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Throughout parts of this short article, I will give Bible scripture references in endnote form to show agreement with my teaching.
With praise to God above[1] for His never-ending love[2] and fairness[3] to all and His righteousness and justice[4], I am writing to explain some of my insight into what I believe are God’s ways[5] concerning the damned[6] as well as all creatures[7]. It is said that God is love[8]. It is said that God is good[9]. It is said that God is impartial[10], that He takes no part in unrighteousness[11], that He takes no part in the taking of a bribe[12]. It is said that God is fair in His judgment[13]. It is said that God doesn’t wrongly favor one person over another[14]. It is said that He favors those who fear Him, who put their hope in His unfailing love[15]. It is said that He hates those who do iniquity and that no evil dwells with Him[16]. It is said that He is powerful and “all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do”[17]. It is said that the gates of Hades will not prevail against the true church of Jesus Christ that Jesus Christ builds[18]. It is said that Jesus holds the keys of death and Hade[19]. It is said that God has the power to resurrect the dead and does resurrect both righteous and unrighteous people[20]. It is said that God gives power to His servants to obey His commands and be like Him[21]. It is said that God is undefeated[22], all-powerful[23], and never-failing[24]. It is said that God cannot lie[25]. It is said that God condemns sin in sinful man[26] and sinful creatures[27]. It is said that God justifies those who trust Him to the extent that they trust Him[28]. It is said that God honors those who honor Him and lightly esteems those who despise Him[29]. It is said that the earth is the LORD’s and all it contains[30]. Similarly, it is said that He created all things[31]. It is said that He is in the heavens and that He does as He pleases[32]. It has been said that His good news has been proclaimed in all creation under Heaven[33]. I believe that it still is. I believe that the above statements are true. I believe that the book of 1st Peter in the Bible contains evidence that Jesus himself preached the Gospel to people who were damned from the time of Noah’s flood[34]. I believe that everlasting life is promised to all who are believing in Jesus Christ[35]. I believe that people who are choosing to fully deny Jesus Christ are perishing, but that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is still preached to them. I believe that God shows His wisdom to all creatures in Creation continually[36]. I believe that God presents evidence of His eternal power and divine nature to all of His creatures[37]. I believe He does this for His name’s sake[38]. I believe He does this because He loves all creatures[39]. I believe He believes that this is a good investment. I believe there are people who have fallen away from Christ[40]. I believe that as long as they continue to be completely evil towards Christ, it is impossible to be renewing them to repentance[41]. I believe that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is still preached to them continually as I said above. I believe that they and all creatures in all Creation are adequately commanded to obey the law of Christ[42]. The reason sinners are called sinners is because they are disobeying the law of Christ[43]. I believe that if those who have fallen away from Christ to an extent in the past choose to again fear God and believe His truth instead of trusting in deceit (all actual sinners trust in deceit), they will have a restored relationship with God and His Kingdom[44]. I believe if any person who has been a sinner who is not inheriting the Kingdom of God[45] repents and starts to keep God’s commandments, they will, in that, be righteous in God’s sight. God’s commandments are truth[46]. Keeping God’s commandments is being truthful and obeying the truth[47]. I believe that the Kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit[48]. I believe that God rewards and punishes in real time[49]. He is a rewarder of those who seek Him[50]. I believe that if someone turns from their evil course and instead seeks God, God relents concerning the calamity He was going to bring on them[51]. If someone repents from doing the good they had committed to do and does evil instead, God thinks better of the good with which He had promised to bless them[52]. I believe that God makes conditional promises (the word “if” and implied “ifs” in promises). I also believe there is unchanging truth. I believe that He loves