Reply To Heregoes
(Date Posted:08/04/2009 16:58:02)
Good morning, HG.
Put simply 'sleep' is used as a euphemism for physical death within the Scriptures. We all know that the various Revivalist groups promote the idea of 'soul-sleep' (the theological term for such a belief is psychopanychism); however, such a concept was completely foreign to not only the Hebrews/Jews, but to the early Christians as well. Consequently, and in keeping with Paul's clear teaching on the matter, orthodox Christianity has always maintained that upon a person's death, conscious existence continues albeit in a disembodied state until the "resurrection of the flesh".
'Soul-sleep' is simply another doctrinal error in the extensive list of such errors promoted by Revivalism.
Blessings,
Ian
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