Hell Is Not the Lake of Fire

Just because some translation choices are ambiguous, does not mean all the choices are ambiguous. The Gehenna of Fire is probably the Lake of Fire.

 

One other point: Jesus never says nor suggests any saved person might be thrown into either the Lake of Fire or the Gehenna of Fire. OtOH, Jesus says those given to Him will not be cast out!! (John 6:37)

 

you don't know what you are talking about!

 

evidence for this?

 

Typical taint so post, the mindless twaddle of deception.

 

lets try this one more time and see if you can grasp what I am saying.

Let us take Matthew 5:22, "But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire."

The Greek for "hell" here is "γέεννα". Note that Jesus is talking about "brother", which must mean a saved person. Right? Then it must also follow, that this term γέεννα, cannot be in the literal sense, as not saved person is going to any "lake of fine"!

 

Grasping what you are saying is not the problem, it is the bogus view of loss of salvation.
The word is (transliterated) Gehenna.
So the bogus view is "brother" refers to a saved person, rather than a genetic relation, the actual meaning as used in this verse.

 

In the KJV there are three places translated by the word "hell." One of which is the place identified as the lake of fire.

 

Matthew 10:28

"Don't be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna"

In verse 1 we read, "He called to Himself His Twelve Disciples". In verse 5, "Jesus sent these Twelve out, and charged them, saying". In verse 16, "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves". And verse 20, "For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you". Verse 22, "You will be hated by all men for My Name's sake". None of this can have been spoken to those who are not "believers".

 

Will any believer be cast into lake of fire?

 

if you mean any person who has had their sins forgiven, washed in the Blood of Jesus Christ, and indwelt by the Holy Spirit, and BORN ANEW, the answer can only be NO! The term "believer" is too lose.

 

Believer in Jesus as Lord is a Christian, correct?

 

the JW's also "believe", as does the devil, and most of the other cults! and Roman Catholics, and Orthodox, etc

 

as John and other Apostles define believing in Jesus as Lord would not be same as Mormons and JW!

 

what is your problem? If I don't prefer the term "believer", but rather a saved or born-again Christian, how is this wrong? You are just trying to argue for the sake of it!

 

We agree that a Christian can be any of those terms!

 

dude, you like "believer", and me, I like "born-again", as I believe that it says more! Now tell us what you have to say of verses like Matthew 5:22, where Jesus refers to "brothers" and "gehenna"?

 

Not all according Jesus, Matthew 7:21-23.