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"Without God, life is tragic and absurd."
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Why Universalism is false
Matt. 10
28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. -Jesus
Destruction of the body and soul is a part of the process of the restoration of all to God. God brings destruction for a higher purpose.
Psalm 90:3
3 Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
Zephaniah 3
Therefore wait for Me,” declares the Lord,
“For the day when I rise up as a witness.
Indeed, My decision is to gather nations,
To assemble kingdoms,
To pour out on them My indignation,
All My burning anger;
For all the earth will be devoured
By the fire of My zeal.
9
“For then I will [a]give to the peoples purified lips,
That all of them may call on the name of the Lord,
God never gave up His ownership of us. When Adam sinned, his punishment was death and he died. His body died and returned to dust, his soul died, and his spirit returned to God. The earth and all that is within it and on it belongs to God.
One day all will be made new and that includes all who have died, who currently reside in and on the earth. The earth itself will be made new (qualitatively new, not quantitatively new according to the definition). He does not make all new things, but He will
make
all
things
new.
"And He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." And He said, "Write, for these words are faithful and true." Revelation 21:5
Brought to consummation or completeness; completed.
Not defective nor redundant.
Having all the properties or qualities requisite to its nature and kind;
Without flaw, fault, or blemish;
Without error; mature; whole; pure; sound; right; correct.
A complete and satisfactory close in harmony
A tense which expresses an act or state completed.
To make perfect; to finish or complete, so as to leave nothing wanting; to give to anything all that is requisite to its nature and kind.
This is the consummation of the Divine embrace as the Author brings everything back into Himself in perfect harmony and at-one-ment as the Finisher.
Are our broadest hopes broad enough? Shall there be a nook or abyss, in all the universe of God, finally unlightened by the Cross? Shall there be a sin, or sorrow, or pain unhealed? Is the very universe, is creation in all its extent, a field wide enough for the Son of God?
The following post is by our incredible mod, Mighty Queen. It reflects one of the reasons I believe our Father will restore the all in His beloved Son, Christ Jesus our Lord.
My friend died suddenly a month ago of a brain aneurysm. She left behind a son, aged 26. He weighs 35 pounds and wears child-sized clothing. He was born with over 100 anomalies, one of which is that a portion of his brain never formed. His mentality is about that of a four-month old. His body is twisted. He is blind. He doesn't speak, he doesn't laugh, he doesn't cry. He occasionally makes some noise, for example, when the wind is blowing in his face, which he seems to enjoy. He will also reach for you and grasp your hand or finger.
Yet, when you hold this boy, you feel his spirit. There is someone in there, and it's my theory that you feel his spirit so strongly because he lacks the physical and mental defenses that the rest of us hide behind.
I think he's ahead of the rest of us spiritually. I also think he will follow his mother before too long. He was expected to die shortly after birth, then at two, and now it's anyone's guess. I believe that now that he does not hear the sound of her voice, he will leave.
Wow, what a story....the last sentence really got me .
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Originally Posted by Birdy_56
The following post is by our incredible mod, Mighty Queen. It reflects one of the reasons I believe our Father will restore the all in His beloved Son, Christ Jesus our Lord.
I believe that now that he does not hear the sound of her voice, he will leave.
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