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	Eternity
		Eternal can mean existing for an infinite, or at least limitless, amount of time.
		In other words, if God is eternally existent, he has already existed for an infinite amount of time, and he will continue to exist for an infinite amount of time--his existence never began and will never end.
		Related to the notion of eternal existence is the concept of God as Creator, as a being completely independent of "everything else" that exists because he created everything else.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/et/Eternal.html (358 words)

	Consciousness and Existence
		If atheism is true, then the eternal existence cannot be mind, which means that matter is really all that is left.
		Those who deny the existence of God have their own problems when it comes to eternal existence, for either they will have to affirm the eternal existence of matter, or they will have to ignore the issue.
		The existence of consciousness is, I believe, a powerful evidence for the existence of an eternally conscious Being, One whose existence is not dependent on anything material.
	studywell.org /articles/consciousness.htm (664 words)

	Think!sam20 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The eternal existence or succession of finite beings in the preceding eternity, is as reconcilable to the attributes, perfections and providence of God, as that they should be immortal or capable of a subsequent eternal duration, which we believe with respect to the souls of mankind.
		An eternal series or succession in nature is as reconcilable to our understandings, as the eternal existence of nature, or the eternal existence of a God, so that we may as well dispute against any mere eternal existence whatever, as against an eternal succession.
		Formation belongs to that, which we call the eternal series of causes and effects, which we have been frequently describing as surpassing our calculations by numbers, and though it is eternal, it is in the eternal order of nature dependent on creation, and creation as eternally dependent on the eternal self-existent cause.
	www.deism.com /thinksam20.htm (1456 words)

	Bhagavad-Gita: Chapter 2, Verse 20
		The understanding that the eternal soul is never slain is being confirmed by its freedom from the six changes of material existence being: birth, existence, growth, modification, decay and death which are controlling all living entities high and low in the material existence.
		The Supreme Lord by declaring the eternal soul is not born confirms the absence of any birth and by declaring the eternal soul does not die confirms the absence of any destruction.
		With the 2 words ajah meaning unborn and nityah meaning eternal, it is made clear that the 2 modifications of birth and death are not applicable in regards to the soul.
	www.bhagavad-gita.org /Gita/verse-02-20.html (1144 words)

	Eternity is Not Forever: An Argument for Theism
		In addition to being eternal, immaterial, and non-spatial an Uncaused Causer needs to be infinite and simple, because that which finite and composite is contingent, requiring both a source for its existence and a cause to unite its composite parts.
		Some may argue that it is inconsistent to claim that the existence of personality and intelligence in our universe demands that the First Cause possesses personality and intelligence as well, when it is also being argued that only an eternal, non-spatial, and immaterial cause can account for the rise of time, space, and matter.
		Eternality and immateriality are essential to the nature of the First Cause, and that which is immaterial is spiritual by definition.
	www.apostolic.net /biblicalstudies/eternityforever.htm (7741 words)

	Doctrine of Eternal Life
		That the Egyptians believed in a future life of some kind is certain; and the doctrine of eternal existence is the leading feature of their religion, and is enunciated with the utmost clearness in all periods.
		It was supposed to have an entirely independent existence and to be able to separate itself from the body; it was free to move wherever it pleased, and, like the ka and ba, it partook of the funeral offerings in the tomb, which it visited at will.
		Another important and apparently eternal part of man was the khu, which, judging from the meaning of the word, may be defined as a "shining" or translucent, intangible casing or covering of the body, which is frequently depicted in the form of a mummy.
	www.earth-history.com /Egypt/Bodead/bodead-06-eternal-life.htm (5671 words)

	Paradoxes Resolved, Origins Illuminated - EXISTENCE (not creation) Ex Nihilo
		But existence is not a condition or a state of being, it is being, itself.
		This is the antithesis of the premise that existence is a function of cause and effect.
		Existence is basic and change is a 'function of' existence.
	www.metaresearch.org /msgboard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=477 (2763 words)

	Eternity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A series of moments that has begun and not ended cannot be eternal, because even if it were to continue for the rest of (infinite) time, there would still be time prior to the initial moment in the series.
		Related to 'eternal life', the biblical revelation first indicated that Man as a special created being is able to grasp the abstract concept in contrast with the lower animal world which did not have the ability to understand the concept of "eternity".
		Contrast this with the timeless existence definition, which would imply animals are blessed with eternal life from birth (because of their inability to grasp the concept of eternity or even time), which is something mankind gave up when he was cast out of the "Garden of Eden".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eternity (812 words)

	Incoherence of the Incoherence: THE SECOND DISCUSSION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		And their distinction here between the first term and its acts requires a proof, for the existence of the temporal which occurs in the past is different from the existence of the eternal which occurs in the past.
		For existence is the opposite of passing away, and it is not possible that two opposites should occur in the same thing in one and the same connexion.
		This is the philosophical theory of existence and non-existence.
	www.muslimphilosophy.com /ir/tt/tt-ch2.htm (4667 words)

