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Normandt · 2025-11-27T06:58:54-0600

Homily Friday, November 28 2025

34th OT

Dan 7:2-14

The choice is simple. When we move forward in good, evil is in the rearview mirror.

Luke 21:29-33

Jesus said: "Consider the fig tree and all the other trees. When their buds burst open, you see for yourselves and know that summer is now near."

What a beautiful image of the joy of God that is in our hearts. The joy of the Heart of God within us radiates (budding), and it offers radiant flowers to each person on our path.

Biblical texts: NAB-RE

Normand Thomas.

Larniavc · 2025-11-27T06:57:38-0600

Vambram said:
We are seeing real consequences of very good decisions

It was a good decision that led to two deaths? THAT’S what you class as a good decision?

Crikey.

CoreyD · 2025-11-27T06:54:46-0600

childeye 2 said:
CoreyD said:

The Bible says Adam was not deceived.
Thus Adam acted on his own free will.

The word “will” in “acted on his own free will” is grammatically a noun. It is the head of the noun phrase “his own free will”, which serves as the object of the preposition “on”.

By syntactic rule, verbs cannot function as prepositional objects, adjectives cannot serve as heads of noun phrases, and adverbs cannot be modified by adjectives like 'Free'. The structure --> determiner (his) + adjectives (own, free) + noun (will) — is a standard noun phrase. Therefore, “will” here is unambiguously a noun meaning volition or choice, not a verb, adjective, or adverb.

I don't know what strawman you are referring to. You posted the op, not me. The fault I see lies in conflating Greek morphology with English syntax. Hekousios is an adjective in Greek, meaning “voluntary.” In English, “free will” is a noun phrase: determiner (his) + adjectives (own, free) + noun (will). When you post a scriptural verse with a term that is an adjective meaning freewill/voluntary offering you seem to think it proves we have free wills meaning autonomous.

Prepositions like 'on' require a noun phrase as their object, so will here --> "Adam acted on his own free WILL", must be a noun. Translators often shift adjectives into nouns when the target language requires it (e.g., dikaios → righteousness). So the Greek root explains the meaning, but it doesn’t change the English grammar. That’s why your accusation doesn’t hold — the categories are being mixed.

Your chalk vs. charcoal analogy doesn’t work. Chalk and charcoal are two different substances.

But 'WILL' in English is one word with multiple grammatical functions. The question isn’t about confusing two unrelated things — it’s about identifying which function 'WILL' takes in a given sentence.

In “acted on his own free will”, the preposition 'on' requires a noun phrase, and free and will together forms exactly that. Adjectives can’t head prepositional objects, and verbs can’t be modified by adjectives like free. So unlike chalk vs. charcoal, where you’d be misidentifying the material, here the grammar itself dictates that will is a noun. The fault lies in conflating Greek adjective roots with English noun usage, NOT in my analysis.

First allow me to point out an error --> You said this: ... everything God does is governed by love,, yet God chose to love his people freely - voluntarily.

If God’s love were merely a voluntary choice, then His essence would be contingent. But Scripture says “God IS love.” Love is not something He sometimes chooses, it's His Eternal nature. Hosea’s “I will love them freely” means His love is sovereign and unmanipulated, not optional. To reduce God’s love to voluntariness is to deny His essence. And if that were true, God would not be God.
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CoreyD: I cannot even make sense of that. Can you make sense of it, and break it down for us?

Childeye 2 says --> "it's my contention that Love fulfills the law. <-- it means Without love we cannot Love God with all our hearts mind and strength, nor love our neighbor as ourselves....
and it is love that causes us to act responsibly <-- while free will philosophy is meant to imply a moral responsibility for our choices and actions because we could have chosen otherwise, it's actually brotherly Love that causes us to care about how our actions affect others, not our ability to volunteer or not volunteer or to choose otherwise.

The Spirit of Love precedes any action of love. Without Love, an action cannot truly be moral, because morality requires caring how our actions affect others. Voluntary is a neutral term. Voluntary may describe the manner of action, but love is the foundation. Without love, there is no morality --> only indifference. Moreover, wanting to volunteer requires a want. Voluntariness doesn’t stand alone, it’s always driven by some desire. If that desire is love, the act is moral. If it’s carnal selfishness, the act may be immoral. That shows voluntariness itself is morally empty; love or lack of love is what determines morality/immorality.

compassion
noun
com·pas·sion kəm-ˈpa-shən

: sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it.

But that’s exactly my point: voluntariness is redundant. God/Love makes people willing to do what is good.
Philippians 2:13
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

The moral foundation is love, not voluntariness. Free will adds nothing to the explanation that it’s love that precedes and determines whether the action is moral or immoral. Voluntariness only describes the act after love has already moved the person to volunteer.

I don’t accept the false premise that free will simply means voluntariness. Voluntariness describes the manner of an act, but free will is about autonomy, the supposed ability to do otherwise. My point is that morality doesn’t depend on either. Love precedes and determines whether an action is moral. Without love, voluntariness and free will are both redundant.

Children of God are led by the Spirit of Truth. Children of the devil are led by lies. That distinction itself denies voluntariness as the foundation of morality, because truth is knowledge, not an option.

We need terms like Truth and faith to cleanse the mind.

Why “Truth and faith” matter

Truth: knowledge revealed by God, not an option or decision. It denies voluntariness as the foundation of morality.

Faith: trust in God’s Spirit of Truth. It is the posture of dependence, not autonomous choice.

Together, they cleanse the mind — they reframe the discussion away from voluntariness and toward divine reality.

See here: The children of God are led by The Spirit of Truth according to faith:

Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

John 3:21 — “He that does truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.” → Works are wrought in God, not chosen voluntarily.

John 8:32 — “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” → Freedom comes from knowing truth, not from voluntariness.

Romans 8:4 — “…that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” → Fulfillment of the law comes only by being led by the Spirit of Truth, not by voluntariness.

John 16:13 — “When He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth.” → The Spirit of Truth guides, not voluntariness.

I don't know why you're bringing this up. I have never denied the meaning of hekousios. “Yes, hekousios means deliberate, voluntary action. But Scripture shows that even deliberate acts can be sinful if they reject truth (Hebrews 10:26). The decisive issue is not voluntariness but truth. Truth is knowledge, not an option and only those led by the Spirit of Truth fulfill the law (Romans 8:4, John 16:13). Voluntariness adds nothing once truth and love and faith are admitted as the cause.”

I don't know why you think my reasoning is faulty. Do You understand that voluntariness is morally neutral? Do you think I'm saying God's Love is working in people who are unwilling to love?

You cite nedabah/nadab, which literally refers to voluntary offerings --> rams, goats’ hair, and other work in Exodus 35. Yet you say we’re not talking about volunteering or offering up a ram. The offerings in Exodus were for building the Tabernacle and its furnishings, consecrated to God’s dwelling among Israel. They were voluntary in manner of giving but mandatory in purpose, showing that voluntariness is descriptive, while truth, love, and faith are the foundation of righteousness.

In Exodus 35:21, the offerings are called “willing” because the heart and spirit were stirred -->The people in Exodus 35 acted out of faith, not because people sat down to freely deliberate whether to be stirred or not.
In Hebrews 10:26, “willful sin” shows voluntariness can describe rebellion too. That proves voluntariness is morally neutral.
Scripture consistently grounds righteousness in truth, love, and faith through the Spirit of Truth (Romans 8:4; John 16:13), not in voluntariness.

Synonyms for "of his own free will" include voluntarily, freely, willingly, at his own discretion, at his own pleasure, at his own accord, without constraint, unforced, and self-initiated. Other suitable terms are spontaneously, deliberately, intentionally, and without prompting. The phrase emphasizes an action taken without coercion or external influence. A single-word synonym is "voluntary".

Synonyms for "on his own free will" include voluntarily, freely, willingly, of his own accord, by choice, without constraint, and unforced. Other relevant terms are self-initiated, self-motivated, and self-determined, which convey the idea of acting without external influence. Adverbial synonyms include at will, as one pleases, at one's discretion, and without prompting. The phrase can also be expressed using words like spontaneously, deliberately, intentionally, or purposively. In a broader sense, the concept is related to autonomy, independent decision-making, and uncoerced choice.

You'll have to forgive me for not accepting your "expert" opinion, because my sources do not agree with.. Did you provide any sources for your opinion? No... your opinion.

Stopped_lurking · 2025-11-27T06:47:55-0600

Larniavc said:
What I mean is those therapies would not focus on these gender based issues.

Ah, got it.

Strong in Him · 2025-11-27T06:42:43-0600

d taylor said:
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I sure am, because they do not period. You and others do not believe in the creation described in The Bible, your creation is the one science has created.

Nope.
Don't tell me what I believe.
I believe all the verses that I quoted. Do you?

peter2 · 2025-11-27T06:38:28-0600

com7fy8 said:
So, yes . . .

Yes, but i find also uneasy to find the limit where to start the care of the body, that is : where it should be neglected or cared, to the christian standard.
Too much neglect it would sound like lazyness in my view, while too much take care would sound materialistic.
Where do you put the limit, please ?

Andrewn · 2025-11-27T06:28:24-0600

JulieB67 said:
What are your beliefs on verse 5? We know Christ states blessed are those that take part in the first resurrection.

This subject is very complicated but here is what I think today:

1) The apostle Paul defined resurrection in the following way:

1Co 15:44 It is sown a natural (psychical) body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural (psychical) body and there is also a spiritual body.

So, the first resurrection might relate to gaining a spiritual body. This represents human perfection and eternal life.

2) When does the first resurrection happen?

Rom 6:4 We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will also be part of his resurrection;

Col 2:12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.

Eph 2:6 and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

So, the first resurrection may relate to life in Christ and people’s communion with God. In this way, we grow into maturity until we fully receive a spiritual body at physical death for eternal life. Rev 20:4 presents a picture of the saints already reigning with Christ.

3) The rest of the dead didn’t recover life, live again, revive until the thousand years were finished:

The unsaved are resurrected during the Millennium, but only achieve full human perfection and everlasting life after passing a final test at the end of the Millennium, as described in verses 7 and 8.

JulieB67 said:
I've talked to people that believe these people are actually dead and I've seen teachings where these people are spiritually dead and are part of the millennium.

I talked too much. It’s now your turn to share your thoughts. I’m really interested to hear what you think.

johnnypapa · 2025-11-27T06:28:23-0600

Ave, María, grátia plena,
Dóminus tecum.
Benedicta tu in muliéribus,
et benedíctus fructus ventris
tui, Iesus.
Sancta María, Mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus
nunc et in hora mortis nostrae.
Amen.

johnnypapa · 2025-11-27T06:27:01-0600

Jesus
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My life
My family
The intercession of the Blessed Mother and all saints
My country

CLEEB · 2025-11-27T06:14:39-0600

Studyman said:
Can you show me anywhere in the entire Bible, where the phrase "works of Keeping the Law" is spoken?

Shouldn't a man study to find out what "Works" of the Law the Pharisees, who Paul was contending with, were prompting for remission of Sins?

Will you answer one question for me please. In the Law and Prophets, when a man sinned, what "works" did Moses require this man to do, before his sins were forgiven?"

I look forward to your answers.

Hebrews 10:28 Christ is the Christian sabbath, we rest in him from dying under the law to live in grace and the power of GODS love by HIS spirit. This work of GODLY love is not our own, it is GOD working in us, we are GODS workmanship. Everyday is our rest from trying to work in the law , from conversion forward we sabbath in Christ. The sabbath of the law was ceasing physical work but the sabbath in Christ is ceasing from trying to do a work we are unable to do and in faith let GOD and Christ work in us. The letter kills it’s the spirit that gives life.

Bob Crowley · 2025-11-27T05:49:05-0600

prodromos said:
..... However I would not consider himself evil, rather the powers that have been behind NATO expanding towards Russia despite their promises not to.

