Cheryl Schatz

Craig,
I would ask your friend for a verse to prove that spiritual salvation is still possible for dead people. Claiming a view isn’t a proof.

If salvation is possible after death then why does the Scripture say:

Hebrews 9:27 (NAS)
27 And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment,

The Bible doesn’t say that it is appointed for men to die once and after this you will be saved if in the world of the dead you continue in faith, love and holiness and self control…. Does this make sense? It is one thing to say that the argument that the future tense cannot apply to a dead woman is not a strong argument and and it is completely another thing to show from the Bible that salvation is said to be possible after death “if”….

Your friend cannot claim that it is possible for a dead person to experience future salvation by merely stating it. There must be a strong support from the Scriptures. Is your friend a Catholic who believes that doing good works on behalf of the dead and/or prayers of the saints will cause the dead person to experience salvation? If not, I have no idea where he would get such an idea since it is foreign to Scripture.

The person who makes the claim has the burden of proof. As him for his proof.