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No angels do not still intervene in the world today. If every Christian in the world had a Guardian Angel, bad things would not happen to any Christian because they would be protected. The Bible also says that the sole purpose of the creation of angels was for them to worship God, not protect his people.
As for the "stories" of angels that help you in the ...
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Bell is to be distinguished by his shoddy treatment of scripture. His word study on the Greek word "ainos" or "aionios" reads as though he wanted to express the 100% exact opposite of the truth. That level of total error is somewhat unusual and unsettling.
I don't have time to go through his many errors. Refer to my book: "CrossCurrents: Making Sense of ...
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Having read both of these authors, I can confidently say that Bell and Tullian are significantly different in their approaches to scripture, and in their interpretations thereof. I align myself strongly with Tullian's approach, but disagree strongly with Bell's belief.
Historically speaking, Bell's theology aligns well with historical Universalism, or ...
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The claim is false...
Strictly speaking, the claim is easily proven false by searching a scripture index of the writings of the Ante-Nicene Fathers. While this particular index seems imperfect, it does show that many verses (particularly from the shorter letters) are not quoted or even referenced.
We can also take advantage of the Philip Schaff ...
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