http://theotherjournal.com/2009/04/20/hell-the-nemesis-of-hope/ (http://theotherjournal.com/2009/04/20/hell-the-nemesis-of-hope/)
Interesting first read :Peace2:
Like! TY :HeartThrob:
I see many interesting thoughts, here. :Chinscratch:
It is something to read over a few times and ponder.
Which I have been doing, through the course of the day, when I get to my computer.
Lots to absorb.
Thank you so much for sharing this with us!
D.
:Chinscratch: hmmm, veRy interesting! And :iagree: some very interesting thoughts and points..
The answer is simple. Work out what your default position on eschatology is and base all the rest on that.
My default position is that a) God wills all to be saved b) God ALWAYS gets what He wants ...which leads to c) God WILL get what He wants and all, eventually, will be saved. Simple really.
Added to that is d) God said in Jeremiah that burning people in fire is an abomination to Him, therefore even if an eternal hell did exist, it could not possibly involve God burning human beings in fire for all eternity without end.
Add to that the fact that aionios/ aionion/ aion etc are mistranslated as 'eternal' in the KJ family of Bibles and 'kolasis' can mean 'corrective chastisement' as in Ezekial 44:12 in the Septuagint...not to mention all the verses stating ALL will be saved...the case for UR is so strong there's no real need to doubt it, in my opinion.
The proverbial nutshell. :thumbsup: