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Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, Isaac of Nineveh, and Clement of Alexandria each wrote about fire as an expression of God's purifying love — not as the instrument of endless torment, but as the means by which all that is not of God is ultimately consumed and refined.
Basil of Caesarea, Cyril of Jerusalem ✨ Fire destroys sin, not souls. Any “destruction” language referred to corruption, not people. > “The fire is not for torture, but for purification.” — Basil, Homily on Psalm 28
To the same effect much might be quoted from St. Gregory of Nyssa. The evil man after death will not become “a sharer in the divine nature, till the cleansing fire shall have removed the stains mingled with the soul” (De mort. 2). And...
Edessa/Nisibis (Eastern Syriac) — Mystical Restoration Isaac of Nineveh, Ephrem the Syrian Hopeful theology that saw judgment as a fire of divine love. > “Hell is the scourge of the love of God.” — Isaac of Nineveh, Homily 27
Rom.13:10; 1Cor.3:11-15; Jer 32:35; Isa.66:16; Mark 9:49; Zeph.3:8; Mal.3:2; 1Cor.3:12-15
The ‘fire’ that Scripture speaks of does not harm God’s redeemed (lsa.43:2; Rom.13:10;1Cor.3:11-15). Clement of Alexandria (c.150- c.215) puts it this way: ‘God does not punish, for punishment is retaliation for evil. Rather, He chastens –...