In The consequences of separation, Jefferson Vann concludes that final punishment is a separation from God, but there is more to it than that.The consequences of separationThey are still saying it. People who claim to know what the Bible teaches are still defining death as a mere separation from God.“Death is separation. Separation presupposes separable parts. The … [Read more...]
An Eastern Orthodox Perspective
In An Eastern Orthodox Perspective, Jefferson Vann examines a new translation of the New Testament, and compares the author’s treatment of the concept of final punishment with his own.Conditionalists voice our dissent against the traditional Western church understanding of human nature and destiny. Our arguments are with theologians like Augustine, whose teaching led to a … [Read more...]
From Death to Life Issue 78 September 2018
From Death to Life Issue 78 September 2018 is available online now. You can read it below or by downloading the full pdf linked: From Death to Life Issue 78 June 2018From Death to Life Archives From Death to life Issue 77From Death to Life Issue 76From Death to Life Issue 75From Death to Life Issue 74 … [Read more...]
The true resurrection
Jefferson Vann explains why William Tyndale objected to George Joye's plagiaristic "corrections" to his New Testament in English. The true resurrection While Martin Luther was shaking up the world from Germany, there were a few English advocates of the gospel doing the same thing there. If we were to send a drone back in time to a field somewhere, we might find two of these … [Read more...]
Testing Pink’s presupposition
Testing Pink’s presupposition. Jefferson Vann reviews all the occurrences of the Greek phrase εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα in the New Testament. He tests Arthur Pink’s presupposition that the Bible uses that phrase to teach universal innate immortality and a perpetual hell.When traditionalist theologian Arthur W. Pink argued for the perpetual duration of hell, he conceded that the terms … [Read more...]