“Deacon” wrote:

‘As in Adam all die, so in Christ shall all be made alive’ ? This one is easy, if you allow that sin entered and from Adam sin passed to us all. So we are dead in our sins, but God offers a gift of grace and life in the Spirit that we do not deserve. Romans 6:23.

“Mark and Bev Tindall” wrote in message news:<>…

Answering it with a bible verse does not prove the matter.

If ALL have death through Adam then ALL have life through Christ by the same analogy. This is also why I do not believe in eternal hell.

God is infinite and therefore is also in Hell (if it exists).

God is not a mean bastard but is merciful, full of grace and love … and God is eternal.

As a result God’s forgiveness is availbale throughout etrernity and not limited to this small lifetime.

God therefore creates so that all may come to Him ….and all have valuable lessons learnt about evil that they bring with them when finally reconciled to God. It may be that creation and its final reconciliation is a part of God’s learning.