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37501 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 360.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… real character of sin; that is, that God not only allowed men for forty centuries to remain helplessly ignorant of the terrific doom which hung over them as …

37502 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 369.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… the character of God and the fate of man, called for definite restudy. Added to this was the confusion over the postulates of Universalism and Conditionalism …

37503 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 369.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… , and character of God.” 67) Ibid, p vi. 68) Ibid., pp. 84, 85.

37504 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 384.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… promised God that if he was restored to health he would openly meet the libels of those who misconceived His character. Soon after this he found a copy of Edward …

37505 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 389 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

9. ETERNAL SUFFERING INVOLVES CHARACTER OF GOD

37506 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 389.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… “moral character of God.” Since God is love, a large proportion of His intelligent creatures could not reasonably “exist to all eternity in extremest misery …

37507 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 399.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… Spirit God (1845) portrays the “Unscriptural Character, and Heathen Origin, of Popular Traditions of the Age, concerning Immortality, Heaven, and Hell.” (See Abbot …

37508 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 414.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… the character of God, and because it could not be “found in Scripture.” But the Wesleyan test on Eternal Torment was “rigid.” It allowed no latitude. It was “this or …

37509 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 414.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… of God’s word warrants such a doctrine, nor do I believe that this doctrine is consistent with the revealed character of God.” 44) Ibid., p. 10.

37510 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 415.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… the character of God, Impey made this declaration of faith and statement of relationship to Methodism: “If the Discipline of the Connextion allows me liberty …

37511 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 523.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… Divine character,” Dr. Wilson asks: “Why should God keep a soul forever and ever in a condition of sin? Nothing is without Him, for by Him all things exist. Why can …

37512 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 621.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… the “character of God” and the “future of the Christian religion.” And “upon the Churches this testimony lays a certain responsibility from which they can free …

37513 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 690.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

“To the Bible alone we look for correct views on the important subj’ects of the character of God, the nature of life and death, the resurrection, heaven, and hell.” 88) Ibid., p. 12.

37514 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 716.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… -doing. God made them free moral agents, capable of appreciating the wisdom and benevolence of His character and the justice of His requirements, and with …

37515 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 719.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… the character of God before the universe.” 11) Ibid., pp. 67, 68.

37516 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 725.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… their characters and their deeds must pass in review before God. All are to be judged according to the things written in the books, and to be rewarded as their …

37517 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 727 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

1. RETRIBUTIVE JUSTICE ACCORDS WITH GOD’S CHARACTER

37518 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 727.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… the character of God as a merciful, long-suffering, benevolent being. God does not force the will or judgment of any.” 45) Ibid.

37519 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 731.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… “figurative” character of the parable, she adds: “The conversation between Abraham and the once-rich man is figurative. The lesson to be gathered from it is that …

37520 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 752.5 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… a character which inflicts forever a punishment which can be no other than retributive.” 7) Ibid., p. 12.