You have one unlikely bedfellow (or had since he died in 2015) in the person of Malcolm Fraser, former Prime Minister of Ausralia from 1975 to 1983.

He was conservative to his bootlaces during the Cold War, but realistic in his post cold war thinking.

The following article was the result of an interview by the Emeritus Professor of Politics, Robert Manne.

Robert Manne - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Robert Michael Manne AO (born 31 October 1947) is an Emeritus Professor of Politics and Vice-Chancellor's Fellow at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. He is a leading Australian public intellectual.

The link regarding Malcolm Fraser's thoughts on the post cold war order follow.

Malcolm Fraser: An unlikely radical

Hated by progressives for his role in Gough Whitlam's dismissal and his ultra-conservative foreign policies when Liberal PM, Malcolm Fraser today believes Australia should cut all military ties to the US.

www.smh.com.au

Fraser tells me he was once convinced the swift and peaceable end of the Cold War would create a better world. Ruefully, he concedes he then did not believe it possible that the hope of a new world order powerfully articulated in March 1991 by George Bush snr - of international co-operation under the rule of law - would be so swiftly and comprehensively squandered.

Why did this happen? Fraser places most of the blame on the post-Cold War leadership of the sole remaining superpower, the US. Bill Clinton had no feel for foreign policy. At the end of the Cold War, having served its purpose, NATO should have been wound up.

johnnypapa · 2025-11-27T05:32:38-0600

johnnypapa · 2025-11-27T05:30:34-0600

Novena for the Holy Souls Day 6 11-27-25

My Divine Redeemer, Thou didst die for me on the Cross, and hast so often united Thyself with me in Holy Communion, and I have repaid Thee only with ingratitude. Now, however, I love Thee above all things, O supreme God; and I am more grieved at my offences against Thee than at any other evil. I will rather die than offend Thee again. Grant me the grace of holy perseverance. Have compassion on me, and, at the same time, on the holy souls suffering in Purgatory. Mary, Mother of God, come to their aid with thy powerful intercession.

Say one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and the Prayer to Our Suffering Saviour for the Holy Souls in Purgatory below.

Prayer to Our Suffering Saviour for the Holy Souls in Purgatory

O most sweet Jesus, through the bloody sweat which Thou didst suffer in the Garden of Gethsemani, have mercy on these Blessed Souls. Have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer during Thy most cruel scourging, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in Thy most painful crowning with thorns, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in carrying Thy cross to Calvary, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer during Thy most cruel Crucifixion, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in Thy most bitter agony on the Cross, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the immense pain which Thou didst suffer in breathing forth Thy Blessed Soul, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

(Recommend yourself to the Souls in Purgatory and mention your intentions here)

Blessed Souls, I have prayed for thee; I entreat thee, who are so dear to God, and who are secure of never losing Him, to pray for me a miserable sinner, who is in danger of being damned, and of losing God forever. Amen.

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Apple Sky · 2025-11-27T04:58:40-0600

David Lamb said:
Sorry you seem to have though I was being bossy. I didn't mean it like that. I only made the suggestion so that the rest of us know whether the words you post are your own, or somebody else's.

No not at all, I know your not being being bossy & I appreciate you reminding me

NBB · 2025-11-27T04:27:32-0600

Well, the 'woke' could tell you that because you have traditional moral values or christian values, you are a fascist right wing extremist.
but lately i don't take seriously any of those people and the media is contaminated with those ideas too.

RamiC · 2025-11-27T04:17:30-0600

Paidiske said:
Or it could be that the volunteers themselves have asked. In the case I dealt with, the volunteers were wanting to radically change the way they worked (to reduce client contact) before they were given the training.

We exist for contact, so we must have that. We cannot have our special status as an essential service without "drop in", and we would not be able to help a lot of people without it. I will just wait and see, there is a staff meeting on Monday. I will try to be positive, and make sure my humble opinion on the drama incident is heard.

