Immortality

Luke 20:35-35, I cor. 15:53-54, Romans 2:7, 2 Tim. 1: 10, ...That such an important assumption should not be explicitly taught in the Bible is surprising, considering how confidently theologians hold to this doctrine. If it isn't found in the Bible, where did the idea originate? The Greeks thought of the body as a hindrance to true life and they looked for the time when the soul would be free from its shackles. They conceived of life after death in terms of the immortality of the soul. Belief in a separate soul and body was popular in Greek society and was taught by one of their most famous philosophers. "The immortality of the soul was a principal doctrine of the Greek philosopher, Plato ... In Plato's thinking, the soul ... was self-moving and indivisible ... It existed before the body which it inhabited, and which it would survive. When did the concept of the immortality of the soul enter the world of Christianity? The Old Testament does not teach it. We are influenced always more or less by the Greek, Platonic idea that the body dies, yet the soul is immortal. Such an idea is utterly contrary to the Israelite consciousness and is nowhere found in the Old Testament. The first-century Church did not hold to this belief, either. "... The doctrine is increasingly regarded as a post-apostolic innovation, not only unnecessary but positively harmful to proper biblical interpretation and understanding. Should we then accept a teaching that is nonbiblical? Many people take it for granted that their doctrines are based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and the Bible. Yet Jesus said in a prayer to His Father, "Your word is truth" (John 17:17). Does God give men the liberty to draw from the world's philosophers and incorporate their beliefs into biblical teaching? The apostle Paul also stated that the wicked will die. In Romans 6:20-21 he talks about those who were slaves of sin and says that for them "the end of those things is death." So those who are slaves of sin, who habitually commit sin, can perish completely. Romans 6:23
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." In 1 Timothy 6:16 Paul also tells us that God alone has immortality. In Philippians 3:18 Paul speaks of those who are "enemies of the cross of Christ." Verse 19 says that their end is destruction, not eternal torment in another life after death. 2 Thessalonians 1:9, Paul emphatically declares that the wicked will come to a complete end: "These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord ..."

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[timsh6]

really what,s your source? plato perhaps!

[seonf]

Our soul is immortal. Just because your precious Bible doesn't talk about the immortal soul doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

[JNdigital]

its (been) stated that the planet, Earth, is a prison planet for souls that have sought to be separate from God/ the Source/ the Universal Mind/ the One; nonetheless, the Intentions of the Divine Law and the One rsaid2b inerrant.

All of of us are part of the One, to Experience Itself.

Energy cannot be destroyed, only transformed

"Your word is truth"

'not some philosophers', essentially because All things change, except for God, the everlasting Alpha and Omega cumulative awareness

I Am truth...

[williamgivens]

Thought you might be interested in this

[StudentofYah]

Very good! Couldnt say it better myself.