(April 10, 2015 at 11:52 am)Lek Wrote:Ah, so you admit it's a poor translation then. Good, you are showing more critical thinking faculties than 90% or so of the theists I've seen/debated. A little disappointed you haven't addressed my other points though, particularly this one;(April 9, 2015 at 11:54 pm)Iroscato Wrote: "Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life"
Matthew 25:46
"In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire."
Jude 1:7
"“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels."
Matthew 25:41
Yeah. The problem is that there is more than one way to interpret the Greek word that is being translated as "eternal". Also, there are many more verses in the bible that support universal reconciliation or annihilation than support eternal torment. Of course, annihilation would be eternal since destruction would last forever, the same as the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Why do you believe christianity's version of events over ANY other religion's?
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