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   From: jetrodc@teleline.es   
      
   Alexander Arnakis wrote:   
   > On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 18:51:15 -0500, "Robert J. Kolker"   
   >  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> coyotes morgan mair fheal greykitten tomys des anges wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>> Does it not also say in the New Testament: "The wages of sin is   
   >>>> Death?"   
   >>>   
   >>> death of the soul   
   >>> not body   
   >>   
   >> That contradicts eternal damnation.   
   >>   
   > Good point. Damnation implies torment, and the soul must be alive to   
   > be tormented. If the soul really died, sinners wouldn't have anything   
   > to worry about (except possibly missing out on all the fun the "saved"   
   > are presumably enjoying).   
      
   Well, the question of couse is what (or who) do you believe in. If you   
   read the Bible you will not only find the earlier quote (in Romans 6:23)   
   but also the following: "The soul that sinneth, it shall die." (Ezekiel   
   18:4) In fact Romans 6:23 goes on to say that "the free gift of God is   
   eternal life". Sinners 'only' have to worry about the fact that they   
   will indeed die and not live again.   
      
   Jetro   
      
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