Aeonian Samurai

Not too long ago I adopted the doctrine of Conditional Immortality because I found to it be more in line with what scripture says as opposed to the more popular doctrine of Traditionalism.

 For those who have no idea of what I am talking about, Traditionalism is the doctrine that is widly accepted in most Christian denominations that states that there is a part of us that is not apart of our body, but a “soul” or “spirit” like being that is immortal, and when one passes away their soul either goes straight to Heaven to be with God, or to hell into never-ending tourment for the rest of eternity. Conditional Immortality says that our “soul” is our body(check out the greek and hebrew) and the “spirit” is the breath of life that was breathed into man by God to live (Gen 2:7); and when one dies, the body sleeps in the dust of the earth untill the second coming of Jesus, then some will rise into everlasting contempt, and some into everlasting life (Dan 12:2).

A big question I have for all the Traditionalists out there is that if our “souls” go straight to heaven and hell, what would be the purpose of the final judgement?

“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.  Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.  Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’  Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?  And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

                                                                                                                       -Matt. 25:31-40

If they havent been judged yet then how could they be off into their verdict? Will they be taken back from their everlasting paradise and everlasting tourment to be judged? It doesnt really make sense to me.

Paul was on trial because his hope rested on the resurrection of the dead (Acts 23:6). This hope seems to be lost, and replaced with a hope borrowed from a mix of Islam and Platonic thought, both of which not Biblical or Orthadox in anyway.

~ by ronnie on June 18, 2007.