Sometimes when I bring up the topic of the Rapture, it seems to make some Christians nervous, rather than excited.
Yet the promise that Jesus will one day suddenly return in the clouds to resurrect all deceased Christians, transform all living Christians from mortal to immortal, and then take us …
If there's anything obvious about the world in 2020 and 2021, it's that fear of death is everywhere (especially in the media).
Incredible precautions are taken against an illness that kills only a very small percentage of people who get it, many of whom were already ill with other conditions …
I've heard it said that sometimes pastors preach to themselves by writing a sermon that is more about what they need to hear, than what their congregation needs to hear.
This blog post might be similar to that, in that it may be more of a reminder for me than …
Have you ever heard that saying "Don't be so heavenly-minded that you're of no earthly good"?
I hate this phrase, for two main reasons:
So in …
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 …
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 …
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 …
I've come across something strange in several books I've read. Certain Protestant authors are actually considering the idea of purgatory as legitimate, and even advocating for it to be included as a part of Protestant eschatology.
It's because, they say, some Christians die who are not yet holy enough for …