Thanatos is also used in reference to the second death—the destruction of both soul and body in the lake of fire. No, this is a reference to the second death. No, He simply states that those who keep his word will never see death —the second death—the destruction of soul and body in the lake of fire. The second death is the ultimate consequence of sin. This is again emphasized later in James:. We clearly observe here that if a person is not brought back from the error of a sinful lifestyle, their soul will die!
When did Jesus say a soul would die and by whom? So we know this text is definitely a reference to the second death as well.
By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgement and destruction apoleia of ungodly men. The day of judgment is the day when ungodly people will suffer everlasting destruction.
Their destiny is destruction apoleia. John b; 2 Thessalonians ; Romans Seriously, how much plainer could the bible be on the subject? In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ: 9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction olethros from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power. The first part of this text reveals that God will punish those who reject the gospel, and verse 9 reveals exactly what this punishment will be: everlasting destruction.
This obviously refers to destruction that lasts forever and not to an endless process of destroying as supporters of eternal torment contend.
Such would be everlasting torment but not everlasting destruction. The second death is different from the first death in that everyone is resurrected from the first death to face judgment. Unsurprisingly, apothnesko most often refers to the death all humans and animals must face at the end of our earthly sojourn.
Apothnesko is also used a myriad of times in reference to the first death of human beings e. For if you live according to the sinful nature you will die apothnesko ; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.
Those who embrace sin and reject God will one day reap the wages of their actions; they will die. If anyone eats of this bread, He will live forever. As you can see, apothnesko appears twice in this passage. The second time apothnesko appears verse 50 it is used in reference to the second death as Jesus declares that those who partake of him, the heavenly bread of life, will not die, but, as He goes on to say in verse 51, will live forever.
We know for certain that, in verse 50, Jesus is not referring to the first death because even people who partake of the bread of heaven—that is, accept Jesus as Lord—will one day die. No, Jesus is referring to another death—the second death. We could succinctly sum up this passage as such: Those who partake of Jesus, the heavenly bread of life, will not suffer the second death, but will live forever.
Do you believe this? Apothnesko appears twice in this passage as well; and, like the previous passage, the first time it is used in reference to the first death, the second time in reference to the second death.
For verification, note that Jesus states in verse 25 that those who believe in him will live even though they die. All Jesus is saying here is that, because He is the resurrection and the life, those who believe in him, even though they will die i. Jesus spoke of this resurrection when He stated:. Condemned to what? Obviously because the people thrown into the lake of fire on judgment day will die.
Certainly there will be a period of conscious suffering, however long or brief, and no doubt this suffering will be meted out as divine justice requires for each individual; but the final, everlasting outcome for all people thrown into the lake of fire is that they will die. If this were not so, the above passages would not use apothnesko to plainly describe the second death. Let us briefly review what Jesus and the apostles plainly taught would happen to ungodly people at the second death.
They taught that the ungodly would die John ; Romans , that they would experience death John ; Romans ; James , that destruction would occur Matthew ; 2 Peter , that both their souls and bodies would be destroyed Matthew ; James , and that they would perish John ; 2 Peter My obvious point here is that if the eternal fate of unrepentant sinners is to be some sort of perpetual life or existence in separation from God in utter misery and torment, God could have said so.
The book of Judith is an Apocryphal book which we as protestants do not accept as Scripture and therefore would not be relevant in establishing Christian doctrine. As stated in the Westminster Confession of Faith 1. They were never included in the Hebrew Old Testament. The Hebrew canon is made up of 22 books, which are the exact equivalent of the 39 books of our Old Testament. This takes on its full significance when it is remembered that the Old Testament is a Jewish collection of Jewish history and law - and there is no evidence that these books were ever accepted by any Jewish community, either in or outside of Israel.
They were never accepted as canonical by Jesus and His Apostles. The New Testament writers quote from practically all of the Old Testament books, but nowhere quote from the Apocrypha Jude mentioned Enoch, but Enoch was not the author of the books that bear his name. The Apocrypha are self-contained; no where in the canonical scripture are these books referenced. They were not accepted by early Jewish and Christian writers. About A. Objections to them cannot be overruled by dictatorial authority.
Throughout different periods of its own history officials of the Roman Church had been out-spoken against the Apocrypha as Scripture. They were not accepted for over years after Christ! They do not show evidence of essential qualities of inspiration. Great portions of these books are obviously legendary and fictitious. Often they contain historical, chronological and geographical errors.
