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Post by Admin on Sept 12, 2014 7:25:59 GMT -8
ANNIHILATIONISM
Eccle. 3:19-21, "For that which befalls the sons of men befalls beasts; even one thing befalls them: as one dies, so dies the other; yet they all have one breath; so that man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity. All go to one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward, and the spirit of the beast goes downward to the earth."
Eccle. 9:5, "For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward: for the memory of them is forgotten."
Psalm 6:5, "For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?"
Psalm 88:10, "Wilt thou do wonders for the dead? Will the dead rise and praise Thee?"
Psalm 115:17, "The dead do not praise the Lord, nor do any who go down into the silence"
Eccle. 9:10, "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going".
1 Tim. 6:15-16, "...and this will be made manifest at the proper time by the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality...."
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Post by Admin on Sept 18, 2014 10:01:04 GMT -8
PREDESTINATION
One of the most prominent figures in modern church history, John Calvin, is strongly associated with a belief that is repugnant to most of Christendom, i.e., predestination. Most biblicists believe that God knows what will occur prior to the event but leaves man free to make the choice. In other words, men are free to choose what God already knows will happen. Calvin, on the other hand, stressed biblical pronouncements to the contrary. God doesn't just know ahead of time; he determines it; he fixes it; he plans it; it's his idea. In reality, Calvin viewed free will as myth. In so doing he highlighted one of the most serious, most prominent contradictions in biblical theology--free will versus determinism. His opponents rightly observed that the abolishment of free will destroys moral responsibility. But unfortunately for them literally scores of verses substantiate his position. An exhaustive list in descending order of strength would include the following:
(5) "In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his (not our) own will" (Eph. 1:11),, (9) "A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps" (Prov. 16:9), (10) "He will carry out what he has planned for me, and of many such matters He is mindful" (Job 23:14 Mod. Lang), (11) "Only, let every one lead the life which the Lord has assigned to him, and in which God has called him" (1 Cor. 7:17 RSV), (12) "...your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be" (Psalm 139:16 NIV), (13) "Man's goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way?" (Prov. 20:24), (20) "Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails" (Prov. 19:21 NIV), (21) "The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord" (Prov. 16:33), (22) "Man's days are determined; you have decreed the number of his months and have set limits he cannot exceed" (Job 14:5 NIV), (23) " and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live" (Acts 17:26 NIV), (24) "...for that that is determined shall be done" (Dan. 11:36),
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Post by Admin on Feb 13, 2015 8:16:33 GMT -8
"A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps" Prov. 16:9 "He will carry out what he has planned for me, and of many such matters He is mindful" Job 23:14 "Only, let every one lead the life which the Lord has assigned to him, and in which God has called him" 1 Cor. 7:17 "...your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be" Psalm 139:16 "Man's goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way?" (Prov. 20:24), "Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails" (Prov. 19:21 NIV), "Man's days are determined; you have decreed the number of his months and have set limits he cannot exceed" (Job 14:5 NIV), " and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live" (Acts 17:26 NIV),
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