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Punishment
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Endless, of the impenitent and unbelieving. The rejection of this doctrine "cuts the ground from under the gospel...blots out the attribute of retributive justice; transmutes sin into misfortune instead of guilt; turns all suffering into chastisement; converts the piacular work of Christ into moral influence...The attempt to retain the evangelical theology in connection with it is futile" (Shedd).
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These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Punishment'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​p/punishment.html. 1897.
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Punishment'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​p/punishment.html. 1897.