Charity Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago I'm thinking that I may have crossed the line by sharing my atheistic idea on a doctrinal forum by calling God's torment in the lake of fire of the unsaved/wicked (whether temporary or eternal) as being abhorrent. My biblical critique of the doctrine would be whether the word "fire" used in Schoenheit's Appendix 4 is figurative or literal or a mixture of both. That I do not know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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