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Deborah-Leigh:


Hello Dean

What an awesome experience you have come through....that of your house built on sand that came crashing down! That is precisely what is necessary before the truth is revealed to you.
Here is an excerpt from this link http://bible-truths.com/lake13.html

THERE IS HOPE FOR THE BUILDERS ON SAND

Yes, there is HOPE for all those who build their house upon the sand? But there is hope only according to God’s choosing. Remember, "many are called, but FEW ARE CHOSEN."

Every one who is chosen out from the called, will have first built their spiritual house upon the sand, and it will FALL! Every one who is of the chosen FEW will leave his "First Love" (Rev. 2:4). There is a time when all of the chosen will "look back," and see a time when they were not, "…FIT for the Kingdom of God" (Luke 9:62). It happened to Peter, it happened to the other eleven apostles, it happened to Paul, it happened to Paul’s followers, it happened to the entire early church, it will happen to US!

Peace be to you

Arcturus :)

skydreamers:

Hang in there Dean, you're on the right path! ;) :)

mari_et_pere:
Dean, another thought on your post: you've spent 20 years studying. Why stop now? You're not lost, bro. You're at a turning point! You hit a fork in the road, and you've just turned down the right path! Don't lament over your past travels, rejoice at your new found quest!

I attended a private christian school from age 4 until I was 16. They taught me a lot. As far is the scriptures are concerned, however, most of it was dung. It took lots of studying and reading and praying and fellowshipping to realize the truth. I'm still learning, and with 20 years under your belt, I bet you can teach me a few things. Hang in there man.

Matt

UncleBeau:
Hey Dean,

Do you remember when Jesus said, "Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full."? There was a time once that I was in deep thought about everyone going to hell. At that time I believed just like I was taught. I wondered if I were to ask God to save everyone, would he do it? Could I have possibly been more loving that God himself? Certainly not. Starting to believe whether or not something is true, like the false doctrine of hell, is like finding a watch on the beach like some that prove creation use as an analogy. Of course the thing was made, but for what purpose? Do people wonder "why" the watch was there? Of course they do, just not in that context. Even "if" there was a hell, what would it's purpose be? for torture? for revenge? If there's no purpose for such a place, then what would it be to God? a waste basket?

your friend,

-Beau

Dean Peterman:
Dear Beau,

Thank you for your insights.  I don't know if I mentioned this before, but in case I did not, I want you to know that after much study and prayer on the subject I have concluded the Bible does not teach people are going to spend an eternity in hell.  As I now know this is a mistranslation.  I read through the entire New Testament and pulled out every verse that even remotely addressed the subject.  Then I  studied each of those verses to determine what they actually said.  To my surprise the Bible doesn't even close come to teaching the reality of an eternal hell.  I had been deceived.  I now know every verse that touches on the subject and even how many times the word hell is used (or misused).  People that believe in the existence of hell often say that Jesus taught more about hell then he did about heaven.  All I can say to that is, "You've got to be kidding."  Thanks again Beau.  I always enjoy your insights.

Sincerely,

Dean

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