Resurrection and the Life of Glory

May 14th, 2010 | Eschatology | No Comment  
Image by allthingsfulfilled via Flickr 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 ...
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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 ...
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