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405 Difficult Texts about the Intermediate State (Warren Prestige)

Posted on August 19, 2021August 26, 2021 by Sean Finnegan

 Last time Warren Prestidge walked us through a case for conditional immortality.  Today, we’ll delve into some of the key texts that proponents of natural immortality employ to make their case, including these four texts: Luke 23.43; John 14.2-3; 2 Corinthians 5.8; and Philippians 1.23.  In each case, Prestidge appeals to the context of the Read more about 405 Difficult Texts about the Intermediate State (Warren Prestige)[…]

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Theology 22 — Challenging Conditional Salvation

Posted on July 4, 2019June 27, 2019 by Sean Finnegan

Pull up a chair and listen in as we discuss and wrestle with some verses that proponents of eternal security use to make their case.  Now there will be some overlap here with our last episode, but also some new content as well.  We’ll discuss texts that seem to imply that salvation has nothing to Read more about Theology 22 — Challenging Conditional Salvation[…]

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Theology 8 — Challenging Annihilationism

Posted on March 21, 2019April 10, 2019 by Sean Finnegan

Today we’ll take a look at a number of confusing scriptures that seem to indicate that hell is a place where the wicked are consciously tormented forever.  We’ll look at texts that talk about weeping and gnashing of teeth as well as the how the worm will not die nor the fire be quenched.  We’ll Read more about Theology 8 — Challenging Annihilationism[…]

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106 Misunderstood Texts (Kingdom of God 15)

Posted on August 10, 2017August 9, 2017 by Sean Finnegan

Find out what the most commonly misunderstood texts about the kingdom are as well as how to interpret them within their own contexts.  In this final session of the kingdom of God class, we’ll look at these important verses: Matthew 16.28 “Some…will not taste death until they see…the kingdom” Luke 17.21 “The kingdom of God Read more about 106 Misunderstood Texts (Kingdom of God 15)[…]

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