Throughout my preaching life, the brotherhood has, when attempting to analyze the kingdom entry of Cornelius as recorded by Luke in Acts 10, viewed Cornelius as an alien sinner before Peter came to his house, on the basis that he had not been baptized in water for the remission of his s...
This suggests an existence that is entirely free from the sufferings and trials of earthly life. The overarching theme is one of eternal peace and joy in the presence of God, where the redeemed of the Lord will live in perfect harmony with Him and each other. These descriptions serve more ...
In this context, concepts of continuity and discontinuity tend to crop up. To the extent that God’s great future is not simply the outcome of the renewal of human life now taking place, we are to speak of discontinuity. But complete discontinuity is not considered possible. What can be ex...
The meaning of a Bible in a dream often depends on one’s religious upbringing. Can indicate insight (revealed knowledge), “good news,” tradition, or even intolerance (“Bible thumpers”). The Bible is often used metaphorically to describe authoritative publications in other realms, as in th...
I think there are a number of factors involved here, not least of all the authoritative nature and sway that the title of this collection of ancient texts, “the Holy Bible,” exerts on the reader when it comes to determining the meaning and message of these texts, now conceived as a te...
The meaning of missions is to send believers off to propagate their faith, which is one of the major themes in the Word of God. From the biblical perspective, this missiological expression could refer to both missionary endeavor in another geographical region or to another cultural group. The ...
It’s so easy to try to claim the promises of God while forgetting the precepts of God –meaning, God’s blessings are always surrounded by God’s commands. If we want God’s blessings, we have to live God’s way. As Galatians 6:7-9 teaches us:...
3. There is life after death.Ancient Israelites did not believe in an afterlife. Instead they believed in an ongoing shadowy existence in the place of the dead (known as “Sheol”). But there was no joy in Sheol, no real sense of self or others. Sheol was neither reward nor...
There are tons of animals in the Bible, and the snake is one of the creatures God created. Even though at creation the snake was innocent and is just an animal. The Bible paints the story of the snake and it’s deep symbolic meaning. From the book of Gensis to end in the book of...
” The Greek word here is harpadso, meaning “snatched up” to be with Christ. When Christ comes to set up his earthly kingdom at the end of the tribulation, he will come with power and the holy angels to bind Satan, and to deal with the earthly Kings who are gathered at Jerusalem...