judge

What did the calvinist say after he fell down the stairs?

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judge

They probably, like me, end up leaving the faith.
After all if there's no hell whats the point of even being a christian?

outhouse

the god concept only mirrors the cultures that used him.

its why god has been in a state of evolution for over a thousand years. when the book stopped, the god concept slowed down as well.


hell evolved even longer from a mythical concept of the afterlife.

trendkill

I'm surprised no one has come up with John 3:16. "For God so loved the world..."--a pretty "omni" sentiment there.

DoubtingDave

Of course, they say that it doesn't really mean the "ENTIRE world", but just the "elect." BS.

Anyways, I came across this verse:

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

New International Version (NIV)

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

What's more is that the same word translated "love" is agape; the same to describe God in 1 John "God is agape" and "Agape" is patient, kind, doesn't envy, etc.

Doug Shaver

None. Christians don't get all their dogmas straight from the Bible. Even those who claim to be sola scriptura have to do a lot of reading between the lines. God's omnibenevolence is a product more of pure theology than of scriptural exegesis.