all of His creatures righteously and justly and fairly. I believe He takes into account their present time choosing in what His present time response to them is. I believe that no devil in Hell can defeat God. I believe that God and His Kingdom preaches the Gospel to and commands all sinners, including fallen angels (devils) to turn to Him in repentance and be saved. I believe that His word to them is believable, whatever it is, and if any that have been devils or unbelievers believe His word, they too are saved into righteousness and are rewarded as such. If they remain in their sins, then they remain in punishment. I believe that people in Hades have no power to go to paradise in their unbelief in God. I believe that the Gospel is still preached to them in many ways and that if they who have been in Hades begin believing the word of God, to that extent, they are already then in paradise. I believe the Kingdom of God is throughout all Creation (Creation was created by God). I believe that all creatures in all of His creation are commanded by God to seek His Kingdom first and His righteousness. I believe that with God, it is possible to obey this command. I believe that God loves all of His creatures, and He does it well. I believe He blesses all creatures. He is good towards all[53]. He never fails[54]. I believe that God is the Savior of all Creation, especially of those who believe in Him (like He is the Savior of all men, especially of believers)[55]. He still lightly esteems those who despise Him[56]. He believes that He is good and commands people to not despise Him, but loves those who do despise Him. He honors those who honor Him, because He believes it is a good work to honor Him because He is good. I believe that God is always commanding all creatures in all of Creation to obey Him, and His commands are not unfair. If a creature sins, it is the creature’s own fault. God does not overly condemn them and as stated before, no sinner goes unpunished. He still loves sinners. God’s enemies are not His friends. He shows Himself to be friendly, but they are not friendly toward Him. He is a friend to those who love Him and they are friends to Him. Those who love Him obey His commands, which are good. People can become His friends if they were His enemies by beginning to believe His word and so obey His commands. They can remain His friends by continuing to obey His commands. There are people who are double-minded (two-spirited). Double-minded, in this meaning, means that they believe both truth and lies. They have both good and evil intentions in their heart. These people are, in part, friends of God and, in part, enemies of God. God fairly rewards obedience to Him and fairly punishes disobedience to Him. He chooses to do this. His Kingdom is in on the action of reward and punishment. People are Kingdom of God citizens to the extent that they are loving according to God’s commands. Thanks for reading! John [1] Dt. 4:39, II Ch. 2:5, Ps. 97:9 & 108:5 [2] 1 Co. 13:8 , Is. 9:6-7, I Jn. 4:8 & 16 [3] Psalm 9:8 [4] Ge. 18:19, Ps. 33:5 & 89:14 [5] Dt. 28:9, Jos. 22:5, II Sa. 22:31, Ps. 25:12 & 138:5 [6] Ma. 16:16, II Th. 2:12 [7] Jo. 1:3, Col. 1:15-17, Re. 4:11 [8] I Jn. 4:8 & 16 [9] Ps. 143:10 & 145:9 [10] Dt. 10:17, Ro. 2:11 [11] Dt. 32:4, II Ch. 19:7 [12] Dt. 10:17, II Ch. 19:7 [13] Ps. 9:8 [14] Ez. 8:22, Ps. 5:10, Pr. 12:2 [15] Ps. 147:11 [16] Ps. 5:4-5 [17] He. 4:13 [18] Mt. 16:18 [19] Re. 1:18 [20] Jn. 5:29, Ac. 24:15, He. 6:2 [21] Co. 1:29, Ep. 3:16-17 & 5:1 [22] Ps. 91, Is. 46:10 & 55:11, II Co. 2:14 [23] Job 37:23, Ps. 33:6 & 115:3 & 135:6 & 147:5, Je. 32:17, He. 1:3, Ju. 1:24-25 [24] Jos. 21:45, La. 3:22, Dt. 31:6-8, 1Jn. 4:8 & 16 and 1 Co. 13:8 [25] Ps. 18:30 & 33:4 & 119:160 [26] Ro 8:3 [27] Mt. 25:41 [28] Ro. 3:24-4:5 & 5:1-9 & 8:30-33 & 10:10 & Ti. 3:7 [29] I Sa. 2:30c [30] Ps. 24:1, I Co. 10:26 [31] Re. 4:11 [32] Ps. 115:3 [33] Co. 1:23, Ma. 16:15 [34] I Pe. 3:18-20 & 4:5-6 [35] Jn. 3:16 [36] Ro. 1:19-20, Ep. 3:10 [37] Ro. 1:19-20 [38] I Sa. 12:22, I Ki. 8:41, Ps. 23:3 & 25:11 & 143:11, Ez. 36:22, Mal. 1:11 [39] I Jn. 4:8 & 16, Mt. 5:43-48, Jn. 3:16, Ro. 5:8, Ps. 145:8-9 [40] Mt. 13:21, He. 6:6, II Pe. 3:17 [41] He. 6:1-8 [42] Ro. 1:18-20 [43] Ro. 2:12 & 11:30-32, Ep. 2:2 & 5:6, Co. 3:6 [44] Lk. 17:3-4, I Jn. 1:9 [45] Ga. 5:19-21 [46] Ps. 119:151 [47] Ga. 5:7, I Pe. 1:22 [48] Ro. 14:17 [49] Ex. 20:7, 34:7, Ps. 18:20 & 58:11, Pr. 11:21 & 16:5 & 19:5, Ro. 2:5-11, I Jn. 1:9 [50] He. 11:6 [51] Je. 18:1-10, Ez. 33:1-20 [52] Je. 18:1-10, Ez. 33:1-20 [53] Ps. 145:9 [54] I Jn. 4:8 & 16 & I Co. 13:8 [55] 1 Ti. 4:10 [56] 1 Sa. 2:30c
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