: God, who alone possesses that thing that Paul urges Timothy to pursue. That is to say, they deny the continuous existence of the soul, teaching that life beyond the grave is conditional on accepting Christ in this life, and thus procuring life in Him. 3 December 2020. B. The Case for Conditional Immortality - J. W. Wenham, The Bible, Slavery, and America's Founders, The Biological and Biblical Dangers of Problem-Centered Counseling, The Urgent Need For Reformation in Pastoral Ministry, Problems and Limitations •   Why tradition about the fate of the lost, (as torment forever) is unbiblical and not hermeneutically correct. An in-depth study on the early church writers - Apostolic, Sub-Apostolic, and Ante-Nicene Fathers of the first, second and third centuries - revealing their thoughts on immortality and the Conditionalist view. Universalism or universal Christian Reconciliation is the belief that all or most humans will ultimately be reconciled to God, saved through Jesus (#3). Most commentators are quick to put quotation marks around the word gods in this psalm. p. 10 C. Nearly all relevant Scriptures point to ultimate destruction of the wicked. That Conditional Immortality (also known as Annihilationism) is biblically correct and that all unsaved souls will be literally destroyed in hell (the lake of fire). At face value, the phrase “eternal life” would mean life … (see Matthew 1:21) What Conditional Immortality correctly and simply teaches is that immortality is conditional. Therefore, the punishment of the sinner is … torment or eternal death. The "Clergy/Laity" Distinction: A Hindrance to the Church? In particular, we’ll focus on the two ends of the spectrum: creation and death. Greek Philosophers or Jewish Biblical Authors—Whom do you believe and why? Why is the church losing its young people? This may involve living more than one physical life. Examine Yourselves as to Whether You Are in the Faith - updated, The Christian's Craving for God's Word - MacArthur, Sproul, Piper, Washer, Chan. Bible Verses about Immortality. We are so persuaded of our position, and so confident in the Scriptural evidence presented, that we honestly do not believe that anyone who shares our faith in the final authority of Scripture will be able to cling to endless torment after reading this entire publication and the suggested readings. The Christian & Politics: Has the Contemporary Church Become Obsessed With Political Solutions? Absolutely not. The Life of Jesus: Lord, Liar or Lunatic? Annihilationism is directly related to the doctrine of conditional immortality, the idea that a human soul is not immortal unless it is given eternal life. Conditionalism or conditional immortality is the concept that when a person believes in Jesus Christ, they become attached to immortality. Annihilationism asserts that God will eventually destroy the wicked, leaving only the righteous to live on in immortality. Dale Kuiper, The Christian and the Mosaic Law - Philip Mauro, The Preciousness of Time and the Importance of Redeeming It. p. 16 D. God’s purpose for Christ requires for the wicked to cease to exist. The "immortality" the Bible contemplates is an immortality of the whole person--body and soul together. Ought the Church to Pray for Revival? Verse Concepts. An Examination of the Debates Concerning Conditional Immortality — The main aim of this article is to present the various arguments and highlight certain themes that need further attention. Man was driven out of Eden "lest he should put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever,"—language quite meaningless if Adam was an immortal being, and could never die. - Samuele Bacchiocchi, Ph. The Nature Of The Death Threatened As The Penalty Of Sin - Edward White, The Penalty of Death for Disobedience - Froom, Traditionalism and the (Not So) Second Death - Chris Date, Biblical Examples of Everlasting Destruction, Destroyed For Ever: An Examination of the Debates Concerning Annihilation and Conditional Immortality, Eternal Destruction Is Decreed Doom of Wicked - Leroy Edwin Froom, Further Biblical Support for Everlasting Destruction, The Destruction of the Finally Impenitent - Clark H. Pinnock, Biblical Analysis of Claimed Support Texts for Eternal Torture, Challenge to the Doctrine of Eternal Torment, Future Punishment is Eternal - Henry Constable - 1875, MAJOR Problems for the Eternal Torment Position, The Doctrine Of Future Rewards And Punishments In The Old Testament - Edward White, The Final End of the Wicked - Edward Fudge - Audio Interview, The Nature of the Future Punishment of the Wicked - C. F. Hudson, Thirty Questions For Teachers Of Eternal Torment, Universal Restoration Substituted