Sentences with phrase «eternal rewards»

The phrase "eternal rewards" refers to the blessings or benefits that will last forever. It suggests that good actions or deeds done in this life can lead to everlasting happiness, joy, or special blessings in the afterlife. Full definition
Once we are saved, we suffer temporal consequences and loss of eternal rewards for our sins.
For this you will receive eternal rewards in the next life.
They did what they did not for eternal reward, but becsuse it was the right way to live.
I think they have a good grasp on what the Bible teaches about eternal life, the «gospel,» the word «saved,» and the difference between eternal reward and the gift of eternal life.
as a Realist, and I'd imagine atheist would agree, we believe in helping others without eternal rewards.
They are wrong who claim that in Luke's Gospel a promise of eternal reward contaminates an injunction to unilateral giving.
One woman, presenting a Confederate flag to Southern troops, assured them that their bravery in battle would merit eternal reward.
I rejected the teaching of eternal rewards after holding the GES position for many years.
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The worse eternal reward I'd miss for eternity is not seeing my own children in Heaven with me because of my hypocritical walk once having professed my faith to them.
We must strive to be perfect, as good sons and daughters of God, and this includes bringing others to the same eternal reward.
How wonderful it must be to suspend all rational thought, follow some book full of rules and get this great eternal reward when you die.
And of course since atheism is Absolute, Complete and Total NONSENSE, the atheists lacks the certainty in a Resurrection, in Eternal Rewards in Heaven and Eternal Punishment in the other Place that IS NOT Heaven.
Yes, there is something to be said about the Judgment Seat of Christ and the works of the believers for eternal rewards.
What's the point of constantly placing ourselves in jeopardy if there is no eternal reward
You say god is justice, yet eternal reward or torture for finite things CAN NOT be just.
Heaven is not an eternal reward.
Yes, it's a reward, but it's not an eternal reward.
They move chunks of information around in ways nothing else can — as payloads that convey intolerance, suppression of ideas and opinions, even violence at times, and persecution of dissenters, all with the weight behind it of an all - powerful God and it's eternal rewards and punishments that are conveniently hidden in an unknowable afterlife.
The latter is difficult, but will have eternal rewards.
I've decided that I'll be good and do what is right for the sake of goodness and not because of the fear of eternal damnation or the anticipation of an eternal reward that does not exist.
The word «eternal» is the same as in the phrase «eternal reward» — so certainly means «for ever».
Moses prefered the fellowship of God's people against the pleasure of sin because he was looking at the eternal reward (eternal dwelling in God's City).
1) That in no way addresses my post 2) I don't believe in sin 3) Eternal condemnation for a finitie «sin» is an unjust and immoral system, as is eternal reward for holding a specific belief instead of a totality of actions taken, and the innermost part of a humans morality.
Earthly pleasure was more valuable for them than eternal reward.
When you read in the Bible about proclaiming Jesus as Lord, following Jesus, taking up your cross, eternal reward, inheriting the Kingdom, life in the Spirit, faithful living, and on and on and on, the author who wrote that text was primarily thinking of how we should live as followers of Jesus so that we can experience the life God meant for us to live.
Only, if you don't like guns, go off to your eternal reward using a car exhaust or OD on sleeping pills or something.
For it, he would sacrifice all and in it alone he would have his eternal reward.
He needs our view on salvation, wrath, and eternal rewards, and our case might be strengthened with his view of justification, while avoiding the mistakes he makes about works following faith... though really, his point about works is that they follow faith in the Holy Spirit... which is different, and which I could probably agree with.
Like you, I am not completely happy with his treatement of good works following faith, eternal rewards, and the terms «salvation» and «wrath.»
True faith is not based upon the receipt of an eternal reward or the avoidance of an eternal punishment.
This bears directly on the question of subjective immortality and the prospect of eternal reward or punishment.
We believe everyone goes to some eternal reward (less pleasant for those who have made poor choices here e.g. murderers, etc.) and you go to a place to be with people that you feel comfortable with.
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1) that eternal life given on the basis of faith alone, in Christ alone, apart from works; 2) that eternal security is part of the gift of eternal life; 3) that assurance of salvation is through faith in Christ's promise of eternal life, and not by looking at one's own works 4) Christians can apostatize in this life, and are still eternally secure 5) eternal rewards are earned by faithful works, and lost by unfaithfulness 6) unlimited atonement 7) free - will to respond to God's drawing or not
So what you are saying is that you are such a horrible person, the only way you will receive this unsubstantiated promise of eternal reward is if another person is tortured to death so that you aren't accountable for your own actions.
There is the benefit of eternal reward.
I currently believe in eternal rewards, but sometimes wonder if it is simply our materialistic society that has caused us to «read these into» the text of the Bible.
Maybe you're doing it because it makes you feel good about yourself; maybe you want an eternal reward; maybe you would feel guilty if you didn't.
As we journey on to the final rejoicing, we fix our eyes on the joy set before us — a place where there is no more weeping or tears, where our eternal reward awaits (Matthew 5:12) and our names are written in the book of life (Luke 10:20).
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