Not exact matches
The depiction of hell as a place of
eternal punishment and torture of sinners has been an unnecessary roadblock to faith for many for it suggests a God who unfairly punishes sins of 70 years
on earth as warranting
eternal damnation.
It is necessary, under peril of
eternal damnation and the sin of unbelief, to believe these words of Christ: Whatever you loose
on earth will be loosed also in heaven.
Bypass Jesus, and you enter onto the wide and well worn highway to
eternal damnation that MOST are
on.
In each chapter, DeYoung addresses the most noteworthy, and often most controversial, emergent theological viewpoints, hitting
on such issues as scriptural authority, inaugurated eschatology,
eternal damnation, and Jesus's death and resurrection.
According to catholic teaching, the existence of hell, of a state of
eternal damnation, is an article of faith (as indeed, given free will and evil, it is a logical necessity); but that some human beings are or will be in fact damned is not an article of faith (though again logically it must be regarded as a possibility): hence Pere Teilhard's prayer further
on in this passage.
On several occasions, and notably in a general audience of July 28, 1999, John Paul II has cautioned against excessive certitude in speaking about hell and
damnation, while emphasizing that «
eternal damnation remains a real possibility.»
In Inferno XXIX, Dante emphasizes this point by comparing counterfeiters, victims of a plague - like ailment in their
eternal damnation, to those plague victims
on the island of Aegina described by Ovid, who were replaced by «ant - people» — «secondo che i poeti hanno per fermo» (as the poets hold for certain).
It's what I choose to bank my
eternal life and / or
damnation on - TOLERANCE and appreciation for people who bring goodness to this world but I understand that won't work for everyone.
For some people, Memphis, Tennessee, conjures visions of southern religion: folks hootin» and hollerin» about God,
eternal damnation and hell; sweating preachers thundering
on about sex, drinking and Democrats.
Conservative religions of various sorts remain popular PARTLY because they allow people to project their fears, insecurities and frustrations
on others, including threatening them with
eternal damnation.
Thee good soil represents someone who; * admits and understands that they are indebted to God because of their sinful nature * that sin equals
eternal damnation hellfire * they turn to Jesus as our own saviour to abide in his covenant to fully repent of sins and become holy enduring right to the end * remember Jesus said you can not serve the world and God, or money and god you can not be a master to both * the path to
eternal life is very narrow and strait and only few are able to find it you have to let go of your desires and dictates of the flesh and always embrace and find happiness serving god set your eyes
on Jesus... crucify your desires..
Torture,
on the other hand, or
Eternal damnation, I am not sure there is good sides to these.
The idea that one needs a sky daddy who threatens
eternal damnation in order to behave like a civilized and decent human being has caused more bloodshed and misery than any other idea
on the planet.
It stood by the Westminster Confession of the Presbyterians except that it allowed some liberty
on the doctrine of God's
eternal election of some to salvation and others to
damnation.
This is not even to mention his very traditional declarations
on sin, Satan, and
eternal damnation.
Based
on a true story, Netflix's new film Come Sunday follows renowned pastor Carlton Pearson, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor, who questions the existence of hell, choosing not to believe in a God that would punish billions of people to
eternal damnation.
January's Episode 20 is
on the way, featuring
eternal damnation, ceaseless precipitation, stylish decapitation and undersea exploration.
Plato's cave is intimated across the windshield - wiped rainy windows of a car in one and some indeterminate furry blur
on the other: an indicator, perhaps, of our
eternal damnation to ignorance.