The Narrow Path Ministries

Yeah, it does, Ian. Good article and interview. The other articles on that site are interesting too. Thanks.

I don't see how his experience could be responsibly used to support either either view, as I understand them. Also, he is still alive. More than one celebrity became a Christian (or announced his Christianity) and then fell away, I think. It may be the same with Alice Cooper. I don't expect it or ho...

I don't want to get too OT but... On the show (TNP, early Feb 2010), I think I understood Steve (you, if you're reading this :)) to refer to this current life as the testing/proving ground and the final judgement (when our Lord returns) as our "graduation". Normally, the real purpose and goal of all...

I think the article is a good reminder and I wouldn't disagree much with any of it. But I would not say that I believe or expect that it will happen, only that it might. Therefore, I would add this to his (good) practical suggestions for us: Try to prevent it from happening with Christ-like love, pr...

mattrose wrote: But if you interpret to mean God desires to gift us with eternal life, I agree Oh yeah. Good point. (...but that's not what they mean. They follow it with, "We will either exist eternally separated from God by sin, or we will exist eternally with God through forgiveness and salvatio...

Oh, The Problem of Pain . I assume I read it, but if so it's been a while. Thanks. I agree about not messing with people's foundations. That's is kind of my approach too now ( How to Discuss Hell with Others? thread). Aside, regarding Lewis' apparent believe in universal immortality: The largest chu...

Thank you, Paidion. I'm browsing for info about it. There's plenty. Interesting. According to http://gospelhall.org/bible/bible.php?search=aidios&dict=vine&lang=greek#2 : "While aionios ... negatives the end either of a space of time or of unmeasured time, and is used chiefly where something future ...

mattrose wrote: My combination of EE and EM (the wicked continue to exist, but not as humans) is basically the position of CS Lewis and NT Wright, as far as I can tell. ... I see it as a transitional belief. ... But I would list this 'continue to exist, but not quite as a human' idea as a possibili...

I would be interested in knowing what word or words used in N.T. Greek, if any, do convey our concept of eternal or eternity if aion does not. Thanks for the link. Maybe I'll be able to look for an answer in there.

EM-ER merge: Doesn't make much sense to me. Seems the same as the just the ER view... accepting that some people will be really, really, really stubborn! EM-EE merge: I can't think of a reason to accept the idea that the lost will live forever in any quasi or sub-human state. EE-ER merge: I agree th...