Re: a question for monists

The bible clearly tells us what kinds of bodies we believers will have after
death and resurrection. Mainly I cor 15.

Admittedly the rest is speculation. But does that mean that there is no
value in it? I am not a monist, but I am looking into it, and thinking
about it. Nevertheless I have this problem as described. I am leaning
towards a monist, annihalationalist position ATM.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jan de Koning" <jan@dekoning.ca>
To: <asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 8:33 PM
Subject: Re: a question for monists

> At 08:08 PM 3/26/2005, jack syme wrote:
>>After death we are going to receive a perfect sinless body. If monism is
>>true there are no disembodied spirits. So what bodies do non-believers
>>get? If they get the same sinless body as believers, how can a just God
>>send them to eternal torment? If they get bodies that are corrupted by
>>sin, how is that universe any different than this one? Sin exists in
>>both.
>>
>>So, it seems that the most likely scenario, if monism is true, is that
>>everyone gets a perfect sinless body, or, only believers get one, and
>>non-believers cease to exist.
>
> The Bible tells us nothing about how we live on the New Earth, neither
> does it tells us anything about how unbelievers will be.
> W should not speculate about things the Bible tells us nothing about. We
> know that we, believers, who trust that Jesus died for our sins, will be
> on the new earth; it does not tell us that unbelievers will be there. A
> just God would send all men to damnation, but, the same just God was
> giving the possibility for forgiveness by believing, that our Lord Jesus
> died, and in His death paid for the punishment of our sins.
>
> The Bible does not tell us where the un-believing sinners go, nor does it
> tell us what happens to those who have not heard about the saving death of
> Christ.
>
> Jan de Koning
Received on Mon Mar 28 21:18:33 2005