It is good to hear that it might be about everyone else's confidence, some of the newer volunteers might just not be familiar with the possible risks.

Guojing · 2025-11-27T04:10:24-0600

sovereigngrace said:
The vicarious death of Christ, and the shedding of His blood, saw the complete fulfilment of the old covenant arrangement and the instigation of new covenant. Nothing else! Calvary secured it all! Jesus cried out “It is finished” in John 19:30. This is taken from the lone Greek word tetélestai. This means completed, executed, concluded, discharged (as in a debt). It also means paid in full or accomplished.

What was paid in full or accomplished? The penalty and punishment for your sin and mine. It has been wonderfully and eternally paid for!

Once Christ gave up the ghost, the curtain in the temple was ripped in two, denoting that the old covenant was rendered useless. It was finished!!! Whilst the cross ushered in the new covenant, and the removal of the old covenant, many of the outward manifestations of the old covenant still remained, because of the ignorance and rebellion of man. God dismantled the outward facade of the disannulled covenant, removing every last vestige of it.

The Israel of God must have been irrational in their behavior in acts 10 and acts 21 then.

You should have gone back in time to remind them of all these.

At the same time, remind the resurrected Christ that he should have said all that you are saying here to the 12, instead of saying Matthew 28:20, you seem to think you can do a better job than him.

Christsfreeservant · 2025-11-27T03:48:03-0600

“Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled.” (Hebrews 12:14-15 NASB1995)

Peace with all people must include peace with God. For we are never to compromise our faith and biblical convictions and the teachings of Christ and of his New Testament apostles in order to be at peace with anyone. We are never to compromise truth, righteousness, and moral purity so that others will like us, and so they will approve of us. But if we know that we said or did something to offend another person, because of something we did or said in the flesh, then we need to repent of our sin and seek their forgiveness and reconciliation. And they may still reject us, but we must do our part.

For we are also to pursue “the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord.” And sanctification is holiness and purification. For when we believe in Jesus Christ with God-gifted and God-persuaded faith in him, it results in us being crucified with Christ in death to sin, and us being raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but as servants of God and of his righteousness, in holy living. And to be holy is to be separate (different, unlike) the world because we are being progressively conformed by God to the likeness of character of Jesus Christ, our Lord.

And if we are to see to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, what should that look like for us? Well, the grace of God is his kindness towards us who are sinners by nature. And in his kindness he sent his only begotten Son Jesus Christ, who was God in the flesh (fully God and fully human), to die on a cross and to put our sins to death with him so that, by faith in him, we will now die to sin and live to God and to his righteousness in walks of obedience to his commands in holy living and in surrender to his will. For this purpose Jesus gave his life up for us on that cross to free us from sin.

And God’s grace, which is bringing us salvation, is training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives while we wait for Jesus’ return. God’s grace to us is never free license to keep on living in sin and for self. For Christ “gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.” “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” (See Titus 2:11-14; Ephesians 2:8-10)

So, if we are to see to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, then we are extending ourselves to others to show them compassion and forgiveness of sins. This does not put our stamp of approval on their sins, for that is the opposite of biblical grace. So to show them the grace of God is not only in us forgiving them, but it is in us sharing with them the message of the gospel of our salvation that Jesus died on that cross, not just to forgive us our sins, but to deliver us out of our slavery (addiction) to sin so that we can now serve him with our lives in obedience to his commands.

We are never to become bitter, angry, and unforgiving people. But again, forgiveness and grace are not tolerance of deliberate and habitual sin. Grace never approves of sin, but it forgives the sinner who is repentant, and it gives the sinner a chance to change, and a chance to be forgiven and to live a new life in Christ Jesus free from addiction to sin, and free to now serve God with their lives in holy living. But forgiveness is not permission for the sinner to continue in sin without punishment. For all who make sin their practice, and not obedience, they will not inherit eternal life with God.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

His Strength Is Perfect

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I can do all things
Through Christ who gives me strength
But sometimes I wonder what He can do through me
No great success to show
No glory of my own
Yet in my weakness He is there to let me know

