(February 12, 2015 at 12:35 pm)Lek Wrote: Isn't hell, followed by annihilation, everlasting? For eternity one doesn't get to experience everlasting life with God.Not in the context in which that word is used, especially since it is juxtaposed with the promise of "everlasting life" for the righteous. Like most moderates, you start with the belief and then read in to the text a justification for that belief. It's called "confirmation bias". For anyone reading the passage who has never heard of Christianity, the natural conclusion is that Jesus is speaking of eternal torment for the damned.
Of course, if that isn't enough to convince you, the context of Matthew 25 with Jesus' other teachings support the idea of eternal torture rather than annihilation:
Quote:Matthew 13:42 And shall cast them [the damned] into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Mark 9:47-48 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched
Luke 16:24 And he [the damned rich man] cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
