Sentences with phrase «from eternal punishment»

But God, out of His great love for us, created a way of escape from eternal punishment — you must be born again.

«The goal of all gospel truths is to bring us to the point where we believe in Jesus for deliverance from eternal punishment...»

Entirely aside from this, however, this view that Jesus is the Savior because he saved us from eternal punishment by dying for our sins is untenable for three reasons.

Now that end is the salvation of souls from eternal punishment, now the cure of guilty souls through their apprehension of the love of God, now the reconciliation of God and man through sacrifice and sacrament and works of expiation.

Not exact matches

I would think that suffering and dying from an STD would be a great joy compared to eternal punishment.

There are loads of justifications from christians who really do believe in the eternal punishment thing.

By even 1 mortal sin — a fully - knowing and fully - deliberate act against God's law (the 10 commandments)-- you reject God, too, and thereby merit eternal separation from God and punishment in Hell.

Still, it seems a lot like splitting hairs because even the CC describes this sepearation from god as eternal punishment.

If a person needs the fear of eternal punishment by a make believe god to deter them from killing, stealing or any other sort of malevolence, they are not decent human beings to begin with.

What religion offers: — The opportunity to avoid eternal punishment for not worshiping / believing in my god (not worried enough to care)-- An explanation for the universe and why we are here (I'll take the knowledge gained from the application of the scientific method, but thanks)-- Living forever in heavenly bliss (I am content with this life)-- The opportunity to divide humanity based upon different belief systems (There is enough dividing us already)-- Purpose, a code of ethics, and fulfillment (I have that already, without religion)-- Develop a personal relationship with god (I've never seen or heard from any gods nor have I seen any independantly verified scientifically collected peer reviewed proof.

Later theology for Whitehead, hence, distorted Jesus vision of «gentleness and mercy» by an «old ferocious God..., the Oriental despot, the Pharaoh, the Hitler; with everything to enforce obedience, from infant damnation and eternal punishment,» Price (1954) 176.

These features differentiate fundamentalists from other evangelical and conservative thinkers who accent the «five smooth stones» by which the Goliath of secular humanism is to be slain: substitutionary atonement, Christ's imminent return, the reality of eternal punishment, the necessity of personal assurance of salvation and the truth of the miracles.

I interpret the Genesis story of our exile from the Garden where there was access to the Tree of Life (temporal immortality) not as punishment; but as placing a limit on temporal existence to keep us focused on Eternal values.

As for hell and eternal punishment, I do believe in some sort of eternal separation from God, but I do not believe it has anything to do with torment of suffering.

Such conflicts provoke renewed inquiry into the Koran's puzzling and apparently contradictory attitudes toward Christians and Jews, the «People of the Book»: Muslims are told in the same surah («The Table»), virtually in the same breath, that Christians and Jews will attain salvation by following their own religion, but that if they deviate from true Koranic doctrine they are subject to earthly punishment and eternal damnation.

Because God is a just God he had to place commandments which had a punishment affixed, which is eternal separation from God.

When aion is used in Matthew 25, it is to describe the eternal punishment of the «goats» separated from the «sheep.»

A great transformation will suddenly take place in which the souls of the righteous will be separated from those of the ungodly, the latter will be condemned to eternal punishment, and Christ having come again will reign in glory with his saints.

The benefits are: God's mercy is communicated in a tangible way; Reconciliation with God; Personal encounter with Christ; Divine life is restored in our soul; Grace is given; Confession reminds us of the price of sin; The profits of penance; Remission of eternal punishment; Temporal punishment can be diminished; Merit and virtue restored; Makes our prayers and works more efficacious; We benefit from the priest's prayers and penance; More fruitful participation in other sacraments; Sacrament of healing; Strengthens our faith; Cultivates hope; Increases charity; Fosters growth in humility and in self - knowledge; Helps to form our conscience; Brings psychological benefits; Prevents us from falling into more serious sins; Improves our prayer life; Source of spiritual direction; Helps us becomesaints.

When Christ comes, Paul says in Second Thessalonians, the disobedient will «suffer punishment, even eternal destruction from the face of the Lord,» (II Thessalonians 1:7 - 9) but whether this involves a prior resurrection, on the one hand, or annihilation or endless torment, on the other hand, is not evident.

Bill the deluded apostate ~ for you Bill there will be no saving you from the eternal fires of hell and satan's an @l punishment becauseof your lifestyle.

Consider Matthew 25 where Jesus says the Son of Man will separate the evil from the just and the evil ``... will go away into eternal punishment...»

The punishment for sin in the Bible is very clear — death and eternal separation from God in hell.

It does not come from God, nor does it have anything to do with hell or eternal punishment..

My question is, «What do you say to a person who has experienced horrible evil from the hands of another person (such as: abuse, rape, war, etc.) when they find out you believe that his / her tormentor will be reconciled to God and not suffer eternal punishment?»

religion is so formidable in our society because of the unending indoctrination, the constant threat of expulsion from the community, and the use of fear in the form of eternal punishment.

And how is this different from «thou shalt not...», explicit or implicit, and the threat of eternal punishment for being born human?

In fact, from my reading of scripture, it is difficult to find one reference to an eternal punishment in hell in the whole of the OT.

And although his theories were not yet mature, he was completely aware of their explosive nature: By dissociating intellect and morality from god's power of creation, and attributing them instead to self - evolving forces, Darwin undermined the very foundations of a society shaped by the Anglican Church, with its hopes of eternal life and the omnipresent threat of punishment.

Persona, Persona 2: Innocent Sin, Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, Persona 3: FES (with unique features from Persona 3: Portable included), Persona 4: Golden