for Eternal Torment - Froom. Pop-up verses - "Scripture quotations taken from the New American Standard Bible®, Spiritual life Animals Having A Soul Earth Condition Of The Body humor The Soul dust breath. The New Testament Documents: Are they Reliable? Except for the Epicureans, Greek philosophers taught of the soul's natural immortality - without God. Socrates The pro only offered one final critique on Socrates' third argument (the necessary constant presence of a soul) by arguing that Conditional Immortality means a soul survives physical death, and then can die. They assert there is no life after death save in Christ. The truth always lies between the two. Froom claims that conditional immortality was generally accepted in the early church until its thinkers tried to wed Plato’s doctrine of the immortality of the soul to the teaching of the Bible.” [The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, Herald Pub., 1966]. In verse 33 it states that He became greatly troubled and deeply distressed. Job 14:10 “But man dies and lies prostrate. Some adherents to conditional immortality believe that the wicked will be punished in hell for a period proportional to their sins and then they are annihilated. John 3:16: A Keystone Verse of Conditional Immortality May 23, 2019 May 21, 2019 acpublications It has been well said that John 3:16 could be called, “The Gospel in a Nutshell,” “The Golden Text of the Bible,” “The ‘Good News’ in Brief” and other such descriptive phrases. The Immortality of the Soul: Immortality of the Soul or Resurrection? Conditional Immortality is the belief that not everyone that has ever lived will be raised to immortality. The Immortality of the Soul: A belief in annihilationism results from a misunderstanding of one or more of the following doctrines: 1) the consequences of sin, 2) the justice of God, 3) the nature of hell. These kinds of statements are true and can be taken at face value, deservedly so. The vast majority of biblical references to the intermediate state are in the Old Testament. What Is The Evidence For/Against The Existence Of God? I want to repudiate with all the vehemence of which I am capable the glibness, what almost appears to be the glee, with which some Evangelicals speak about hell. The unsaved will be raised in shame and dishonor, to face God and receive the just condemnation for their sins. A central theme of the Bible is how God provides for immortality. (2 Chronicles 33:6) Therefore, God expressly forbade man from trying to communicate with people who had died. Evangelical conditionalists believe that the saved in Christ will receive glory, honor and immortality, being raised with an incorruptible body to inherit eternal life (Romans 2:7). Chapter 3 - Are you saying there is no 'punishment' for the unsaved? 1 Timothy 6:16 Old Testament Prophecy Fulfilled in Christ. That is, the soul isn’t declared to be immortal in Scripture (so conditional immortalists say) but traditionalists believe it is because they’re victims of philosophical training and don’t know it. - Hal Licino, Why Modern Liberalism is Contrary to Christianity, Matthew 24 The End of the Holy City - Morrison Lee, Scripture Charts As Relates to the Second Coming, The Beast of Revelation Revealed - Dr. Kenneth L. Gentry, The Destruction of Jerusalem - Proof of Christianity, The Last Days According to Jesus - R. C. Sproul, All the N.T. While there are some passages that seem to argue for annihilationism, a comprehensive look at what the Bible says about the destiny of the wicked reveals the fact that punishment in hell is eternal. A Protest - Joseph Agar Beet D.D. Man expires, and where is he? Conditional immortality as a label became popular in the nineteenth century for its ability to more holistically describe a view many Christians know as annihilationism. Immortality is a condition of being saved by belief in … Chapter 6 - Why the "Book of Life" is exactly that, a book of Life. A state or condition free from both death and decay. - Oscar Cullmann, Immortality or Resurrection? Eternal Torment or Complete Annihilation? 