The Resurrection: Christ the King
What is the resurrection of Jesus all about? There are many valid interpretations of the story of the resurrection. For starters, Jesus’ resurrection foreshadows the resurrection of believers at the …
What is the resurrection of Jesus all about? There are many valid interpretations of the story of the resurrection. For starters, Jesus’ resurrection foreshadows the resurrection of believers at the …
No one imagined it. It came as a surprise to all. Everything thought they knew what God was planning. They believed that they knew what God would do to redeem …
Running through the Gospel according to John is a theme of dark/light. Some (not exhaustive) Examples: Do you remember the first chapter? "In him was life, and the life was the light …
What is Easter all about? Some would contend that Easter is all about dying and going to heaven as is symbolized in the story of the resurrection of Jesus. This …
I’ve been known to point out that the resurrection of Jesus is not about dying and going to heaven, but about the new creation. This theme of new creation is crucial …
The bodily resurrection of Jesus is not about the Christian notion of dying and going to heaven. Ben WItherington makes this point in his (great and highly recommended) little book, …
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believers, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. …
I find that many Christians believe that after we die we spend eternity in heaven. This is not true. It is true, however, that when we die our spirits go to …
Scripture is clear on the fact that the fulfillment of God’s saving mission to the world will be manifest in the establishment of the New Creation. In that New Creation, …