In the previous article, we began an exploration of several chapters of scripture that give us some insight into the first and second resurrection—and subsequently—insight into the judgment of God. We focused on Daniel 12 and mentioned relevant scripture in…
What is the first and second resurrection? Not all people realize that there are two resurrections. What is the difference between these? What occurs at the first resurrection? What about the second resurrection? Answering this leads to better understanding about…
There are several matters of contention among Christians, and the question of our experience of death is one of them. To my knowledge, there are two main camps of thought. One is the idea that when a Christian dies they…
To those of you who read KindlingTruth, I could use your help. I have an approach I’m thinking about, and I want to know if this would be helpful for you. First, some background. There is an article a friend…
I’m feeling a bit heart-broken lately, y’all. I want to kind of pour my heart out to all five or so of you who will read this 🙂 Words are hard sometimes, you know? Some situations are complicated, and trying…
It seems to me that Jesus has a soft spot for the underdogs, the rejected, those cast out or oppressed, and so on. It seems to me that Jesus stands by those who meekly and humbly follow him, those who…
Does Jesus love someone because they believe in a certain teaching or belong to a certain denomination of Christianity? I’ve been thinking about my own Christian journey, one of lukewarm faith to dangerous zealousness–a zeal to my own detriment, mostly.…
In the Considering the Resurrection – Part 1 – Defining the Resurrection (Section 1), we considered some scripture that defines the resurrection with a focus on what it means to believe in the Son of God, Jesus Christ. The promise…
When you think of the teachings of Jesus about overcoming evil with good, what comes to mind? For me, one of the first things that come to mind is turning the other cheek. Other things come to mind, like overcoming…
What is the resurrection? What does the promise of the resurrection from the dead mean for us? Is this a future event only, or does it have some application to our lives now? This affects how we view the gospel…
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