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I agree that righteousness is a huge and central theme in Romans, although I'm not sure I would call it the main theme of the whole book. Certainly it is a main theme in chapters 1-10, where some form of the word appears 44 times (in the NIV). The main way that God manifests His love for us...

When I was studying Romans I noticed that in chapters 1-11 whenever the word "love" is used it is referring to God's love for us (with one exception). In chapters 12-16, "love" is always used to refer to the love we have or should have for other people. So, I thought that one way to sum up the...

Andy, I really appreciate the thoughtful way you are discussing this topic. You rightly note that in Matthew 25:46, the same Greek word, "αἰώνιος" (eternal), is used twice. NIV Matthew 25:46 "Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life." I completely agree...

Van, thanks for sharing this. I agree that Revelation 14, together with Revelation 20, are the passages which appear to give strongest support to the doctrine of eternal conscious torment. In fact, they are the ONLY passages where both the idea of "eternal" and "torment" are tied together...

I'm a theologically conservative evangelical pastor of a small Baptist church. For many years I believed the Bible taught the doctrine of eternal conscious torment. However, after much careful study of the Bible, I now believe it teaches annihilationism, which is also often referred to as...