Conditional Immortality, Soul Sleep and Annihilationism
Qohelet קֹהֶלֶת , the Hebrew name the author of Ecclesiastes gives himself, wrote that life was meaningless, that so much that goes on in the world just doesn’t make sense, and that our existence seems so fleeting as to make us wonder why we even bother. Depressing stuff! And yet, plenty of Christians have managed to find [...]
The process of theological debate requires a constant stating and restating of one’s position so that all parties are aware of where each other stands. If this does not happen, we run the risk of misrepresenting each other in the conversation. Some of my recent articles were presented in hopes of accurately defining the position [...]
The nursery rhyme asks “What are little boys made of?” — and answers “Snips & snails & puppy dogs tails and such are little boys made of.”1 Little girls fare slightly better. They are made of “sugar and spice and everything nice.” No one believes that these statements reflect the actual chemical makeup of boys and [...]
When anyone dares to suggest that sleep is an appropriate way to describe someone’s death, opponents are often quick to respond. They tend to build a wall of evidence, consisting of texts which appear to support some kind of conscious survival after death. Those of us who hold to an unconscious intermediate state have scaled [...]
The Unconscious Intermediate State Sleep is the predominant way that the Bible describes death. That leads conditionalists to assume that death is a period of un-consciousness that everyone will experience until resurrected for judgment. Yet when we assert that assumption, opponent are often quick to build a wall of evidence, consisting of texts which appear [...]
If you are ever inclined to be philosophical, try an internet search for quotes that begin with the words “life is…” Some of my favourites are listed below: “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” ? John Lennon “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep [...]
Some recent online discussions have cantered around what is meant by the term “conditional immortality” or its synonym “conditionalism.” These are essentially anthropological terms. They describe the nature of humanity as the Bible represents it. They affirm that human beings have the potential to become immortal, but that immortality is not innate: it is not [...]
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“(God) will render to each one according to his works: to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;but for those who are self- seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury” (Romans 2:6-8 ESV). two questions [...]
“For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten” (Ecclesiastes 9:5 KJV). Ecclesiastes 9:5 has been used as a proof-text by conditionalists from the very beginning of the debate on the afterlife. With texts like [...]
You are invited to join the new afterlife forum. http://www.afterlife.co.nz/forums/forum.php It is place to share and discuss conditional immorality and annihiliationism. I hope the forum will provide an opportunity for you to share your unique perspective and be heard, as well as a place to learn from one another. Conditionalist run the full range of [...]
From the Gift of Life Seminar: Revelation 1:18: I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of … [Read More...]