We Shall See Him As He Is In the ongoing discussion about the resurrection, we are offered arguments that suggest the body involved in various eschatological (end times) texts refer to our individual bodies. This article will focus on 1 John 3:1-2: "Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall ...

What did Paul teach about the law and the inheritance? Who are the true heirs of God? Galatians and the Inheritance, When?, provides clues to the questions of who are the true sons of God?  Secondly, it establishes why answering that question is important. The relationship of sons is about the inheritance. A key factor in the inheritance is time. No Inheritance Under the Law First, according to Paul, those who advocate service to God through the law do not quite understand the testimony of the law.  In an unmistakeably clear text, Paul writes, "For if there had been a law given ...

In our first study, we examined Romans 8:19, in the context of of the creation. The primary focus of the study is Paul's employ of the terms apokaradokia and apekdechomai. In this study, the focus moves more specifically to the subject of the end. There can be no doubt that the resurrection and the revealing of the sons of God are intertwined. "Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body." (Romans 8:23) When I first began studying Romans 8 and eschatology, I experienced a great deal of anxiety in ...