Rescuing Scripture, Theology, & Church from the Shackles of Religion
Soul sleep is the idea that after a person dies, they exist unconsciously until the future resurrection. But is this idea taught in the Bible? I say no. I believe that after a person dies, if they have believed in Jesus for eternal life, they go immediately to be with God in heaven.
Why does Jesus say “Go and sin no more” when it is impossible to “go and sin no more”? By looking at John 5 and John 8, a beautiful truth emerges about Jesus’ statement that people should “Go and sin no more.”
Do want to learn how to stop sinning? It is not completely possible in this life, but there are steps we can take to sin less. We cannot become sinless, but we can learn to sin less.
The role of faith and works in the life of the believer is a controversial issue. But with a few helpful distinctions, we can see that both are necessary, but they accomplish different purposes and achieve different results.
Lukewarm believers are mentioned in Revelation 3:16-17. While they do have eternal life, they cannot experience the Kingdom of Heaven unless they take steps to become either hot or cold.
Many struggle with the sin unto death mentioned in 1 John 5:16-17 (and James 5:19-20). But this phrase is not so difficult once we understand that physical death is in view.
Is it wrong for women to preach in church or be a pastor? This debate has caused great division in the church, but there is a simple solution. The solution is not found in debating 1 Corinthians 14:34 or 1 Timothy 2:12, but in simply understanding the definition of “church.” Once we grasp this, the whole debate fades away into insignificance.
An age-old question is, “What about those who have never heard the gospel?” To answer, it is helpful to ask what happened to those who lived prior to Jesus. How did Jewish people receive eternal life? How did people in other parts of the world receive eternal life? The bottom line answer, however, is that we must rely on the grace of God to do what is right.
There are many possible answers to why God waited so long to send Jesus. Here are 6 possible answers to why God delayed in sending Jesus, following with my own modest proposal. Ultimately, the question comes down to why God delays in anything He does.
what are the signs of true and false conversion? My shocking answer is that there are none. If you have believed in Jesus, you have eternal life. It really doesn’t matter how we feel at some point in our life, or what mistakes we have made, or whether or not we can sense the Holy Spirit’s presence. It is God’s guaranteed promise that if we believe in Jesus Christ for eternal life, then we have it.
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