Where Do You Finish Resurrection in 1 Corinthians ...
June 27th, 2009 | Featured Articles | 2 Comments
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There is a continuity in 1 Corinthians 15 from beginning to end. We've shown in two prior blog posts that Hosea 6 is a starting point with the emphasis on reconciliation of spirits to God, versus resuscitation bones and body. Here we offer that so goes the beginning of Paul's line of reasoning and source of his resurrection thesis, that so goes the end as well. In other words, he does not change horses mid-stream or at the end of the chapter. It is one consistent theme.
Sure I promised this a few days ago, but ...
Resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15, Where Did You St...
June 23rd, 2009 | Day of the Lord | No Comment
Welcome to part 2 of "Resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15, Where Did You Start? I'm sure that you're like everyone else with many things to do and very little time to get it done. Well, at least that's what it's like for me. Taking the time to write a blog post challenges me at times, like now. But, I promised to follow up from yesterday so here we go. After looking at the source of 1 Corinthians 15 from Hosea 5:13f, we continue to examine chapter 6 in the light of what we discover there.
God is punishing Israel for sin. ...
Resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15, Where Did You St...
June 22nd, 2009 | Day of the Lord | No Comment
1 Corinthians 15, continues to be a battleground of eschatological turf. The major issues here are whether the text focuses on physical or sin-death, and whether it is about a past or future event. What one decides about the chapter depends largely upon the first step to interpreting it. Hence we ask, "Resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15, Where Did You Start?
For many, this is not even a question to be entertained. The answer seems so logical to them that they would not even ask the question. In other words, it is to them a foregone conclusion that the apostles is ...
Is a A Day A Thousand Years With the Lord?
June 9th, 2009 | Dispensationalism | No Comment
A common argument used by futurist in both Amillennial and Dispensational camps is that a day with the Lord is a thousand years. By taking this verse to mean that a literal day is a literal thousand years, they offer it as proof that Christ could not return in the first century. In other words, it cancels out all imminent time statements. Is a Day a thousand years With the Lord? Note the following.
Suppose you gave someone your address at 123 Street, Anytown USA, and they said great, I'll be sending your check in the mail. But before it arrives, ...
If Ham and Eggs Can Talk, Why Can’t the Star...
June 8th, 2009 | Day of the Lord | 1 Comment
If I were you, I would be a bit curious of a title, If Ham and Eggs Can Talk, Why Can't the Stars, in the Day of the Lord? Don't you think it's a rather
interesting eschatological theme? Well, here's what provoked the title.
As a child I remember growing up watching the Little Rascals on TV, before going to school. On one episode, a Stymie persuaded whom I vaguely
remember might have been his friends to cook him some ham and eggs. He told him that ham and eggs could talk. Well, after a little persuasion and
determination, they fried some ham and ...
