In this episode of the Apologetics315 Podcast, Brian and I interview Chris Date about his view on conditional immortality, which is the idea that the final punishment of the wicked is death and total destruction rather than eternal conscious torment. Chris provides an overview of the two contrasting views and shares his journey of how he became convinced of annihilationism after originally believing in eternal conscious torment.
He then dives into key biblical texts that are often used to argue for eternal torment, such as Mark 9:48, Matthew 25:46, Revelation 14:9-11, and Jude 7, demonstrating how these passages can actually better support conditionalism. Chris also makes a concise case for his view by looking at biblical evidence on immortality, the vision of eternity, substitutionary atonement, and the fate of the wicked described as death and destruction.
While Chris hopes listeners will consider his perspective, his ultimate desire is for unity in the body of Christ despite differences on this non-essential doctrine.
Now, there are those who would contend that eternal conscious torment is an essential doctrine, but if that is the case, it would be fair to ask with neither the Apostles Creed, the Athanasian
You can listen to the podcast here.
Book Preview: Is Jesus Human and Not Divine? A Debate by Dale Tuggy and Christopher M. Date
You can listen to the podcast here.
For more resources from Chris Date, check out his website here and/or Rethinking Hell.
Courage and Godspeed,
Chad
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