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What about Apollymi?
Sometimes a person who is an annihilationist will argue as follows (Please note that I’m not endorsing any aspect of this representation except the spelling of the lexical form of the Greek word): 1) The most common description of the fate of the wicked is that are destroyed, using the verb, ἀπόλλυμι (apollumi or apollymi). 2)…
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The Lake of Fire and the Abyss
In any discussion on Hell, I would be remiss to omit discussion of the Abyss, sometimes translated the “deep” or the “bottomless pit.” In most places in the Scripture, the abyss seems to be watery place (for example, the Spirit of God moves over the watery abyss in Genesis 1). The main exceptions in the…
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Josephus on Pharisees on Compatibilism and Hell
Various Jewish sources of the Pharisaical (or related) stripe, provide us with useful background information on the subject of hell. Josephus, Jewish Wars, Book II, Chapter 8, Section 14: But then as to the two other orders at first mentioned, the Pharisees are those who are esteemed most skilful in the exact explication of their…
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Other Hell-Related Passages and Themes
In my previous post (link), we saw some of the passages and themes related to hell. This is a supplemental post that addresses some of the other themes related to hell that didn’t necessarily make it into the original post. Hell was Prepared for the Devil and His Angels and will be Eternal Matthew…
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Opening Remarks in Debate on Hell with Chris Date
The second death will be suffered in both body and soul by the reprobate for all eternity. The following is a Scriptural outline of some of the key verses that teach this important doctrine. In short summary, here is the argument. Two ResurrectionsThere will be two resurrections, one of which (the resurrection of the righteous)…
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Response to Kappes "Part 2"
Dr. Christiaan Kappes has graciously provided a multi-part response to my previous post (here). His first post, which dealt with mostly irrelevant matters, has been addressed in a video (here). “Part 2” was supposed to get to the substance of the matter. I’ve done my best to separate the wheat from the chaff. CK: “Provided…
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Ambrose and Justification by Faith
One Ambrose quotation that comes up in discussions of Justification by Faith is this one: Ambrose (c. 339-97): Thus I do not have the wherewithal to enable me to glory in my own works, I do not have the wherewithal to boast of myself, and so I will glory in Christ. I will not glory…
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Effectual Calling in Romans
The “call” of God is one of those doctrines that many non-Calvinists seem to underestimate. Paul is especially fond of this term in Romans, and it comes up multiple times in Romans 9, often viewed as one of the most Calvinist passages of the New Testament. What sparked this post was hearing a non-Calvinist who,…
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The Too Long; Didn't Read Version of Wishful Exegesis, Jephthah's daughter edition
In case you don’t have time or interest in reading the more complete response (here), here’s a nearly twitter length response to the false claim that Luke quoted verbatim from Judges 11. 1. Luke was Quoting Mary Luke 1:39 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?…
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Wishful Exegesis – Jephthah's Daughter and Mary Example
There was a rather glaring error repeated over and over again in the recent debate on the Perpetual Virginity of Mary. I don’t think it was a lie: I think the debaters believed their own book, which makes the same mistake over and over. The error arises from the hermeneutical principle of wishful exegesis. Many…