(January 24, 2016 at 3:38 am)robvalue Wrote:Believers have two natures: the old (sin nature), and the new nature; upon death the old nature dies; whereas, the unbeliever’s one old nature continues after death. So volition, causal powers, and intentionality will continue after death emanating from whatever eternal nature one’s processes after physical death.
Hell has nothing to do with redemption or anything like that, since once you're in you can't get out. It is god's revenge and serves no other purpose than showing how evil he is and how much he will hurt you, to scare you into obedience.
Back in reality however, you die and then that's very likely it. Every second spent worrying about hell is a waste. You may as well worry that you'll become a goblin after death and you'll have to listen to really high pitched music 23 hours a day.
Undoubtedly people have the freedom to leave but that sin nature desires to stay. That then eternal state nature is unbridled from the influence of virtue, truth, and love which emanate from God so it stays (freedom to leave but can't enter the New Creation). The unbeliever is always trending either to salvation or blasphemy (unpardonable sin which is saying 'no' to the Holy Spirit's redemption promptings). The unbeliever old nature doesn't die upon death which is the penalty of blasphemy; whereas, the believer's old nature dies since they said 'yes' to salvation. Unbelief, or belief is not a God existence issue, but rather one of accepting God's salvation plan. Everyone believes in God since his invisible qualities - eternal power and divine nature - have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so people are without excuse. Creation is always linked by God to redemption.
Agree, shouldn't worry about it but God put eternity into every person (body, soul, spirit), higher animal (body, soul), lower animals (body) so everyone knows that spiritual beings don't die with the body, and they know who made them since they were made in his image.
Atheist Credo: A universe by chance that also just happened to admit the observer by chance.