His strength is perfect when our strength is gone
He'll carry us when we can't carry on
Raised in His power, the weak become strong
His strength is perfect, His strength is perfect

We can only know
The power that He holds
When we truly see how deep our weakness goes
His strength in us begins
Where ours comes to an end
He hears our humble cry and proves again

His strength is perfect when our strength is gone
He'll carry us when we can't carry on
Raised in His power, the weak become strong
His strength is perfect, His strength is perfect

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Xeno.of.athens · 2025-11-27T03:41:43-0600

Dan Perez said:
And in. 1. Cor 10 :2. And all WERE ALL BAPTIZED UNTO MOSES in. the CLOUD. and in. the SEA ??

Does anyone see the WORD (. WATER //. HYDOR ) in. the Greek text ??

The cloud and the sea are water.

biblelesson · 2025-11-27T02:52:08-0600

BelieveItOarKnot said:
I just don't believe that's the case for multiple reasons. And I certainly don't believe God burns His Own children alive forever or eternally kills them. To me, that's out there. Demonic.

The reason this must happen has to do with,
1 Corinthians 15:35-37 KJV
35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:

And,
1 Corinthians 15:44 KJV
It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

What Apostle Paul is telling us is our fleshly body/natural body is like a seed that is planted, and produces another form.

All men who ever lived, their fleshly bodies will be spiritual bodies upon resurrection and will live forever - because they will be spiritual.

Then there will be a separation. Those who are not raised at Christ’s second coming, but who will face the white throne judgment, will be considered corrupted spiritual bodies who will live forever. But, they must be put in a place of punishment- God’s righteousness demands it. They cannot be allowed to roam around being corrupted and live forever. That’s the reason why man was put out of the garden after they ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil - because, if they had not been put out in time, they would have eaten from the tree of life and lived forever- then God would have had to deal with corrupted beings that would have lived forever. So, it’s for that same reason. Something has to be done with those who will resurrect in spiritual bodies and who will live forever, but remain corrupt because they refused Christ and did not receive the Holy Spirit - the Spirit of life.

Those who are raised in Christ will be with Christ in the heavenly Jerusalem and live with Him forever.

The place of torture is explained. The fire in hell is the same fire that rained down from Heaven on Sodom and Gomorrah - fire and brimstone. Brimstone is sulfur - burning sulfur.

It is said several times in the Bible to cast them into outer darkness. Where is outer darkness? It’s the outer darkness that surrounds earth - the solar system, where the planets are.
Venus is a planet full of sulfuric gas and thick clouds of sulfuric acid.
Jupiter contains sulfur
Mercury contains sulfur
And other planets

From the way it seems, this is where those who will live forever, but have not accepted Christ, will go. It’s a place they will not be able to leave - they will be bound there forever (maybe based on that planet’s gravitational pull) - in a place burning with fire and brimstone called hell fire.

Can you imagine standing on Mars, a planet whose surface is only fire and burning sulfuric acid (fire and brimstone), raining down on you constantly, with sulfuric acid spitting out of volcanos, sulfuric acid rain, sulfuric acid tornadoes, etc.

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compassion​

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Why “Truth and faith” matter​

Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.​

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John 3:21 — “He that does truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.” → Works are wrought in God, not chosen voluntarily.​

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John 8:32 — “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” → Freedom comes from knowing truth, not from voluntariness.​

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Romans 8:4 — “…that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” → Fulfillment of the law comes only by being led by the Spirit of Truth, not by voluntariness.​

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John 16:13 — “When He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth.” → The Spirit of Truth guides, not voluntariness.​

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compassion

noun

Why “Truth and faith” matter

Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

**John 3:21 — “He that does truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.” → Works are wrought in God, not chosen voluntarily.**

**John 8:32 — “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” → Freedom comes from knowing truth, not from voluntariness.**

Romans 8:4 — “…that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” → Fulfillment of the law comes only by being led by the Spirit of Truth, not by voluntariness.

**John 16:13 — “When He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth.” → The Spirit of Truth guides, not voluntariness.**