	Who Do You Say I Am? - Chapter 2
		The Father can be the eternal source (begetter) of Jesus the eternal Son (begotten one), and in that sense there would not be a beginning to Jesus’ existence, but there would be an eternal source of Sonship (an eternal begetter and an eternal begotten one).
		One is the sense of eternally begotten (referring to the source of one’s existence and the nature of that relationship), and the other is the sense in which it is used here in Psalm 2:7 (a change in relationship or role).
		Since the purpose of God was eternal and in God’s mind before the foundation of the world, it is not inconceivable that the other Two Persons who would play a vital role in the accomplishment of that purpose were also eternally in existence with the Father ready to carry it out.
	www.preterist.org /articles/Deity_of_Christ/chapter2.asp (11242 words)

	Think!sam17 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		That creation is as eternal and infinite as God, has been argued in chapter second; and that there could be no succession in creation, or the exertion of the power of God, in perfecting the boundless work, and in impressing the universe with harmonious laws, perfectly well adapted to their design, use and end.
		And inasmuch, as from the works of nature it is manifest, that God is possessed of almighty power, we from hence infer his eternal existence; Since his premised existence at (and not before) any given era, would be a conclusive objection to the omnipotency of his power, that he had not existed before, or eternally.
		But as God was eternal and infinity omnipresent, his almighty exertion of creation and harmonizing nature, was eternally everywhere, which eternally and immensely gave being and order to the universe, not being succession of time, or addition of parts.
	www.deism.com /thinksam17.htm (1467 words)

	Cedar Park Church of Christ Special Studies
		His objection to eternal punishment from the parables (vine and branches, wheat and tares, wheat and chaff) by which Jesus paralleled physical truths with eternal truths demands a distortion of the physical part of the parable.
		To minimize the duration of eternal punishment as taught by Jesus, brother Hailey’s unique interpretation of Mk 9:48 is that the expression “their worm dieth not” refers to the persecution of the faithful righteous during the present reign of the Messiah (pp.
		In Jesus’ statements in Mk 9:43-48, it is Gehenna that is the anticipated, eternal future of those who live for the pleasures of the world — it is there that “their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched” and not the present reign of the Messiah.
	www.cedarparkchurchofchrist.org /sstudy/Hailey_sEternalPunishment.htm (3312 words)

	ETERNAL LIFE by Charles G. Finney
		By this, I do not mean that they have received, or are actually put in possession of eternal life, or if they remain in unbelief, that they ever will be put in possession of it, but that an act is passed conferring on them pardon, and eternal life.
		Nor, in the nature of the case, can eternal life, although absolutely given, and left at the option of every man, be received in any other way, than by simple faith.
		Believe the record "that God hath given to us, eternal life, and this life is in his Son," and you shall now enter into the rest of faith.
	www.gospeltruth.net /1839OE/390101_eternal_life.htm (2249 words)

	Hell or Annihilation? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		He went on to express a tentative hope that those who die without faith in Christ may be ultimately annihilated; that their punishment may be eternal "non-existence." He has been joined by others in seeking to marshal biblical arguments to support such an understanding.
		The central issue is whether "eternal life" can mean simply "eternal existence" which is necessary to support the annihilationist interpretation.
		In light of the abundant testimony of Scripture affirming eternal damnation (especially the extensive teaching of Jesus Christ), it is difficult to conclude that a person can hold to any form of annihilationism without weakening the doctrines of inspiration and inerrancy.
	www.ifca.org /voice/98May-Jun/Fisher.htm (1257 words)

	ethica1
		This cause of existence must either be contained in the nature and definition of the thing defined, or must be postulated apart from such definition.
		But that which is finite and has a conditioned existence, cannot be produced by the absolute nature of any attribute of God; for whatsoever follows from the absolute nature of any attribute of God is infinite and eternal (by Prop.
		Wherefore it must follow from, or be conditioned for, existence and action by God or one of his attributes, in so far as the latter are modified by some modification which is finite and has a conditioned existence.
	www.mtsu.edu /~rbombard/RB/Spinoza/ethica1.html (10891 words)

	Pre-Existence of Jesus Christ
		It is evident from the context that the Lord's eternal goings forth are put in contrast to His coming forth as a child in Bethlehem of Judea.
		In the former of these two last cited passages, the character of His pre-existent life is intimated; in it He shared the Father's glory from all eternity ("before the world was"); He stood by the Father's side as a companion in His glory.
		There is an interesting contrast between the eternal existence of the LOGOS and the incarnate sojourn of the Son of God.
	www.gospelgazette.com /gazette/2006/jun/page2.htm (2377 words)

	dislam.org - Fourth Truth (Four Indications)
		The world is adorned with so many beautiful objects, the sun and moon serve as its lamps, the planet’s surface teems with the finest varieties of sustenance—an overflowing feast of plenty, trees bearing fruit like so many dishes and renewed several times each season.
		Eternal perfection requires eternal manifestation, which in turn requires the eternal existence of those who will appreciate and admire it.
		Since Divine Beauty is eternal and everlasting, its witnesses and admirers also must be eternal, for Eternal Beauty can never be content with transient admirers.
	www.dislam.org /content/view/40/31 (879 words)

