In 1993 Pastor Warren Prestidge made a 6-part video series (now available on DVD) , entitled Life, Death and the Resurrection, which provides thought provoking teaching on these subjects from a biblical (conditional immortality) perspective.
We …
Discussions around the Intermediate State between death and the resurrection
Discussions around biblical anthropology: body, soul and spirit
Discussions around the final destiny of the saved and the unsaved, “heaven” and “hell”
Discussions around Immortality: Who? When? Where?
Discussions around Resurrection: Jesus’ resurrection and ours
On the first Sunday of April 1965, at the tender age of 9 months, mother decided the time had come to trundle two older brothers, a reluctant husband, and me off to Saint Matthew’s Anglican Church in Hastings. I don’t recall this, but the vicar K.F. Button sprinkled me with holy water and pronounced me right with God (according to our family tradition). I have the ‘Certificate of Baptism’ to prove it. According to my certificate my parents vowed that I would ‘Be virtuously brought up to lead a Godly and a Christian life.’ This meant nothing to Father who had no time for religion, except to keep Mum off his back. For Mum the vow consisted of making my brother and I kneel by our bedside and repeat ‘the Lord’s Prayer’ in good ol’ King James English. It wasn’t long before my brother and I convinced Mum she was fighting a losing battle introducing religion into our lives. It was Dad and us against her. Read the full story »
Kevin J. Corcoran begins what is a philosophical book with a very personal reflection: “In 1968 I lost my father to cancer,” Corcoran recalls. “I was four years old. I can still remember the …
Modern neurological research is challenging the traditional concept of a “soul” or a “spirit” separable and distinct from the body and/or the mind. In light of these discoveries, this book explores such fundamental questions as, …
A reader writes
Dear Mr. Burge,
Could you help me understand a difficult text. I am a conditionalist like you, but I am having a really tough time making sense of Heb 12:23, specifically, the reference in …
From today’s GraceEmail
A sister from an independent Christian church in Idaho writes: “You mentioned a book you co-authored on the subject of final punishment, your part being to present the biblical case for conditional immortality. …
We are changing the way we run the email subscription services on the website to make them more automated. In a few weeks the old lists will stop. Because of spamming laws we are not …
From today’s GraceEmail
A sister from an independent Christian church in Idaho writes: “You mentioned a book you co-authored on the subject of final punishment, your part being to present the biblical case for conditional immortality. …
by David Burge
The book, “Four Views of Hell”, is intended to have the feel of a civilized debate about it.The reader is allowed to see four competing views of hell laid out side by side. …
Various links of interest that I have found in my travels. If you have other links please share them in the comments
kenschenck.blogspot.com/2010/01/94-soul-in-body-part-1.html
nhbcpo.blogspot.com/2010/01/what-do-we-mean-by-hell.html
An English vicar, Rev. Edward Tomlinson, of the Church of England, got grief for himself when he suggested that his role at funerals that featured pop music and bad prose from grieving participants was superfluous:
“I …
Dr. John Roller sends out regular emails answering questions on matters related to the Bible from a Conditional Immortality perspective. More information about Dr. John Roller, including more free Conditional Immortality resources can be found …
What the early church really believed about the immortality of the soul, “hellfire” and its relevance to today, from the life of Justin Martyr — An address delivered to the CIANZ Annual Conference, May 2009.
Loose …
The Resurrection in Acts—Part 1
General Resurrection
Though earlier chapters of Acts do not speak of Paul talking about the General Resurrection, (though he made much of Christ’s resurrection), his speech to the philosophers on Mars’ Hill, …
The Parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15 was spoken by Jesus and directed at the Pharisees and teachers of the law. Jesus told it to them, along with the parable of the lost …
Around the middle of November I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). This explains why the December issue of From Death to Life is only now being published in January. Medically speaking the prognosis …
A Book Review by Pastor Warren Prestidge
{From Life to Death Issue 4 , 1996}
The Fire That Consumes: A Biblical and Historical Study of the Doctrine of Final Punishment By Edward W. Fudge
It is encouraging to …
{from Death to Life Issue 18 October 2000}
Does God lie? No!
Does the Bible lie? No!
Does Satan lie? Yes!
He was a liar from the beginning. Jesus told the Pharisees, “You belong to your father, the devil, …
{From “From Death To Life” Issue 18}
Two Views of Hell: A Biblical and Theological Dialogue
By Edward William Fudge and Robert A. Peterson.
Reviewed by Carl Josephson
This book was published by InterVarsity Press this year not long …
A recent discussion about hell can be found at http://www.theologyonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63576.
Here is a link to a Advent Christian Hymnal which contains hymns from a conditionalist perspective. If you know of other hymnals online or other hymns from a conditionalist perspective please leave a link in …
Sean Finnegan interviewed David Burge for the Truth Matters website on the topic of Objections to Conditional Immortality.
The radio interview can be downloaded here on www.afterlife.co.nz
Sean Finnegan interviewed David Burge for the Truth Matters website on the topic of Objections to Conditional Immortality.
The radio interview can be downloaded here on www.afterlife.co.nz
On the first Sunday of April 1965, at the tender age of 9 months, mother decided the time had come to trundle two older brothers, a reluctant husband, and me off to Saint Matthew’s …
This article first appeared in From Death to Life, Issue 34 (June 2007), pages 24-27.
In discussing Conditional Immortality among Conservative Protestants I am often told, “That’s not the traditional view of the church!” I believe Scripture alone binds my conscience, but …
I do not for a moment believe and would never say that one cannot be saved without believing in Conditional Immortality. I do however know that what you believe about Conditional Immortality touches on many …
