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Dear Friends, I presented my position on two Bible stories last time, and I know it was unconventional. My claims about saved unevangelized people definitely tend to raise eyebrows (and lengthy rebuttals) in the conservative Christian community. So, today, let us consider a more conventional take on one of the […]

Are you dying inside? (Part 2d4b)

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Dear Friends, We’ve talked about how babies, the mentally handicapped, and unbelievers who show kindness to persecuted Christians can all go to heaven. It’s the same way that the most learned and zealous gospel preacher goes to heaven: by the blood of Christ. All of God’s children go to heaven […]

Are you dying inside? (Part 2d4a)

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Dear Friends, It’s true…there are some people who are not disciples of Christ, but will nevertheless escape the fires of hell. My dear brothers and sisters: no exceptions are needed to explain this! . . A little bit about Living Stream Ministry I’m going to try to respectfully challenge a […]

Are you dying inside? (Part 2d3b)

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Dear Friends, You do what you are. . . Another exception? In 2d, we have talked about how God saves babies and the mentally handicapped. The method I proposed applies equally to ALL of God’s children, whether babies, mentally handicapped, or the apostle Paul (see link to 2d1b in outline […]

Are you dying inside? (Part 2d3a)

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Dear Friends, We are moving on from babies, and will discuss today the eternal prospects of the mentally handicapped. Spoiler alert: Their prospects are excellent..as long as we properly interpret Scripture! . . The inconvenient ones In section 2d, we are talking about heaven’s “edge cases”. Many Christians believe that […]

Are you dying inside? (Part 2d2)

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Dear Friends, This is the third and final baby post! I dropped hints last time, but today I’m pulling out all the stops. It is not Biblical to come up with different ways for different people to be saved from hell. If you have one way for babies and another […]

Are you dying inside? (Part 2d1c)

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Dear Friends, This is the second baby post! So, we’re all agreed that babies can go to heaven. Today I want to ask you this question: Do you use loopholes to get babies into heaven? If you do, I will try to convince you in this and future posts that […]

Are you dying inside (Part 2d1b)

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Dear Friends, This is the first baby post. I hope it further convinces you that the popular view of John 3:16 can’t be right, and we need to stop putting God into unbiblical little boxes. Let us behold together his true majesty and love! Series Outline: Part 1: John 3:16 […]

Are you dying inside (Part 2d1a)

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Dear Friends, I ended up writing 7 posts in section 2c, all about the concept of being born again. Before we move on, it’s time for some Cliff’s notes! Series Outline: Part 1: John 3:16 might not mean what you’ve been told Part 2: John 3:16 cannot mean what you’ve […]

Are you dying inside? (Part 2c8)

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Dear Friends, Are non-Christians capable of real love? Spoiler alert: Yes. Series Outline: Part 1: John 3:16 might not mean what you’ve been told Part 2: John 3:16 cannot mean what you’ve been told Part 3:John 3:16 shows that you can live a victorious life now, that you can overcome those things that are […]

Are you dying inside? (Part 2c7)

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