tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851555242021773397.post1977256289312932039..comments2024-02-23T09:50:32.486-05:00Comments on Steele's Answers: Conditional Immortality in Scripture?Craig L. Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08351091412370400350noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851555242021773397.post-26432916928342553152013-05-02T05:58:14.746-04:002013-05-02T05:58:14.746-04:00I see. The trend in contemporary scholarship is aw...I see. The trend in contemporary scholarship is away from the concept of the immortal soul. This does give some support to conditionalism. Your post is a thorough reply to Steele's views. Craig L. Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351091412370400350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851555242021773397.post-22812445973665548462013-05-02T02:52:39.977-04:002013-05-02T02:52:39.977-04:00"He feels that without the doctrine of the Im..."He feels that without the doctrine of the Immortality of the Soul the traditional eschatological scheme just doesn't work." And I would agree but come to different conclusions: that the traditional view is not correct! God alone is immortal http://www.afterlife.co.nz/2011/featured-article/god-alone-is-immortal/ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851555242021773397.post-10550018859362401652012-12-27T10:58:00.318-05:002012-12-27T10:58:00.318-05:00Click on "immortal"to bring up the other...Click on "immortal"to bring up the other relevant entries. <br /><br />Here, I think, is the telling remark (from "The Immoral Soul"): "The resurrection of both the just and the unjust, the General Judgement of the whole race resulting in its everlasting awards, as in Matthew 25:46, and other texts, are sufficient proof that man has an immortal soul."<br /><br />He feels that without the doctrine of the Immortality of the Soul the traditional eschatological scheme just doesn't work.Craig L. Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351091412370400350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851555242021773397.post-56940737199276990672012-12-27T10:34:46.190-05:002012-12-27T10:34:46.190-05:00Here Steele is engaged in a losing argument. A fri...Here Steele is engaged in a losing argument. A friend on Twitter suggests Oscar Cullman's discussion of this, which can be found here: http://jbburnett.com/resources/cullmann_immort-res.pdf<br /><br />Here's what I think is going on. Steele feels he absolutely needs the doctrine that <b>all souls God has created are immortal</b> or his doctrine of the afterlife doesn't work. Particularly, the traditional concept of "eternal torment in Hell" would be in jeopardy if natural immortality of souls is denied. If the immortality of souls is denied the only alternatives become: (a.) soul extinction for the unsaved or (b.) miraculous resurrection by God to a life of eternal torment. The second possibility is incompatible with Steele's concept of the benevolence of God.<br /><br />We notice in the earlier entry on this topic ("Is Immorality Conditional?") that he is on shaky theological ground in his argument for the immortality of the soul.<br /><br />So, the question for our generation is this: has the movement against dualistic understandings of the human person essentially pulled the rug out from under the traditional concept of Hell?Craig L. Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351091412370400350noreply@blogger.com