Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Death (spiritual), from Scofield Reference Notes (1917)

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Death (spiritual), Summary: Spiritual death is the state of the natural or unregenerate man as still in his sins. Ephesians 2:1 alienated from the life of God Ephesians 4:18,19 and destitute of the Spirit. Prolonged beyond the death of the body, spiritual death is a state of eternal separation from God in conscious suffering. This is called “the second death.”; Revelation 2:11; 20:6,14; 21:8.


Further study (Be like the Bereans! Acts 17:11)

[1] Death and Afterward, by Lehman Strauss (with Indonesian translation)

[2] The Death of Death, by John W. Lawrence

[3] Dealing with Death or The World's Greatest Bailout (Hebrews 9:15-28), by Bob Deffinbaugh

Sermons on spiritual death (Be like the Bereans! Acts 17:11)

[1] Life, by Robert Cote, Twin City Baptist Temple

[2] Ephesians 2:1-7 - Bad News vs. Good News, by Thomas S. Myers

[3] From Dead Sinners to Raised Saints, by Kenneth R. Rogers

[4] Why We Need a Savior, by David E. Holden

[5] Division In The Church - The Fall of Man, by Jerry Hoffman

[6] Sermons by Thomas Jackson

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Scriptural references

Ephesians 2:1, 5

1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

Revelation 2:11

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

Revelation 20:6, 14

6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

Revelation 21:8


But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.


Scofield Reference Notes (1917) index

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