Understanding Predestination – The End from the Beginning (Part 4)
Like foreknowledge, predestination is a simple term made obese with theological lard. This is perhaps most evident in the “UL” …
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Foreknowledge and Fate – The End from the Beginning (Part 3)
Christianity and fatalism are diametrically opposed faiths. Hope is the anchor of the Christian life. In the fatalist mindset, if …
Evolution and Time – The End from the Beginning (Part 2)
Most modern cosmologies assume as a primary condition of the Big Bang that the universe had no edge or center. …
The End from the Beginning
Time challenges our faith. Indeed, it is difficult to prove faith outside of time. A primary discipline of the spiritual …
The Great White Throne and the New Heaven and Earth – Life in the Age (Part 9)
Works-based salvation is a belief as old as sin. Mankind’s first stratagem to make things right for themselves was to sew leaves together to hide the nakedness sin had exposed. This is the works of the flesh endeavoring to produce spiritual respectability. Their next act was to hide from God when He came to meet them so He wouldn’t discover their nakedness. Note the order, sin consciousness led to acts of self-righteousness that allayed the shame between husband and wife, but gave no relief in the presence of God.
The Father’s Kingdom – Life in the Age (Part 8)
Wolves eating with lambs and lions eating straw like oxen are hallmarks of the land of Israel during the Millennial …
The Kingdom of Christ – Life in the Age (Part 7)
An angel of the Lord spoke to Joseph in a dream that Mary would give birth to the savior from …
Savior and King – Life in the Age (Part 6)
Have you received Jesus Christ as your personal savior? Have you ever heard that question before? I must confess that I’ve always found the phrase a bit odd. When I read or hear it, I have a knee jerk reaction in the form of another question. Have I received Jesus as my personal savior, as opposed to what, an impersonal one?
“Personal Savior” makes me think of Jesus at a mixer handing out business cards with Jesus of Nazareth featured prominently on its center and the job title “Personal Savior” in finer print right below. People work as personal trainers, so I suppose a Personal Savior is not too much of a stretch.
The Judgment Seat of Christ – Life in the Age (Part 5)
Just as the Christian’s hope isn’t realized on the death bed, it’s ultimate fulfillment doesn’t occur at the rapture either. We will all be changed, either through transformation or resurrection. But the redemption of our bodies carries us to the next step of our hope’s journey, the judgement seat of Christ. As you read what follows, take comfort in the knowledge that His throne is the Mercy Seat.
The Salvation of the Body – Life in the Age (Part 4)
The body was the first part of man God formed.[1] It will be the last part of man He will …
