July 15th, 2011 |
Eschatology |
No Comment Baptism and Resurrection
In our previous study, we focused on baptism and resurrection in Romans, pointing out the eschatological future of resurrection. Common church of Christ beliefs are that baptism was both a burial and resurrection. In many of their presentations, they cite the mode of baptism as the dying and rising with Christ using texts such as Romans 6:3-4 and Colossians 2 as proof.
However, as we've shown in the former study on baptism and eschatology, baptism and resurrection are not synonymous in Romans 6. Nor is it synonymous in Colossians 2. The distinction between baptism and resurrection is once again ...
October 10th, 2010 |
Law of Moses |
No Comment Are Your Tattoos A Sin?
Our examination of this study arose from a buzz on the internet regarding tattoos. Tattoos are so common today that not many people take much notice. I'm sure everyone remembers former basketball star, Dennis Rodman's tattoos. Many others have followed the practice of tattooing or covering their bodies with body art. Our question is can we use Leviticus 19:28 as a text to condemn wearing tattoos? The question is not merely about practice of body art as it is about the proper use and application of the Law of Moses. Our interest is to show ...
September 9th, 2009 |
Preterism |
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In view of some recent podcasts attacking the preterist position of eschatology, we want to address some of the fears and misinformation being disseminated. Are problems with Preterism imaginery ideas born of fear and ignorance? Listening to some futurist eschatology podcasts and examining their writings one would think so. However, it's always best to hear both sides of the story.
Preterism is now being defined and tagged as "extreme preterism" and "moderate preterism",and even sometimes is styled "hyper preterism" versus "partial preterism." There are other names but the purpose here is to present some distinction between the concepts above. By "extreme ...
