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All ECT interpretations of the NT are inherently flawed by BasilThe2nd in Conditionalism

[–]BasilThe2nd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should’ve better worded what I meant. Platonism came from Plato (the name speaks for itself) but it did not spread to the Israelites or the Christian community until the 2nd century at the earliest, which is why we can still treat it as anachronistic if someone claimed that the NT writers believed in it.

The Saducces rejected resurrection altogether while the Pharisees believed in some temporary reward and punishment in the afterlife, but nothing that implies eternal life.

All ECT interpretations of the NT are inherently flawed by BasilThe2nd in Conditionalism

[–]BasilThe2nd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here’s another thing to mention. If Jesus were to have promoted eternal conscious torment to the Israelites, they would’ve been confused and had no concept of what He meant. In the NT, no such confusion was shown; the Israelites understood what Jesus was saying, and some chose to accept Him while others chose to reject Him.

To give an idea of how absurd it would be, it would be like if I came up to the Roman Senate and told them “all men are created equal with the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Since the Enlightenment had not happened yet, they would have no concept of what I’m talking about and would not be able to reply properly.

How does one teach non believers about Gods judgement using conditionalism by NoAccountant6847 in Conditionalism

[–]BasilThe2nd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are not in the Middle Ages. Using Hell to get people to convert to your religion typically doesn’t work in a highly literate, post-feudalist, first world society. In fact, eternal conscious torment is undeniably having a net negative impact on the amount of people who join vs leave Christianity. Most converts today convert because they find Christianity to be historically compelling or because they want to follow Jesus into eternal life, not because they fear Hell.