We come now to say a few words about that disputed subject, the reality of hell and the possibility
of everlasting punishment meted out by God.
Not exact matches
But if these beliefs had not been presented to him at all, or were presented in a hateful way, or were presented in a true and right way but he was incapable
of fully understanding them, or even if he were capable but died before being fully convinced — in such cases a man is not an unbeliever according to Almighty Judgment and will not suffer
everlasting punishment.
When discussing Calvinism with Calvinists, there are two texts that are almost always brought up in defense
of God's right to do anything He wants with people, even if it means deciding from all eternity to send billions
of them to
everlasting punishment in hell.
There is no reason to question the authenticity
of these sayings, or to doubt that Jesus accepted the current belief in the
punishment of the wicked by
everlasting fire in Gehenna.
As for Hartshorne, he understands the traditional view
of everlasting life to be a place
of rewards and
punishments.
The sinful believer who professes the unity
of God and acknowledges His Prophet thus will not suffer
everlasting punishment in Hell, a. view which was diametrically opposite to that
of the Kharijites.
God made a choice — he chose some individuals to be saved unto
everlasting blessedness in heaven, and he chose others to pass over, allowing them to suffer the consequences
of their sins, eternal
punishment in hell (Sproul, Grace Unknown, 141).
I know that the notion
of Hell, a Lake
of Fire and
everlasting punishment flies in the face
of an eternally loving God, it is none the less THERE.
Though true believers may lose reward and privilege in the kingdom, such loss
of reward, to my knowledge, is never referred to as
everlasting punishment.
The traditional Protestant view is
of sudden sinlessness for the redeemed, with
everlasting punishment for the unsaved.
Ray: as far as your topic is concerned, it is not the works that save you, but because Jesus required works
of us, and those works are listed according to the scriptures in the book
of life and will be revealed at judgement, then if you do not have works which your faith will produce then your faith is «lukewarm» as Jesus said about one church in revelation and he promised to spew them out
of his mouth into
everlasting punishment meant for the devil and his angels.