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14741 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 918.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… the arguments, the taunts and reproaches, brought against Christianity by the stalwarts of paganism. And he not only repels their charges but undertakes …
14742 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 920 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
II. Comprehensive Survey of Arnobius’ Arguments and Evidences
14743 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 921.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… the argument upon them. Hear him:
14744 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 923.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… the argument then current for the “extravagant opinion” of the soul’s immortality. In sweeping strokes he paints the over-all picture—covering whole chapters …
14745 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 923.5 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… the arguments from human skills, the sciences and the fine arts, and man’s hopes and fears, are duly considered. Also the argument from the nature of the soul …
14746 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 925.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… lengthy argument toward its close, after declaring that “nothing is made by Him except that which is for the well-being of all,” and denying the contention that …
14747 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 930.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… his arguments did not carry much weight in his own day, and his name was not well known to his own generation, his contentions gradually gained credence, as …
14748 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 931.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… philosophical argument. Precision in theological language had not yet found an established format. Athenagoras was clearly groping. But his main premise …
14749 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 931.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… the argument in all its baldness: The wicked must be miserable forever, because they must live forever; and they must live forever because God made them for …
14750 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 936.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… the argument of reason, with no appeal to the authority of Scripture, not even invoking Christ’s resurrection as an assurance of ours. He here holds that God’s …
14751 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 937.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… whole argument on two premises: (1) God’s objective in bestowing such existence, and (2) the right employment of the rational nature by those who have received …
14752 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 937 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
3. GIST OF THE RESURRECTION ARGUMENT
14753 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 938.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
In his argument Athenagoras contends that a resurrection is not “impossible for God.” And in chapter three (“He Who Could Create, Can Also Raise Up the Dead”) he states:
14754 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 939.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… the argument for the resurrection, namely, “The Purpose Contemplated in Man’s Creation.” He was not created “at random,” but “for the sake of life and continuance …
14755 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 944.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… tangent argument. And this was written about A.D. 178.
14756 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 954.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… , the arguments used to support them, and the conclusions to which Tertullian was led. They are vital to his thesis.
14757 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 954.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… to arguments similar to those used by Plato. Thus Tertullian invokes Plato by name, both for term and teaching. In two separate treatises Tertullian links …
14758 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 955.5 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… his argument.) But he relied on the expression “God ... breathed into his nostrils the breath of life,” drawing inconsistent deductions therefrom.
14759 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 957.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
… “Biblical” argument for the soul’s Innate Immortality, Tertullian claimed to have supernatural support in the form of personal revelations through the …
14760 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 958.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)
Such was Tertullian’s argument and belief on the “immortality of the soul,” and the grounds thereof.