2 Timothy Commentary and the Second Coming of Chri...
March 25th, 2014 | Victorious Eschatology | No Comment
2 Timothy Commentary and Christ's ComingThis is not a 2nd Timothy commentary as the nature of commentaries go, but are comments on a few details about the Pauline Pastoral epistle in relation to remarks which recently appeared in the Huffington Post on the dating of the books of the New Testament. A new book by Marcus Borg, Canon Theologian at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, proposed a chronological order of the New Testament. Not only does his chronology radically change the dates of N.T. books, he also denies some of the Pauline letters were written by Paul. He posits the pastoral epistles ...
Resurrection and the Life of Glory
May 14th, 2010 | Eschatology | No Comment
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Resurrection and the Life of Glory depicts the Christians life with Christ in what the Bible calls the "age to come." Today we would describe it as the age that came. That age which was future to Paul and his readers became a present reality in A.D. 70.
For many the resurrection is an after life or out of body experience. We do not deny that resurrection extends beyond the physical realm. Jesus said, He who believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live, (John 11:25). However, we must accept ...
Galatians and the Inheritance, When?
July 10th, 2009 | Eschatology | No Comment
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 ...
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 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 ...
