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<blockquote data-quote="BrownFlush" data-source="post: 4848989" data-attributes="member: 65823"><p>Debatable.</p><p>Jesus obviously taught that those with greater opportunities, which they had spurned, will definitely be judged by a stricter standard than Sodom, though even Sodom will suffer judgment. This same principle might also be involved in the Parable of the Wicked Servant in Luke 12:47-48.</p><p>Some see in Jesus' teaching the basis for varying degrees of eternal punishment operating in hell, so that the hottest section is reserved for the worst offenders and the other sections for those of less degrees of offense. I think it's more reasonable to conclude that the differing degrees refer to degrees of enjoyment in heaven or punishment in hell. People who have known of the joys of serving the Lord, but then deserted Him, shall experience even more conscience-imposed suffering than those who never served Him because they know what they are missing.</p><p>Likewise, those who have truly matured over many years in sacrificing themselves to the Lord shall be better prepared to enjoy the bliss of heaven than some others.</p><p>Their capacities for such enjoyment and their awareness of what they could have enjoyed are greater. This does not mitigate the fact that all of the saved will enjoy their blessings and all of the lost will be punished.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrownFlush, post: 4848989, member: 65823"] Debatable. Jesus obviously taught that those with greater opportunities, which they had spurned, will definitely be judged by a stricter standard than Sodom, though even Sodom will suffer judgment. This same principle might also be involved in the Parable of the Wicked Servant in Luke 12:47-48. Some see in Jesus' teaching the basis for varying degrees of eternal punishment operating in hell, so that the hottest section is reserved for the worst offenders and the other sections for those of less degrees of offense. I think it's more reasonable to conclude that the differing degrees refer to degrees of enjoyment in heaven or punishment in hell. People who have known of the joys of serving the Lord, but then deserted Him, shall experience even more conscience-imposed suffering than those who never served Him because they know what they are missing. Likewise, those who have truly matured over many years in sacrificing themselves to the Lord shall be better prepared to enjoy the bliss of heaven than some others. Their capacities for such enjoyment and their awareness of what they could have enjoyed are greater. This does not mitigate the fact that all of the saved will enjoy their blessings and all of the lost will be punished. [/QUOTE]
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