Question: I have loved ones who are Christian, but they don’t seem to be super serious about Jesus. Sometimes they really seem to care, and if they are asked about Jesus they will say they love Him and would never…
There is a bit of a self-serving aspect to this article, but there is a valuable lesson here too. It’s self-serving because I do feel a sense of gratification in defending myself, but then when I think of the full…
In my last article, I made a statement that is not fully true when taken on its own. I went back and added some clarification that I regret leaving out. Here was the statement: “Christian, you are not mentally ill.…
A somewhat amusing though occurred to me today. You might have heard about the five typical stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. I think I’ve been going through these stages of grief over the past few years.…
What is the gospel? Is it just this: The Gospel. Big fat period inserted after. Not exactly. It is… The Gospel OF the Kingdom of Heaven. There is a kingdom that is ruled by Jesus Christ. There is a kingdom…
In Do We Want to Be Taken? Guided Bible Study (Part 1) we looked at scripture that teaches us about the coming of the Lord Jesus and what that entails. The focus was to challenge the rapture teaching. We considered scripture…
I know for many the idea of the Trinity is straight-forward. I know for many the teaching of Oneness is straight-forward. I know for many the idea of the Son as a creating being is straight-forward. To be quite honest,…
Here are all 7 articles of the “Considering the Resurrection” series for the convenience of those who prefer all articles located in one place. Also, there could be slight revisions or additions that might not show up in email copies…
When does the resurrection happen? We will consider whether the first and second resurrection occur together or at separate times. Pertaining to the timing of the first resurrection, in answering this, we can put to rest debate for and against…
In the previous article, we looked at scripture from John 5 and Matthew 25 to get some insight into the judgment of God as it pertains to the first and second resurrection. This article is the last section of Part…
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