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Infinite Punishment and Liberalism
One adherent to liberalism/progressivism recently commented on my post regarding eternal punishment (link to my post). He wrote: Dear Turretinfan, Sin against an infinitely holy God deserves an infinite punishment? Why? Out of necessity? And if not out of necessity, what kind of God would purposely frame a reality so that such a barbarous claim…
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Yes – Every Sin Deserves the Eternal Wrath of God
Mr. C Michael Patton has a rather disappointing post up in which he denies that every sin deserves an eternity in hell. He calls this idea “stupid” and declares that it “trivializes sin and makes God an overly sensitive cosmic torture monger.” “Stupid” is a bit extreme for something that’s a part of the doctrinal…
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The Gates of Hell shall not Prevail Against the Church
This phrase “the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” is one I hear used often and misused often. The one point everyone seems to recognize correctly is that “it” refers to the church. Not any particular church, but the church: the body of Christ universal. 1. The “We will Survive” Error The most…
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Response to Scoffer
I am glad to see that at least one scoffer has found my blog. He provided the following comments, which I have redacted and edited to either omit or restrain the blasphemy and to standardize the syntax/spelling/etc.: Unless he punishes all sin in the individual who actually commits it, and does so in proportion to…
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Short Response to so-called Evangelical Universalism
There is a new book out, entitled “The Evangelical Universalist.” Its premise appears to be that Christ will save everyone, and that he will do so through the preaching of the gospel. (link to review/author interview) While one can appreciate the softness of heart that would motivate such a conclusion, it is not a Scriptural…