Thoughtful Reflections on Faith and Life
The first time I encountered what is often called annihilationism was in a talk about the beliefs of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The idea that God would just cause the wicked to cease to exist was another blatant example of how heretical the Jehovah’s Witnesses really were. But then I heard about well respected evangelical scholars such … Read More “My Move Toward Conditional Immortality” »
If you were to ask the average person on the street what they think Christianity says about where people go when they die, they would probably respond with: “Either heaven or hell.” Is the Christian position as simple as heaven or hell? For some people, it would be that simple. But within the Christian Church, … Read More “What is the Eternal Fate of Non-Christians?” »
I enjoy running Twitter polls and recently did one that was the closest one yet. It was about whether the immortality of the soul. It began with the affirmative far in the majority and then slowly the gap got smaller and smaller. Eventually it became a virtual tie. I need to clarify some terms. I … Read More “Is the Human Soul Intrinsically Immortal?” »
I’m teaching a course on Contemporary Religious Movements at Tyndale University College. One of the common beliefs shared by a number of these groups is belief in annihilationism of conditional immortality. The question to be asked is, is belief in annihilation another sign of their heretical belief or is in the category of interest in … Read More “Orthodox Christians and Conditional Immortality” »
The following blog post is a guest post by Graham Ware. This is not Graham’s first guest post for me. As a fellow autism dad, Graham wrote this post for my autism blog. I know that this is a controversial topic. I’m agnostic myself when it comes to the topic, although I do see good … Read More “The Case for Conditional Immortality: A Brief(ish) Summary” »
