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| | === Infinite Time, or Eternity === | | === Infinite Time, or Eternity === |
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| − | Infinity with respect to time, or eternity, was discussed by the ancient Greek philosophers:
| + | The full concept of infinite time, or eternity, is unique to the [[New Testament]], which references it often: |
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| | + | *Matthew 25:46 (eternal punishment in addition to eternal life) |
| | + | *Titus 1:2 |
| | + | *1 Peter 5:10 |
| | + | *2 Corinthians 5:1 |
| | + | *Hebrews 5:9 (eternal salvation) |
| | + | *1 John 1:2 (eternal life) |
| | + | *1 John 5:11 |
| | + | *1 John 3:15 (eternal life) |
| | + | *Jude 1:21 (eternal life) |
| | + | *Hebrews 9:14 (eternal Spirit) |
| | + | *Hebrews 6:2 (eternal judgment) |
| | + | *1 John 2:25 (eternal life) |
| | + | *1 Timothy 6:12 (eternal life) |
| | + | *John 17:2 (eternal life) |
| | + | *John 6:68 (eternal life) |
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| | + | To a much lesser extent, and with a narrower meaning, there are a few references to eternity in the [[Old Testament]]. |
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| | + | Ancient Greek philosophers did not accept, and indeed often rejected, the notion of a full eternity. Plato was one of the first even to consider the possibility of eternity, but he thought that time was limited to the existence of the material universe (the heavens).<ref>Revisionism tries to credit ancient Greek philosophers for eternity, even though in though in fact they rejected the full concept: |
| | {{cquote|Concepts of eternity have developed in a way that is, as a matter of fact, closely connected to the development of the concept of God in Western thought, beginning with ancient Greek philosophers;|||[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/eternity/ Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]}} | | {{cquote|Concepts of eternity have developed in a way that is, as a matter of fact, closely connected to the development of the concept of God in Western thought, beginning with ancient Greek philosophers;|||[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/eternity/ Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]}} |
| − | Plato was one of the first even to consider the possibility of eternity, but he thought that time was limited to the existence of the material universe (the heavens), while the ideas were of timeless eternity. [[Aristotle]] believed in an eternal word, and influenced Christian thinkers like [[Boethius]].
| + | [[Aristotle]] believed <need more here, with citations>, and influenced Christian thinkers like [[Boethius]].</ref> |
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| − | In contrast to the views of Greek philosophers, the concept of infinite time exists in the [[Old Testament]], and is emphasized in the [[New Testament]].
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| | === Infinite Nature of God === | | === Infinite Nature of God === |