7. conditional immortality . The "immortality" the Bible contemplates is an immortality of the whole person-body and soul together. p. 16 D. God’s purpose for Christ requires for the wicked to cease to exist. B. Lightfoot, Consummation of the pre-Messianic Age and the Parousia, Destruction of Jerusalem vs. There is no “second chance” taught in the Bible, as some cults teach. Bruce states, “Eternal conscious torment is incompatible with the revealed character of God” so he chose to write the forward to an excellent evangelical book on this topic called, The Fire that Consumes by Edward Fudge. Immortality is a state gained by grace through faith when the believer receives eternal life and becomes a partaker of the divine nature, immortality being inherent in God alone.” -- … those who hold to the eternal torment position. . Does The Bible Provide an Adequate Answer to Suffering? Chapter 4 - Why rarely cited Isaiah 66:24 is a key. The concept of a soul within us that cannot die first became a ‘Christian’ doctrine at the end of the second century AD. HELL: Clinging to a Counterfeit Cross - James P. Shelly w/ audio, A Treatise of Earthly-Mindedness - Jeremiah Burroughs. Some of the most powerful evidence that proves Jesus to be Whom he claimed to be is found in the historical fulfillment of the prophsies He foretold in the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 a.d. | Date vs Alvarado, The Deathbed Regrets of a Nominal Christian - William Law. 75 Bible Commentaries - Matthew Henry, Adam Clarke, Pulpit Commentary, etc. Romans 2:7 | View whole chapter | See verse in context To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: 1 Corinthians 15:53 | View whole chapter | See verse in context For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. Bruce, The Fire that Consumes, Edward Fudge .). Hebrews 6:4-8 on Apostasy - * It is clear that PLATO and many Greek philosophers taught the soul was indestructible. IMMORTALITY - A GIFT FROM GOD. of the Traditional "Sermon" Concept, A Biblical Defense of Conditional Immortality, Biblically Dispelling the Myth of Eternal Torture. HELL: A Protest - Joseph Agar Beet D.D. That Conditional Immortality (also known as Annihilationism) is biblically correct and that all unsaved souls will be literally destroyed in hell (the lake of fire). By the time the Old Testament was completed, a theological consensus was clearly revealed. Any good Bible Dictionary will inform that the word soul has different but related meanings. Their Worm Does Not Die: Annihilation and Mark 9:48, Evidence for the Resurrection - William Lane Craig -Text and Audio, The Evidence for Jesus - William Lane Craig - Text and Video. Why there is "no immortal soul" doctrine in the Bible for the lost at all. - F. F. Bruce. In Christian theology, conditionalism or conditional immortality is a concept in which the gift of immortality is attached to (conditional upon) belief in Jesus Christ. Conditionalists say that those who do not put their faith in Jesus will perish completely. (John 11:2-15) God foreknew the devil would use man’s curiosity about death to trap people with his sophisticated lies. Immortality is a condition of being saved by belief in … Annihilationism (Conditional Immortality) Universalism (a minor view, but held by the likes of Origen) Universalism, as espoused today by the likes of Rob Bell, will not be discussed in this particular undertaking. “ By way of definition: belief in conditional immortality is the belief that God created Man only potentially immortal. Used by permission. 2) Psalm 23:6-Again, this verse is talking about eternal life for believers, that believers will receive eternal life and live forever with the Lord. In this lecture, you’ll learn about anthropology–the bible’s view of humanity. Why is the church losing its young people? Some adherents to conditional immortality believe that the wicked will be punished in hell for a period proportional to their sins and then they are annihilated. All the Prayers in the Bible - Old and New Testaments. Yet the Church, for the most part, has allowed it to go unnoticed. What helped me to be convinced even more beyond this was the fact that Conditional Immortality is moral, just, and good (Whereas ECT attempts to turn God into some kind of monster), as well. The Immortality of the Soul: 4 Bible Verses about Condition Of The Spirit. ... Annihilationism (pronounced an-eye-ill-LAY-shun-ism) denies the Bible’s teaching about eternal condemnation. ", Counterfeit Cross - Bear or Burn: The Fruit of Obedience in the Parables of Christ - updated, Counterfeit Cross - What is a "Carnal Christian"? This is in contrast to “Natural Immortality,” the currently dominant view that every person will exist forever. It should be apparent why evangelical conditionalists appeal to passages that use the term “eternal life.” The Bible only attributes the fate of eternal life (or life in general) to the redeemed, in contrast to death for the unsaved (e.g. Conditional immortality is the view that immortality is given only to those Christians who believe in Christ. The greek historian, Eusebius, in two places, uses the very words of Matt. Purgatory: Purifying Fire or Fatal Fable? The Nature of Man - Dualistic or Holistic? The rest are destroyed and do not exist. Examine Yourselves as to Whether You Are in the Faith - updated, The Christian's Craving for God's Word - MacArthur, Sproul, Piper, Washer, Chan. However, we do find it in the Jewish Talmud before the time of Jesus. Life and Immortality - Basil Atkinson, M.A., PhD. The Life of Jesus: Lord, Liar or Lunatic? Clinging to a Counterfeit Cross - James P. Shelly w/ audio, A Treatise of Earthly-Mindedness - Jeremiah Burroughs. 