This past Sunday was Easter Sunday, where Christians celebrate Jesus' resurrection, when He came back to life after being killed by crucifixion.
But unfortunately, it seems that our understanding of Jesus' resurrection is frequently disconnected from other Christian doctrines, and especially, from what Christians believe about heaven.
A common description …
In the Easter story, Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane before he is about to be betrayed by Judas and arrested, brought to trial, and shortly thereafter, crucified.
All three synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke) record that when Jesus was in Gethsemane, he prayed,
Father, if you are willing …
There are some mysterious verses about suffering in the Bible, and how that suffering is possibly useful or even beneficial to Christians.
For example, in Romans 8:16-18 Paul writes:
The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs …
I came across a book chapter titled "Open Theism in the Hands of an Angry Puritan: Jonathan Edwards on Divine Foreknowledge" by C. Samuel Storms.1 Storms tries to use Jonathan Edwards' arguments about God's foreknowledge to refute open theism.
Since I wrote my Master of Theological Studies thesis on …
I was recently on a discussion forum where there was a debate going on about the nature of hell.
Someone was arguing for the traditional view where people who are sent to hell will be tortured forever (a.k.a. eternal conscious torment), whereas I was trying to get them …
"I never read theology or Biblical studies—I only need one book: the Bible". Or so I've heard some people claim.
While this can sound pious, after thinking about it, I am concerned.
In this article I'll point out some reasons why I think all Christians should read at least …
As we begin the new year, we often take time to reflect on what we've done the past year, and what we hope to do in the upcoming year.
I end up thinking not just about my career or studies, but also about how I've been doing in using all …
It's nearly Christmas, and so the Incarnation is likely a topic you'll hear mentioned in sermons and Christmas carols. Songs about God being born as Jesus of Nazareth in Bethlehem are something that we hear all around us in the background as we're Christmas shopping or preparing dinners and attending …
Recently, I was discussing with a friend about how the Free Grace movement makes a clear distinction between eternal salvation (or justification) and discipleship (or sanctification).1
In this view, our eternal salvation is based only on our faith in Christ as our savior, whereas discipleship involves following Christ's example …
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