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phatdawg
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I have been using the term "handful theory" alot lately. And for the sake of not leaving a question in anyone's mind; I will define that phrase like this:
Handful Theory: noun--The supposition that inspite of all He has done, all that He has said to the contrary; and inspite of the fact that God killed His own Son to save all creation; in the end God will be forced to settle for just a small handful of mankind as His consolation prize. Eternal Torment and Annihilation fall under the umbrella of this definition.
Inspite of how it is worded, or who says it, the teachings of Eternal Torment and Annihilation leave God with only a small handful that He was able to scrape together when all is said and done.
However; there is a more excellent way.
In John 3:16-17, Jesus used the word "kosmos" 4 times.
If that was the only verse that said such a thing, I would still be left no viable option but to conclude that God's intent isn't just to save a few men. No, as we take the definition of Kosmos out into all it's varying dimensions of meaning, we see that God planned to save all mankind. But not only that, it was His intention to save, deliver and or protect the planet Earth and all the creatures on it. But it goes beyond that to envelope the planets included in this galaxy, and all the galaxies in this universe, to the farthest star that Hubble could ever see. And not only that, but the definition of kosmos includes all the creatures that exist anywhere in any part of it, on whatever realm they exist on (spiritual or physical), and the laws that govern their existence.
All of this is spoken to us in John 3:16-17
God is not interested in a paltry handful. HE WANTS IT ALL! If it were not so, He would have told us so.
Handful Theory: noun--The supposition that inspite of all He has done, all that He has said to the contrary; and inspite of the fact that God killed His own Son to save all creation; in the end God will be forced to settle for just a small handful of mankind as His consolation prize. Eternal Torment and Annihilation fall under the umbrella of this definition.
Inspite of how it is worded, or who says it, the teachings of Eternal Torment and Annihilation leave God with only a small handful that He was able to scrape together when all is said and done.
However; there is a more excellent way.
In John 3:16-17, Jesus used the word "kosmos" 4 times.
If that was the only verse that said such a thing, I would still be left no viable option but to conclude that God's intent isn't just to save a few men. No, as we take the definition of Kosmos out into all it's varying dimensions of meaning, we see that God planned to save all mankind. But not only that, it was His intention to save, deliver and or protect the planet Earth and all the creatures on it. But it goes beyond that to envelope the planets included in this galaxy, and all the galaxies in this universe, to the farthest star that Hubble could ever see. And not only that, but the definition of kosmos includes all the creatures that exist anywhere in any part of it, on whatever realm they exist on (spiritual or physical), and the laws that govern their existence.
All of this is spoken to us in John 3:16-17
God is not interested in a paltry handful. HE WANTS IT ALL! If it were not so, He would have told us so.