justice
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Don’t Worry, God is a Just Judge
If you’re suffering due to oppression, it can be difficult to hold onto an eternal perspective. This is why I’m always encouraging people to read the Qur’an, because the Scripture is full of warnings about the Day of Judgement. God describes the resurrection and judgement as His ‘binding promise’. God is going to judge every… Continue reading
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I know I’m not alone in feeling intense …
I know I’m not alone in feeling intense horror at the idea that God would punish people eternally. Christian Universalists, who believe all will ultimately be saved, are motivated by the intuition that everlasting torment cannot ever reflect the truly merciful character of God. My own philosophical understanding is that God is in control of… Continue reading
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Towards a Deeper Understanding of Justice
I have always struggled with the idea that God would punish people in hell for eternity, for perhaps a single misdemeanour. I cannot bear the idea that simply because someone didn’t make a commitment to Jesus Christ (which, after all, would have been a decision that was God’s will, because God is in control of… Continue reading
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I came across a wonderfully well-written, honest, and …
I came across a wonderfully well-written, honest, and thought-provoking post today on a blog named ‘120 Words of Torah’. I will quote the article — 120 words in length — in full (emphasis in the original): It’s easy to preach causality: take enough precautions, you’ll stay healthy. Keep divine commandments and you’ll be rewarded, or… Continue reading
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God as a Parent
In my ongoing research for my work-in-progress book about human and divine justice, I’m reading a book titled Raising Hell: Christianity’s Most Controversial Doctrine Put Under Fire by an author named Julie Ferwerda. The book presents arguments in favour of Christian universalism — that is, the belief that all people who have ever lived will… Continue reading
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Will God Bring Justice?
Those who ‘run the world’ are evil, according to David Icke. This is seemingly true, but what Icke doesn’t discuss is that, ultimately, it is God who runs the world. This is what I argue in my books and on this blog. God is in control of all things. It seems to me that God… Continue reading
About STEVEN
Steven Colborne is an author, musician and counsellor from the United Kingdom. On this blog he writes about philosophy, religion and spirituality and shares a variety of personal articles.
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind, and thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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