After all, did not the Catholic Church impose a host of rules and regulations upon its hapless flock with threats
of eternal condemnation for disobedience?
-- How do I know that any comfort I receive isn't simply a construct of my imagination to escape the paralyzing fear
of eternal condemnation?
First of all, most of this «homosexuality is a sin» stuff begins with that «original sin» interpretation of the Garden of Eden parable in Genesis — supposedly, getting kicked out of Eden was the beginning
of an eternal condemnation because of Adam and Eve's disobedience of God.
Religion has fed you lies and fear, fear of hell, the fear
of eternal condemnation if you don't follow some mythical sets of rules.
Not exact matches
It also seems quite hard to swallow that a person could spend his or her life helping the poor, counseling the down and out, building homes for Habitat for Humanity, giving millions to charitable causes, assisting those with disabilities and mental health issues, and without a sincere acceptance
of Jesus Christ as Savior, be doomed to
eternal condemnation and suffering, no getting out early for good behavior.
* worship God, who has never been, at any time for any reason, a capricious God
of death, war, murder, destruction, violence, abuse, vengeance, hate, fear, lies, slavery, systemic injustice, oppression, conditional acceptance, exclusion, segregation, discrimination, shunning, ostracism,
eternal condemnation,
eternal punishment, retribution, sacrifices, patriarchy, matriarchy, empire, nationalism, only one culture, only one race or portion
of the population, parochialism, sectarianism, dogma, creeds, pledges, oaths or censorship — and who has never behaved as a Greco - Roman or narcissistic deity.
While horrid beliefs and behavior have significant temporal and
eternal consequences, final and ultimate
condemnation from God is not one
of those consequences.
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 mo
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 mo
eternal reward for holding a specific belief instead
of a totality
of actions taken, and the innermost part
of a humans morality.
By the decree
of God, for the manifestation
of his glory, some men and angels are predestinated, or foreordained to
eternal life through Jesus Christ, to the praise
of his glorious grace; others being left to act in their sin to their just
condemnation, to the praise
of his glorious justice.
Thus with the
condemnation of sinners to
eternal punishment God's kingdom would come suddenly and dramatically.
... «Assuredly, I [Jesus] say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons
of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to
eternal condemnation;» because they said, «He has an unclean spirit»» (NKJV, emphasis added / Note: The Pharisees made the same charge in Mat 9:34.).
I think it is only fear
of condemnation, both temporal and
eternal, that's keeping me from more seriously pursuing it.
Thus Jesus His disciples sent: Go teach ye every nation, That lost in sin they must repent; And flee from
condemnation: He that believes and is baptized, Obtains a mighty blessing; A new - born man, no more he dies,
Eternal life possessing, A joyful heir
of Heaven.
This time the enemy is not Pharaoh, but Death itself; «The reason the Son
of God appeared was to destroy the works
of the devil» (Hebrews), and free us from
condemnation to
eternal death.
From
of old the sentence [
of condemnation] for them has not been idle; their destruction (
eternal misery) has not been asleep.
Calvin did not shy away from the consequences
of this teaching, namely, that the same God who is the author and fountain
of every good thing in Jesus Christ created the bulk
of humanity only to have them fall in Adam unto their
eternal condemnation and destruction.
Mark 3:28 - 30 «Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons
of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to
eternal condemnation» — because they said, «He has an unclean spirit.»»
Jesus solemnly proclaims that he «will send his angels, and they will gather... all evil doers, and throw them into the furnace
of fire,» and that he will pronounce the
condemnation: «Depart from me, you cursed, into the
eternal fire!»