The One Purpose of God <subTitle>An answer to the doctrine of eternal punishment</subTitle> </titleInfo> <titleInfo> <title/> </titleInfo> <name type="personal"> <namePart>Bonda, Jan</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <namePart type="date">1918-</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> <role> <roleTerm type="text">Author</roleTerm> </role> </name> <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource> <originInfo> <place> <placeTerm type="code" authority="marccountry">1:5</placeTerm> </place> <place> <placeTerm type="text">U.S.A</placeTerm> </place> <publisher>W.B. Eerdmans</publisher> <dateIssued>1998</dateIssued> <issuance>monographic</issuance> </originInfo> <language> <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm> </language> <physicalDescription> <extent>278tr.</extent> <extent>Paperback, illustrations</extent> <extent>23 cm</extent> </physicalDescription> <abstract>Throughout the centuries the church has taught that the vast majority of humankind will suffer eternal punishment. But is this teaching truly biblical? In this book Jan Bonds scrutinizes church tradition and Scripture - especially Paul's letter to the Romans - and concludes that neither Paul nor the prophets to whom he appeals show any trace of supporting the doctrine of eternal damnation. On the contrary, they tell us that God wants to save all people and that he will not rest until that goal has been achieved.</abstract> <note type="statement of responsibility">Jan Bonda</note> <subject> <topic>God -- Will</topic> </subject> <subject> <topic>Salvation</topic> </subject> <subject> <topic>Bible -- New Testament -- Romans -- Theology</topic> </subject> <subject> <topic>Reformed Church -- Doctrines</topic> </subject> <classification authority="ddc">234</classification> <classification authority="ddc">J33-B71</classification> <identifier type="isbn">9780802841865, 0802841864</identifier> <identifier type="uri">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/11270/17.jpg</identifier> <location> <url displayLabel="Cover Image">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/11270/17.jpg</url> </location> <recordInfo> <recordCreationDate encoding="marc">2023-0</recordCreationDate> <recordChangeDate encoding="iso8601">20260119071009.0</recordChangeDate> </recordInfo> </mods>