Are you an "almost" Christian? John Wesley's crucial question
Are you an almost Christian? What exactly is an almost Christian? How is an almost Christian different from an altogether Christian?...
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John Wesley on the "grand stumbling-block" to the Church's Global Mission
What barrier must be overcome for the mission of the Church to be effective?
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John Wesley, the Apocalypse, and Theological Humility
On the willingness to say I don't know Anyone acquainted with theological discourse and debate will know that humility is not always the...
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Acts and the Question of Heaven
Many think of heaven as a distant place far removed from this world. But that's not the picture we get in the New Testament book of Acts.
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New RBL review of Paul and the Resurrected Body
Reviews are starting to come in for Paul and the Resurrected Body: Social Identity and Ethical Practice (SBL Press). In particular, Chris...
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Severed from Christ: Falling Away in 1 Corinthians 6
Can Christians lose their salvation? Here's why 1 Corinthians 6 indicates that they can.
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Heaven Is Not Enough
Dissatisfied with Heaven So what are they waiting for? To answer that question we need to look more closely at their appeal. Their...
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The Resurrection and Christian Identity (@sowhat_podcast)
The newest episode of the SoWhat? Podcast aired earlier this week. This one is part 2 of a discussion about the resurrection of Jesus in...
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The Resurrection in the Creed, Part 1 @sowhat_podcast
The newest episode of the So What? Podcast went live today. This one is in two parts, and the topic is one of my favorites. That’s right:...
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Moltmann on the Immortal Soul vs. Bodily Resurrection
From The Coming of God: Christian Eschatology: The immortality of the soul is an opinion – the resurrection of the dead is a hope. The...
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If We Do Not Repent (#PPSellsBabyParts)
Many of us thought it couldn’t get worse than seeing a medical doctor swill her wine and crunch her croutons while speaking of “less...
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Will God Destroy Our Bodies?
That’s what several standard Bible translations would have you think. The verse in question is 1 Corinthians 6:13a, and it turns out that...
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Jerry Walls Responds to my Question on Hell (@rachelheldevans)
Jerry Walls is taking a turn in Rachel Held Evan’s “Ask a…” series, and he is answering question on hell, free will, and possibility of...
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6 Things You Should Know about the Antichrist
I’m leading an adult Bible study on First John this summer, and last night we came to John’s first use of the word “antichrist”, which...
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Understanding the Little Apocalypse: Three things to remember about Matthew 24
Everything Jesus says is his answer to the question raised by the disciples in 24:3. And their question is primarily looking for a bit of...
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Hell in the Presence of the Lamb?
“…they will drink the wine of God’s wrath, poured unmixed into the cup of his anger, and they will be tormented with fire and sulfur in...
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Imagining Resurrection
These questions and more have abounded for centuries; indeed, such questions are anticipated by the scriptures. In 1 Corinthians 15:35,...
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Purgatory Now?
In fact, Paul makes it clear here (Rom 8) and elsewhere that it’s the present life that is meant to function as purgatory. The sufferings...
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Embracing Eschatology
With great confidence (and financial expenditure), May 21, 2011 is declared to be the day of Jesus’ return. Or the rapture. Or whatever....
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When You Want to Be Left Behind
“For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered...
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A Question on the Rapture and the Media
So, here’s the question. Given the reality that the rapture is a relatively recent innovation, why is it so often presented in the media...
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