Originally posted by apathist
People who don;t believe as you do, they get hell. Did I nail it.
No, I think you hit your own thumb with the hammer.
If you were paying attention I said that strictly speaking everyone who dies, Christian or not goes to Hell - which is Hades which is the Old Testament Sheol.
Since actually Hell means the whole realm of death - the spirit and soul separated from the physical body - everyone who experiences this goes to Hell (or Hades).
The eternal fire is prepared for the devil and his angels and for all those whose names are not recorded in the book of life. In the vernacular usage this has come to be referred to as Hell.
This book of life is not "the book of all those who agree with sonship". That it represents those who agree with me personally is a twisting on your part. The book of life is also called
of the Lamb. The Lamb of God is Jesus Christ Who died that you and I might be saved from eternally being unreconciled to God.
It is not a controversy with me that causes someone to perish in the lake of fire.
It is having a controversy with Jesus Christ which causes that.
"Lord Jesus. I use to have a controversy with You. But because of You shedding Your blood for me on Your cross, I understand and believe now that You are able to completely save me from the result of that controversy.
Lord Jesus, I receive You as my Lord and Savior right now. I receive the cleansing of Your finished work of eternal redemption. Thank You Lord Jesus for rescuing me from that eternal second death by the blood of Your sacrifice on my behalf.
Lord Jesus, let us begin a life together now by Your mercy, grace, and faithfulness. Change me O Lord Jesus. Thank You Lord Jesus. Thank You for Your faithfulness Lord. "
That is a good prayer uttered in honesty to remove the dread of eternal damnation and usher one into being one spirit with the Lord Jesus Christ.
"He who is joined to the Lord is one spirit." (1 Cor. 6:17)