Some of these books contradict themselves and contradict the canonical Scriptures! They have been shrouded with continual uncertainty. Since they were not regarded as authoritative by the Jews, they had to gain their recognition elsewhere. No two early Greek manuscripts agree as to which books are to be included in the Septuagint outside the canonical Scripture readily known as the 39 books of the OT.
They cannot be maintained on a compromise basis. Church of England gives to the Apocrypha a semi-canonical status: they may be read in public worship "for example of life and instruction of manners" but not in order "to establish any doctrine.
The New Testament apocrypha were written under assumed names of the apostles and others between the 2nd century and 6th century. They were written hundreds of years after Christ, while the canonical Scripture are all from the eyewitness accounts of the 1st century apostles.
These writings, along with the OT apocryphal books, are sometimes erroneously described as "the lost books of the Bible," a sensational and misleading title because these books were NEVER a part of the Holy Bible. Hey James, your article was great and knowing the history of the Catholic Church I could definitely tell where this theology came from. The church wanted money, and to get it they would ask you to pay before you died for you ticket out of eternal punishment.
Lexi, we have an article on Matthew 25 link here that should be helpful. Please speak to the story Jesus told about Lazarus,in Abraham's bosom, when he just wanted to have a drop of water on his tongue, and wanted to tell others so they would not suffer the same fate.
This is not a challenge. I have believed the same thing you wrote here. Great article,but it is such an important topic that I always wonder if I am wrong If God loves us more than we love our own kids, well, no matter how disobedient they are, I would not throw them into a fire then refuse to ever let them out, but just sadistically watch them scream and suffer and say, "Hey, you chose it.
I am not letting you out. Thank you dirk for your article. I was just wondering if you or someone could explain the words of our Lord as to how it would fit into this article. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. I bolded some of the word that has me questioning. God bless. We like habits and are happy to persist if it feels good so far.
However, without development there is no further growth and capitalism is built on this. If a company has a product that is actually doing well in the market and then rests on it, it can quickly be overtaken by competitors. For this reason, innovations are always a risk. They are part of the entrepreneurial risks that you have to take if you want to survive as a company in the long term. If a company manufactures carriages, even if they are the best, most beautiful and even cheapest carriages available, this does not benefit the company at all if the competitor brings cars onto the market.
The carriage manufacturer can invest as much as he likes in advertising and marketing, he will simply be overrun by the car manufacturer. It is therefore important for managers to allow innovations and take risks time and again. Entrepreneurial thinking and action do not involve simply accepting every risk, but analyzing them and proceeding in as controlled a manner as possible.
Either they simply react to these changes, or they try to actively shape the market. The concept of creative destruction is therefore more relevant to modern companies than ever before.
The following are some creative destruction examples of immense value creation :. These creative destruction examples show that often, not only the old products disappear from the market, but also their manufacturers. However, there are always companies that recognize the current trends and adapt accordingly.
Those that manage to adapt in this way often also succeed in continuing to secure market share. Creative destruction teaches us that we should generally place more emphasis on competition and market mechanisms in our economy.
Overregulation by politicians must be avoided. Companies should be allowed to develop. Innovations are always a risk, but they also offer a great opportunity to help shape future markets.
Those who do not develop further, do not take risks and do not dare to innovate will probably not be able to survive in the long term. In this context, there are of course also many examples of innovation flops. Your email address will not be published.
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Creative Destruction definition and history. Joseph Alois Schumpeter is an Austrian economist and social scientist. He was a professor since , among others in Graz to , Bonn to and since at Harvard University. Schumpeter developed a theory of the economic development of the capitalist economic system, which he explained by intra-economic changes.
Schumpeter thus made an important contribution to business cycle theory. However, he also feared the end of capitalism, as the innovative process would weaken, primarily due to bureaucratization in companies and an increased role for the state.
Schumpeter is considered one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. It may seem harsh to punish him, but he has to learn that this kind of behaviour is unacceptable. My dictionary lists "harsh" as one definition of severe , and "severe" as one definition of harsh , which might suggest the words can often be used interchangably. That said, in the context you mention, the best thing to do is consult a dictionary, and see which one seems to fit better:. Sign up to join this community.
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