You are towing the company line and ignoring the very basic points that I made about eternal life. That issue alone should cause you to stop and consider the truth.
I am only responding to this point.
Why do you not answer my other points?
What company line? I am non denominational and arrived at my beliefs through in-depth study.
I meant no disrespect but you are presenting arguments that are used to support the doctrine. You are not standing back and considering the issue from the bigger picture and God's message from Genesis to Revelation.
I do not find what you claim about eternal life in the Bible after over 50 years of study.
Really?
Genesis 3
17 To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’
“Cursed is the ground because of you;
through painful toil you will eat food from it
all the days of your life.
18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you,
and you will eat the plants of the field.
19 By the sweat of your brow
you will eat your food
until you return to the ground,
since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
and to dust you will return.”
20 Adam[
c] named his wife Eve,[
d] because she would become the mother of all the living.
21 The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. 22
And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.” 23 So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
And we do not see access to the tree of life to live forever again until Revelation
Revelation 2:7
Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,
I will give the right to eat from the tree of life,
which is in the paradise of God.
Jesus tells us His reason for coming and never mentions rescuing us from eternal life.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
If eternal torment were fate of the lost then God failed to tell us that in the two key places when it would have been said.
The 'company line' is to simply assume the doctrine is true and use the scriptures and arguments they developed to defend it. I hope you consider that it may be an error and look at it anew.
At least watch the video. At the very least, you will arm yourself with more ammunition to try to debunk me.
I believe the Bible is to be read literally, using rules of grammar, word meaning, etc. It says it is to be read and understood by ALL, not SOME.
Either you accept the Bible as inerrant or you do not. If not inerrant than none of it can be trusted.
I accept it. You do not. So, we disagree.
I also know that there are many saved who will never see a Bible and never see a missionary. It will be the angels who will deliver the gospel to the whole world before the end comes, not man.
Revelation 14:6
[
The Three Angels ] Then I saw another
angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth—to every nation, tribe, language and people.
Remember, the Bible says the human heart is very deceitful (Jeremiah 17:9).
Yes, that is my point in why I don't accept the Bible as inerrant. Men put it together and Jesus spent a great deal of time trying to correct them on some of the major points.
- Matthew 5:21
[ Murder ] “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’
- Matthew 5:27
[ Adultery ] “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’
- Matthew 5:33
[ Oaths ] “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’
- Matthew 5:38
[ Eye for Eye ] “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’
- Matthew 5:43
[ Love for Enemies ] “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
- Matthew 5:22
But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.
- Matthew 5:28
But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
- Matthew 5:32
But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
- Matthew 5:34
But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
- Matthew 5:39
But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.
- Matthew 5:44
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
So Jesus had a problem with some of what men put into the Bible claiming 'God said' too.