Is immortality acquired or possessed?
PROBLEM: Paul speaks here of “seeking” immortality. He also refers
to acquiring it at the resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:53). However,
Jesus taught that the soul is immortal, that is, it cannot be
destroyed by death (Luke 12:5). Paul also insists that the soul... [ Continue Reading ]
How can those who are by nature sinners keep God’s laws of nature?
PROBLEM: Ephesians 2:3 asserts that all humans are “by nature
children of wrath.” But Paul speaks here of unbelieving Gentiles who
“by nature do the things contained in the law” (Romans 2:14).
These two things seem mutually opposed.... [ Continue Reading ]