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61161 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 540.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… the nature and destiny of man there was widespread conviction that a re-examination of the whole question was now called for. And unquestionably there was …

61162 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 541.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… the nature and destiny of man, his state during death, was largely untouched by the Protestant Reformer group as a whole. They rejected Purgatory. But aside …

61163 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 541.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… the nature and particularly the destiny of man. His statement appeared in his book Whither? A Theological Question for the Times (1889). Hear it: “All the faults …

61164 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 548 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

1. NATURAL IMMORTALITY NOT TAUGHT IN BIBLE

61165 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 548.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… Man’s natural immortality. On the other hand, Holy Writ emphatically declares that God only hath immortality ( 1 Timothy 6:16 ).” 24) George D. Boar man, Studies in …

61166 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 549 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

2. MAN NOT NATURALLY OR INHERENTLY IMMORTAL

61167 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 549.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… not naturally, inherently, constitutionally, in the original make-up of his being, immortal.” 28) Boardman, Creative Week, p. 215. 29) Ibid.

61168 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 549.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… is naturally, inherently, in His own essence and nature, immortal. He alone is the I AM-having this as His name forever, His memorial to all generations ( Exodus …

61170 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 550.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… from nature, metaphysics, reason, instinct, philosophy, or even the analogies of nature. As to the latter, he states convincingly: “Very beautiful are the poetic …

61171 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 551.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… the natural immortality of all men as to amount to a virtual denial of the doctrine that immortality or eternal life is the gift of Christ alone.” 38) Ibid., p. 13 …

61172 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 552.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… the nature and destiny of man. But a growing dissent regarding this teaching, resulting from a painstaking review of the Bible witness, brought such censure …

61173 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 553.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… by Nature Immortal?” in Pettingell, The Life Everlasting, p. 640.

61174 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 554.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… of natural immortality while the Sadducees rejected both.” Jesus warned His disciples “not to accept the doctrine of either.” 49) Ibid., pp. 641, 642.

61175 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 555.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… the “natural immortality” of the soul, Leo X, in 1513, affirmed that the soul is “immortal,” and decreed those who asserted otherwise to be “heretics.” Nevertheless …

61176 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 555.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… his “nature.” Formed of the dust, he was “vitalized with ‘the breath of life.’” The “whole man, thus vitalized, ‘became a living soul.’ Not a word is said about an ‘immortal …

61177 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 558.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… a “natural rebound” from the “doctrine of endless torment.” Those who start with the “assumption of natural immortality” are “compelled to adopt a spiritualizing …

61178 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 558 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

V. Gordon-Natural Immortality Substituted for Resurrection

61179 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 567.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… the nature and destiny of man. Indeed, these lay at the heart of his doctrinal belief and molded his entire ministry. From this initial platform he never swerved …

61180 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 568.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… the natural and necessary immortality of man but in his potential immortality;—to coin a word—in his immortalibility. ‘This is the record: that God hath given …