Recent content by Light on the Hill

I know this is weirdly off topic, but this right here is why I find it perfectly valid to understand the "boys" in that incident of Elijah and the bears as likely grown men, but said as a more derogatory "young punk" kind of way.

I have been doing some research (more so reading the Controversial Christian Theology threads) and the doctrine of hell is really shaking me up. I think this is the first time I really sat and thought about what it means. The UR proponents make a better case philosophically, those is the CI camp...

So I read the article and it is only about Ge Hinnom, no mention of Sheol. It does explain that there was a concept of eternal punishment, but I saw some support for the other two views as well (CI more so, UR not so strongly). I'm only pasting the section about judgement because that is...

I agree with a lot of what you said, but the point I am trying to make is that yes I do believe it is a part of us (at least as we are now). I agree that is it more of an inclination rather than a hard "you are born evil", but it still will manifest in sin every time, no matter how hard we try...

I get that, I was trying to see what point you were trying to make by posting those verses. Not trying to derail to topic, sorry.

I mean, that is the general understanding of it yes. I don't think that every facet of our being is the result of genetics, but it is a part of us and yes I do believe some people have behaviors that are simply hard-wired into them. Yes it is in our nature to cheat, lie, steal, etc. If this were...

Hello my Orthodox brothers and sisters, Protestant here to ask you all questions regarding prayers for the dead. I have started to incorporate this practice into my prayer life because something (probably the Spirit) is compelling me to do so. I understand this practice comes from the idea of a...

Are you saying these verses support or deny inclusivism? When I read them, I think they support them. One passage that I read that leans me more towards inclusivism is in Matthew 25 when God gathers the nations to separate the sheep from the goats. In saying "nations", I see this as those who...

I voted Eternal Damnation and agnostic. I would like for UR to be true and think CI is more merciful (at least more than an active ECT), but ED seems to be the most likely position, at least if you only read the Gospels without the epistles supplementing them. However, I consider myself an...

I don't know your view on original sin, but for those who hold to it, yes our mere existence would be an outcry against the creator. Even in a view where there is no "original sin" to repent from, its still a nature. Can one change their nature? Do you ask a cat to not hunt, or a bird to not...

That sounds interesting, I never heard that. Do you have any good resources on this topic?

I've seen anti-Paul's throw Rev 2 around saying it was talking about him because Ephesus was congratulated for kicking out false apostles. A problem I see with this is that Paul and/or Timothy is said to have founded the church of Ephesus. Is Rev 2:4 referring to Paul/Timothy as Ephesus's first...

So we are holding certain gospels above others now are we? So who had it correct in the early church then, was it the Ebionites with the Gospel of Matthew or Marcion with the Gospel of Luke? If this is the case, then why should we trust Paul if his legitimacy was questioned in the early church...

Agreed, I just read an article by the author that expounds on the distinction of "writings" Writings Section of Original Testament of Bible - knol Essentially, he makes the argument that Peter was saying Paul's writings in 2 Peter 3:16 would have been equivalent to how the Jews treated...

A very fair point. I think the author has more of a problem with Protestantism/Dispensationalism than Paul (I heard Luther tried to remove James from the canon too, not looking so great for protestants :grimacing:). He said he started looking into Paul because he saw that some from the...