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What follows below are five questions that I believe advocates of the conventional view of final punishment as everlasting conscious torment (ECT) must seriously address before any headway can be made in the "traditionalist"-annihilationist dialogue/debate:

1. What is the ultimate penalty or end result of sin according to the Bible?
2. Is it exegetically sound to interpret "death" anywhere within the biblical canon as something akin to everlasting life in

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The Scholarly Nutshell, #1
"Death With Honor: The Mediterranean Style Death of Jesus in Mark"
by John Pilch

This is the introductory entry in a new series I've called "The Scholarly Nutshell", which will be my summaries and thoughts about scholarly articles I come across.

This first entry will cover Dr. Pilch's "Death With Honor: The Mediterranean Style Death of Jesus in Mark" ...

Updated May 7th 2013 at 11:58 AM by Manwë Súlimo

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I've come back to you now, at the turn of the tide.

It's been over a year without any updates. Why? Well, that's simple - I'm a procrastinator. A huge one. If I don't keep on a schedule, I'll never get back to it. I'm going to attempt to get back into the swing of things. I know this blog will never get widely read; but I made it for my own benefit - as a way to simple write something, and organize my thoughts about subjects that interest ...

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I confess…I’m an intellectual. I like to discuss Christian theology. I appreciate that the Christianity we live today was shaped by first the writers of the New Testament and lots of faithful people after them. God used them to help explain what Jesus taught and what His example means.

But I don’t encounter God in theological discussion. I don’t feel His presence then. I suppose that’s to be expected. Talking about God is like talking about your love. You may feel something when discussing ...

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In contrast with Calvinism, I believe it may be said that Arminianism is a more apt "nickname" for the good news of Jesus Christ. Allow me to explain.

Arminianism not only affirms the indiscriminate nature of the gospel call for all to repent of their sins and to turn to Christ for salvation but also God's love for the world, God's desire for all persons without exception to be saved and Christ as the expiation for the sins of the whole world (universal atonement).
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