Which doctrine asserts that immortality is conditional on salvation?

Which doctrine asserts that immortality is conditional on salvation?

• A. Conditional immortality
• B. Soul immortality
• C. Transcendence
• D. Eternal life for all

Answer: (A)

Immortality being conditional on salvation means that eternal life isn’t something every person possesses by default; it is a gift granted to the saved, typically at resurrection, while the wicked face destruction rather than continued conscious existence. This view, often associated with annihilationist thinking, holds that life after death is not guaranteed for all but is contingent on one’s relationship with Christ and final judgment. The idea contrasts with soul immortality, which teaches that the soul lives on forever regardless of salvation, and with eternal life for all, which would grant immortality universally. It also isn’t about God’s nature or its transcendence; it specifically concerns whether humans receive immortality based on salvation.

Immortality being conditional on salvation means that eternal life isn’t something every person possesses by default; it is a gift granted to the saved, typically at resurrection, while the wicked face destruction rather than continued conscious existence. This view, often associated with annihilationist thinking, holds that life after death is not guaranteed for all but is contingent on one’s relationship with Christ and final judgment. The idea contrasts with soul immortality, which teaches that the soul lives on forever regardless of salvation, and with eternal life for all, which would grant immortality universally. It also isn’t about God’s nature or its transcendence; it specifically concerns whether humans receive immortality based on salvation.