6:16, "Who only hath immortality" and (b) I Cor. For ... pre-conceived ideas are read into the verses and then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it. Life and Immortality - Basil Atkinson, M.A., PhD. The correct meaning is derived from the context of the passage and/or its link with other parallel Bible verses. The Bible affirms that only God by nature has immortality ( 1 Tim 6:16; cf. That does not sound at all like Socrates, who went to his death apparently smiling. Reasons Conditional Immortality is Scriptural ... be put forth from leading Bible scholars and teachers who reject the pagan Persian/Egyptian/Greek concepts of an immortal soul theory in favor of pure Biblical teachings. If God has brought us to repentance, and we put our trust in Christ, we have received eternal life, or immortality, but those who reject Christ will also live on forever. Those assuming man’s immortality are most often from Arthur W. Pink. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16). Several verses from the Old Testament (a few from the NT) have been suggested by Phil Morrison and Brian Gay as well as Derek Tin to support either conditional immortality or "soul sleep" or the extinction or annihilation of the wicked at the final judgment. Even the British Bible translator, William Tyndale, also defended Conditional Immortality during his lifetime. Gender Revolution - What are they teaching your kids? ", You must enable JavaScript to view all available content on this page, Additionally: Author may be contacted at Hisgraceandtruth@juno.com, Coronavirus - Doctors having success with Hydroxychloroquine, Errors of the Invitation System or Alter Call, Counterfeit Cross - The Lordship of Christ in Salvation - Part II, A Historical Overview of The Lord's Supper, Set Your Mind on Things Above - Matthew Henry, Prophecies of the Destruction of Jerusalem which have remarkably been fulfilled - Thomas Newton. The Immortality of the Soul: Opponents of Annihilationism, however, say that there are in fact many bible verses supporting their view. Chapter 11 - What some reviewers have said about a classic book on Is My Church Really A New Testament Church? While this view of hell is not orthodox, nor is it shared by everyone at Project315, it is also not heresy. Children and the Rod of Correction - Dave Miller, Ph.D. Christian Practice - Evidence of Grace - Edwards, How Should Christians Watch TV? Does The Bible Provide an Adequate Answer to Suffering? In its context, Paul is encouraging Timothy to keep pursuing eternal life to which he was called, but has not yet attained. The Traditional View (hitherto called ECT), can only be true if we borrow from Platoinic/Greek philosophy and mythology. *....."Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body….." (Matthew 10:28), *....."There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy…" (James 4:12), *....."who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:"        (2 Tim 1:10). Conditional Immortality. Parousia - James S. Russell. Scriptures Relating to the Second Coming, Apocalypse of the Gospels - Milton S. Terry, Commentary on Matthew 24 - J. The Christian & Politics: Has the Contemporary Church Become Obsessed With Political Solutions? Study to show thyself approved . For the Bible "immortality" is not merely the survival of the soul, the passing into "Sheol" or "Hades." John 3:16: A Keystone Verse of Conditional Immortality. Conditionalists point to verses in the Bible that describe death and destruction for the wicked. Deut 32:40; Rom 1:23; 1 Tim 1:17).It also implies that it is a potential state for human beings. - James P. Shelly, Genesis Week - Refuting Evolution - 100 Videos, The Enormity of the Error of Perverting the Gospel. The "immortality" the Bible contemplates is an immortality of the whole person-body and soul together. . 15:53-4, "And this mortal shall have put on immortality." Dale Kuiper, The Christian and the Mosaic Law - Philip Mauro, The Preciousness of Time and the Importance of Redeeming It. Can True Christians Commit Apostasy? Chapter 1 - What is "Conditional Immortality"? We encourage traditionalist and conditionalist evangelicals to pursue agreement on the matter of hell... 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