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Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love, For he does not willingly bring affliction or grief to anyone.", [60] 1 Timothy 4:10 (NIV), "We have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe.", [61] and Luke 3:6, "And all people will see God’s salvation."
The word Christian is used three times in the New Testament: Acts 11:26, Acts 26:28, and 1 Peter 4:16.The original usage in all three New Testament verses reflects a derisive element in the term Christian to refer to followers of Christ who did not acknowledge the emperor of Rome.
Christian writers from Tertullian to Luther have held to traditional notions of Hell. However, the annihilationist position is not without some historical precedent. Early forms of annihilationism or conditional immortality are claimed to be found in the writings of Ignatius of Antioch [10] [20] (d. 108/140), Justin Martyr [21] [22] (d. 165), and Irenaeus [10] [23] (d. 202), among others.
Jesus never once broke the Torah, yet he did denounce the added Pharisaic rules and openly defied the Pharisees. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus is sometimes said to refer to wicked people with the term ergazomenoi tēn anomian (ἐργαζόμενοι τὴν ἀνομἰαν)—e.g., Matthew 7:21–23, Matthew 13:40–43.
Latter-day Saints also believe that righteous people will rise in a "first resurrection" and live with Christ on earth after his return. [109] After the 1000 years known as the Millennium , the individuals in spirit prison who chose not to accept the gospel and repent [ 110 ] will also be resurrected (1 Corinthians 15:20-22) and receive an ...
Makes people lose their faith, turns them into demons like you." In the DC Extended Universe film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Lex Luthor has a misotheistic view of God, believing that if God was omnipotent, then he logically could not be omnibenevolent and vice versa (the theological problem of evil ), thereby solidifying his belief ...
The main portion of the text is devoted to the Inquisitor explaining to Jesus why his return would interfere with the mission of the Church. The Inquisitor founds his denunciation of Jesus on the three questions that Satan asked Jesus during the temptation of Christ in the desert. These three are the temptation to turn stones into bread, the ...
Presumption: if a person wants to obtain glory without merits [a] or pardon without repentance [b] Resistance to the known truth; Envy of a brother's spiritual good, i.e., of the increase of Divine grace in the world; Impenitence, i.e., the specific purpose of not repenting a sin; Obstinacy, "whereby a person hardens his purpose by clinging to ...