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What the Bible Says about the Afterlife
I’ve been a pastor for twenty years. If there’s one thing people have questions about, it’s the afterlife. If there’s one thing people...
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Matt O'Reilly
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Book Notice: Beauty, Order, and Mystery: A Christian Vision of Human Sexuality (@cenpastheo, @IVPAca
“Pastors minister; theologians seek-and minister-understanding. Ministering understanding of how the Bible addresses real-world issues is...


Matt O'Reilly
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In biblical theology, human life is embodied life.
No gnostic anthropology around here. A thoughtful reminder from Robert Gundry that full humanness requires embodiment: The separation of...


Matt O'Reilly
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Gordon McConville on "The Challenge of Being Human"
Hamlet’s take on Psalm 8:5 (Act 2 Sc. 2) highlights the contradiction between the enormous potential of human beings and their mortality,...


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


Matt O'Reilly
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Life in the Spirit
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...


Matt O'Reilly
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Should United Methodist Website Be Expected to Maintain Church’s Doctrinal Standards?
Should commentary on the official website of the United Methodist Church be expected to uphold and adhere to the doctrinal standards of...


Matt O'Reilly
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Wesley & the Dehumanizing Beastliness of Sin
One recurring theme in John Wesley’s sermon on “The General Deliverance” is the contrast between human beings and animals, the “brute...
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