The Fire of God
“The fire of God is His love. It consumes what is not of Him, not the soul He created.” — Her Gates Will Never Be Shut
A Good Place To Start
Fire is one of Scripture's most vivid images, yet its meaning is often assumed rather than examined. Bradley Jersak, Tim Wray, Thomas Allin, and John Crowder explore whether the fire of God is better understood as purifying rather than merely punishing.
“The fire of God is His love. It consumes what is not of Him, not the soul He created.” — Her Gates Will Never Be Shut
Mark 9:49; Matthew 3:11; Matthew 25:46; Luke 9:56; John 5:22; John 12:47; Ephesians 2:7; Revelation 20:14
The concept of “eternal torture in hell” is a man-made fusion — built from mistranslations and tradition, not from truth.1. JESUS SPOKE OF FIRE — BUT NOT TO TORTURE, TO PURIFY“Everyone will be salted with fire.”— Mark 9:49Fire in Jesus’...
Isa 4:5; Matt 3:3; Lev 16:27; 2 Pet 3:10; Ezek 1:4; Ezek 8:2; Rev 1:14; Rev 4:5
Again, how shallow is the common view of “fire” as only or chiefly a penal agent. “Fire, in Scripture, is the element of ‘life’ (Isa 4:5), of ‘purification’ (Matt 3:3), of ‘atonement’ (Lev 16:27), of ‘transformation’ (2 Pet 3:10), and...
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