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Originally Posted by Zezima
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life, and if he would gain X amount of faith during his life to avoid 1000 years of punishment” Oh wait, the verse doesn’t say that, and nowhere does the Bible explicitly say that.
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I think that last statement is essentially true. However, hopefully we can agree that there are plenty of places in the word showing a reward for believers through obeying Him and doing His will/works. The downside is that we won't gain the reward.
I just read a verse this morning saying, "that we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming." (1 John 2:28) The outright punishment part is much lighter in the word (if there at all), and nowhere can I see it specifically saying there could be 1000 years of outright punishments.