Abstract:Abstract Conditional immortality is the teaching that the soul is not naturally immortal but dies together with the body. However, God may choose to bestow immortality as a special gift, i.e. at the r...Abstract Conditional immortality is the teaching that the soul is not naturally immortal but dies together with the body. However, God may choose to bestow immortality as a special gift, i.e. at the resurrection. Conditionalist David A. Dean explains the position as follows: “By conditional immortality, I mean the teaching that immortality is not a present characteristic of any human being but a gift which God will bestow only on those who meet his conditions” (1989: 3). “Conditional immortality stresses that conditions must be met before the sinner can receive everlasting personal existence” (Dean 1977: 114–115).Read More
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-11-25
Language: en
Type: other
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