	Descartes - Lecture 7
		And the quality of existing eternally can no more be separated from the quality of being supremely perfect than the quality of being a plane figure with its longest side subtending its largest interior angle can be separated from the quality of being a plane figure with three straight sides.
		Thus eternal existence is part of the essence of an ultra-tiger, it is the quality that makes something an ultra-tiger rather than an ordinary sabre-toothed tiger.
		However irrespective of the merits of Descartes’ understanding of the relationship between perfection and eternal existence, it seems absolutely plain that the quality of eternal existence cannot be conceived of apart from the quality of eternal existence.
	www.webspawner.com /users/alanbailey/desc7.html (1451 words)

	Deity of Jesus: Does Christ Possess Unique Characteristics of God? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The power of eternal existence is inherent in His nature (self-existence).
		The names of God which imply eternal self-existence are used for Jesus (see the study of the names of Jesus: "First and Last," "I am," and "Jehovah").
		Eternal existence is a characteristic that only God can possess, and He surely cannot lose it.
	www.biblestudylessons.com /cgi-bin/gospel_way/deity-jesus-character.php (2899 words)

	"All About" Jesus' Eternal Existence - Bible Basics Series (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		They speak for themselves.to declare that the existence of Jesus did not begin at a baby’s birth some 2000 years ago in Bethlehem.
		Eternal life is in him, and this life gives light to all mankind.
		This is the part of Jesus’ existence most familiar to us, since it is the part taught at length in the scriptures.
	www.siscom.net /~direct/christ/jesus'_existence.htm (5244 words)

	Eternal Individual Existence Is A Fact (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Lord says clearly that He Himself, Arjuna and all the kings who are assembled on the battlefield are eternally individual beings and that the Lord is eternally the maintainer of the individual living entities both in their conditioned and in their liberated situations.
		The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the supreme individual person, and Arjuna, the Lord's eternal associate, and all the kings assembled there are individual eternal persons.
		The plurality of the individual soul and of the Lord is an eternal fact, and it is confirmed by the Vedas as above mentioned.
	www.hindunet.org /srh_home/1996_1/msg00107.html (830 words)

	Lao Tzu: "Tao Te Ching" (100 translations of Chapter 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		In eternal non-existence, therefore, man seeks to pierce the primordial mystery; and, in eternal existence, to behold the issues of the Universe.
		That is, a description of existence must have its own existence, which is different from the existence of that which it describes; and so again we have to recognize an existence which cannot be described.
		Existence is the mother of everything that had a birth.
	www.bopsecrets.org /gateway/passages/tao-te-ching.htm (11423 words)

	Apologetics Press - The Case for the Existence of God [Part I]
		However, when we employ the word “prove,” we do not mean that God’s existence can be demonstrated scientifically in the same fashion that one might prove that a sack of potatoes weighs ten pounds, or that a human heart has four distinct chambers within it.
		Throughout human history, one of the most effective arguments for the existence of God has been the cosmological argument, which addresses the fact that the Universe (Cosmos) is here and therefore must be explained in some fashion.
		The most comfortable position for the person who does not believe in God is the idea that the Universe is eternal, because it avoids the problem of a beginning or ending, and thus the need for any “first cause” such as God.
	www.apologeticspress.org /articles/269 (3697 words)

	Eternal death (WebBible Encyclopedia) - ChristianAnswers.Net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The miserable fate of the wicked in hell (Matt.
		The Scripture as clearly teaches the unending duration of the penal sufferings of the lost as the "everlasting life," the "eternal life" of the righteous.
		the eternal duration of the sufferings of the lost (Matt.
	www.christiananswers.net /dictionary/eternaldeath.html (309 words)

	Blue Letter Bible - Help, Tutorials, and FAQs
		Satan is a created being that came into existence at a time in the past when God created him.
		And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever (Revelation 20:10).
		Dualism is the idea that there are two opposite eternal forces, one for good and one for evil.
	www.blueletterbible.org /faq/nbi/302.html (344 words)

	Quodlibet Online Journal: Eternal Selves and The Problem of Evil - by William Ferraiolo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Some claim that only the intellectually defective can fail to be impressed by the inconsistency between belief in the existence of the theistic God and the recognition of suffering in our world — especially given the quantity and intensity of human suffering.
		Identifying persons with eternal souls (or transcendent selves) insulates the theist from the traditional problem of evil by providing a counterweight against the disturbing vicissitudes of embodied existence (though the insulation is, of course, purchased only at the expense of defending the plausibility of postmortem personal survival — no small task).
		If persons are not, as many have suggested, properly identifiable with physical bodies, but rather with (something like) immaterial and/or eternal souls, then it is not at all clear that persons are susceptible of suffering as a result of natural evils or the moral misdeeds of others.
	www.quodlibet.net /ferraiolo-evil.shtml (3086 words)

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