It’s been a little while, but I saw the usual suspects again today (aka the Toronto street preachers I write about sometimes), and I got into a bit of a disagreement with them that I felt I should write about. You see, some of them were insisting that, “If there were no hell, Jesus wouldn’t… Continue reading For some Christians, Jesus would only care about us if there’s a literal “hell”
Category: Death
“Ye shall not surely die” — do you believe the lie?
The Toronto street preachers I’ve written about somewhat frequently in recent times have given me a number of excellent examples of how so many Christians completely misunderstand what Scripture says about so many topics, and death is yet another topic that most of them miss the mark on. If you listen to a “gospel” sermon… Continue reading “Ye shall not surely die” — do you believe the lie?
Immortality and the second death
There are many good reasons to reject the commonly accepted Christian teaching known as Infernalism (the soteriological position that those who die without first becoming Christians will suffer forever in a conscious state in a place called the lake of fire), and over the years I’ve written about a number of them on this site,… Continue reading Immortality and the second death
Is God a gentleman?
“But God won’t force people to go to heaven to live with Him against their will,” he said when he found out I believed in Universal Reconciliation. “Forcing someone to do something against their will is called rape, and God wouldn’t do that.” “I should probably point out that I’m not saying He’ll let them… Continue reading Is God a gentleman?
Reading the Bible out of order
There’s an important principle of Bible study that has been ignored by nearly all Christians, and because of this, Christianity is full of unscriptural doctrines. You see, God defined what was considered to be sinful for Israelites in the Mosaic law, and basically told them everything they needed to know about life and death in… Continue reading Reading the Bible out of order
Who ends up in the lake of fire?
In my last post I hinted at the idea that the lake of fire will be relatively empty. This, of course, goes against the traditional ideas that most Christians believe, but then, so does nearly everything I write on this website, so that’s nothing new. So who actually does end up in the lake of… Continue reading Who ends up in the lake of fire?
Missing out
Thanks to never having been taught how to interpret Scripture properly, there are many spiritual concepts that those in the Christian religion (and most of those outside of it) miss out on. There are so many important terms and concepts that almost no Christian I’ve met is familiar with, terms and concepts which, when actually… Continue reading Missing out
Biblical threats explained
This is part 14 of my Actual Good News series of articles on the topic of biblical soteriology (the study of salvation). Part 13 is available here: Objections answered Please note that I’m including many of my scriptural references in the links (which are are the underlined words throughout the article), and they also link to studies with… Continue reading Biblical threats explained
In Christ shall all be made alive
This is part 12 of my Actual Good News series of articles on the topic of biblical soteriology (the study of salvation). Part 11 is available here: How can you be “born again” if you weren’t even born a first time? Please note that I’m including many of my scriptural references in the links (which are are the… Continue reading In Christ shall all be made alive
Heaven isn’t what you think it is
This is part 7 of my Actual Good News series of articles on the topic of biblical soteriology (the study of salvation). Part 6 is available here: The only true God Please note that I’m including many of my scriptural references in the links (which are are the underlined words throughout the article), and they also link to… Continue reading Heaven isn’t what you think it is