Posts Tagged ‘eternal punishment’
Does the Bible Teach Degrees of Misery in the Afterlife for the Unfaithful?
by Terry Wane Benton Several passages strongly imply that judgment varies based on knowledge, responsibility, and the severity of one’s actions. Perhaps it will torture all, in various degrees, to realize how close to salvation they had opportunities, but did not pursue or take advantage of. It would torture me more to remember how close…
Read MoreDoes the New Testament Teach that the Wicked Will Be Punished Eternally in the Lake of Fire?
by Irvin Himmel via Truth Magazine XIX: 11, p. 162, January 23, 1975 It is asserted sometimes that God punished the wicked in Old Testament days, but that He is shown to be loving. and compassionate in the New Testament; therefore, the Old Testament concept of punishment for sin is thought to differ from the…
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