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When are you going to start doing that? Here is what Jesus said about the fate of the unrighteous. Refute it.
Jesus taught e.g.,
• “Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:” Matthew 25:41
Considering that follows Jesus saying a simple act of charity will be rewarded with eternal life, how literal is it?
Matthew 25:41 is a favorite if not thee favorite eternal torment proof text.
But like other ET proof texts, it follows a scenario that's probably meant to make a point rather than be taken as literal.
In Matthew 25:31-46 Jesus says that people will be divided into two groups. Those who performed an act of charity, and those who didn't.
To those who did: Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world (v34).
To those who didn't: Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels (v41).
Now virtually nobody (including me) is going to say Matthew 25:31-41 is Jesus saying that an act of charity alone will get someone into heaven. So then it has to be concluded that what Jesus said was a scenario that is not meant to be taken literally. That Jesus is speaking figuratively and or symbolically. That Jesus is both over-exaggerating and over-simplifying in order to make a point.
Except v 41! That verse is and absolutely must be taken as 100% literal.
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