Are The Spiritual Gifts in the Bible Operative Tod...
August 5th, 2011 | Spiritual Gifts | 3 Comments
Spiritual Gifts in the Bible
Are the spiritual gifts in the Bible operative today? We must offer caution as we answer this question. First, we must define what we mean by operative. If by operative we mean can believers today perform miracles the we may get one answer. If we mean are the miracles in the Bible operative today, we may get another answer.
So, let us be more specific.
Are Spiritual Gifts Performed by Believers Today?
Depending on who you ask that question, obviously, you'll get different answers. So, we want to ask, whether the Bible addresses the question of whether believers can ...
Parables of the Kingdom
May 19th, 2010 | Parables | No Comment
Parables of the Kingdom
The parables of the kingdom, are some of Jesus' most memorable teachings. One, because of they form short, memorable stories taken from the culture of His day. Secondly because of the clarity in which He expressed their simple truths. Another reason is that they engage the curiosity forcing one to contemplate and to think deeply about them.
Matthew chapter 13, contains many of His parables. They all are focused on the imminent arrival of the kingdom of God. One of the most well known is the parable of the sower. This story definitely focuses on the responsibility one ...
What Does Paul Say About Daniel 12 and the Time of...
May 6th, 2009 | Resurrection | No Comment
In a recent study, we discussed
Daniel 12, and Paul’s commentary
on the timing of the resurrection.
The question of inquiry was “What
does Paul say about Daniel 12 and
the time of the resurrection?”
However, we did not begin in Daniel, though it was the guiding text, but
took as our starting point, Romans 13:11–12. Here, we examined eschatology as both an exegetical (relating to hermeneutics and interpretation) and mathematical proposition. Understanding Daniel in the light of Paul’s teaching creates a very challenging mathematical proposition. Let’s note the text to see what we mean.
And do this, knowing the time that now it is high time to ...
With What Body Do They Come?
December 3rd, 2008 | Eschatology | No Comment
The debate over the nature of the
resurrection body continues.
Paul anticipates a question from some
who ask, How are the dead
raised and with what body do they
come? (1 Cor. 15:35)
He replies with an analogy that is
troubling for many. Foolish one, what
you sow is not made alive unless it dies.
And what you sow, you do not sow
that body that shall be, but mere
grain—perhaps wheat or some other
grain.
Two things Paul says about the
resurrection body in verses 36–37.
It is not made alive unless it
dies.
It is not the same body as that
which is sown.
With What Body Do They Come?
To consider the first, whatever the
resurrection body is, ...