Matt O'Reilly, PhD

“Thus, taking a body like our own, because all our bodies were liable to the corruption of death, He surrendered His body to death in...

The folks at ChurchLeaders.com are hosting some interchange between Shane Hipps, successor to Rob Bell as teaching pastor at Mars Hill...

At the end of all discussion, Paul’s message as God’s ambassador on Christ’s behalf is stark. Christ’s death offers an effective response...

Consider, for Paul that justification is the present faith-anticipation of the eschatological verdict. Sanctification is the Spirit-life...

[W]hat would it mean to say that the risen Jesus is a physical/bodily reality? That he continues to be a molecular, protoplasmic,...

Ye choirs of new Jerusalem Your sweetest notes employ The Paschal victory to hymn In strains of holy joy. How Judah’s Lion burst his...

I mentioned in yesterday’s post that N.T. Wright is a prolific writer of books. It turns out that he is something of a poet as well....

But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you.” Romans 8:9 It’s easy to forget...

Let me say up front that this is not my typical book review. Reviews of Love Wins are available aplenty, and if I were to try to deal...

Be ye steadfast – In yourselves. Unmovable – By others; continually increasing in the work of faith and labour of love. Knowing your...

The record of Paul’s visit to Athens in Acts 17 provides an informative glimpse into the religious culture of the first century...

In recent debates over the Reformation doctrine of Justification, the phrase “the righteousness of Christ” has come under heavy...

I can’t tell you how many so-called Christian funerals I’ve attended in which the distinctly Christian hope of bodily resurrection has...

1 Peter 3:18-22 is one of the most obscure and difficult texts in all of scripture.  When did Christ preach to the spirits in prison? ...

I think its fair to say that evangelicals tend emphasize the cross of Christ to the neglect of his resurrection.  More hymns are written...