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61461 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 944 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

5. ONLY GOD “POSSESSES IMMORTALITY” BY “NATURE.”

61462 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 944.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… by nature. If man is to share in an immortal or eternal life, he can do so only through a gift from God; he must be raised by grace from the dead. In this resurrection …

61463 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 944.5 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… the natural immortality of the soul. It does not assure us that survival beyond death is a result of our natural constitution. In the Bible the word ‘soul’ really …

61464 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 945.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

“Eternal life does not mean the natural immortality of the soul. We are not immortal until God makes us so. Eternal life is inseparably linked with the resurrection of the body.” 38) Ibid., p. 24. (Italics supplied.)

61465 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 945.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

“Eternal life does not mean the natural immortality of the soul. It is a new creation, the result of a new birth. It is the resurrection-life.” 39) Ibid., p. 25. Italics supplied.

61466 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 947.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

The committee frankly says that it can “not arrive at any completely satisfactory conclusion.” But on the nature of man it is refreshingly clear.56) Ibid.

61467 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 951.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

G. PIDOUX, in discussing “Sin” in the Old Testament, after stating that “the sin of man consisted, then, in his desire to become God’s equal,” says concerning the nature of man:

61468 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 951.5 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… by nature? The sin resulted in denying man access to the tree of life whose fruits would allow him to nourish the life force. Man was not created immortal. He …

61469 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 952.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… “the Nature of Man,” in chapter four he emphasizes “Man’s Freedom to Choose,” and comments, “Freewill presupposes the possibility of its misuse.” After noting that …

61470 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 953.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… the natural indestructibility of the individual soul, and then read the New Testament with that already in their minds, they would have drawn from it a belief …

61471 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 954.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… not naturally immortal, but can receive from God the gift of eternal life, the question of the refusal of that gift must arise.” Again, noting Cullmann’s clear …

61472 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 956.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… true nature and destiny of man. Let us start the recitals of this chapter with one of these stimulative earlier writers-a Presbyterian scientist-theologian …

61473 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 957.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… of natural science at New College, Edinburgh, as having influenced them to adopt Conditionalism, let us pause long enough to examine certain key excerpts …

61474 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 959.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… the natural result of a vital relationship with God, or with God through Jesus Christ.” 1g Further, if we flaunt these principles, “in the end” we may have “destroyed …

61475 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 960.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… the natural immortality of the soul and Greek dualism. Note it:

61476 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 965.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… period—naturally revived among Reformed Christians.” Andrews cites T. F. Torrance at this point:

61477 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 966.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… souls. “Naturalism,” he observes, “maintains that when the body dies man dies.” And, Michalson adds, Christianity sustains this very view. The soul does not live …

61478 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 967.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… own nature eternal, and a living creature independent of the body; or that any mere man is immortal, otherwise than by the resurrection in the last days, except …

61479 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 973.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… the nature and destiny of man, likewise hold to the Conditionalist position. So, the over-all commitment of the Voice of Prophecy is to Conditionalism.

61480 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2, p. 974.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… the nature and destiny of man comes into his recurring series of broadcasts, which cover the full-rounded gospel for his hearers annually.