ARCHIVE June, 2017

Given Life and Giving Life

“Hold on,” you might say. “How could Jesus be the last Adam?”  Isn’t that like saying Jesus was the Last Man?  And haven’t plenty of men been born and lived since Jesus?  What on Earth is Paul saying as we continue our study of 1 Corinthians 15  to answer the question, What Does It Mean […]

June 25, 2017 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Transforming the Natural into the Spiritual

How amazing the Resurrection will be!  That moment when the truly transforming power of God completes the work and changes the natural into the spiritual.  That day when the reality we cannot presently see becomes every bit as natural to us as the world we presently see.  Both are real, but one is hidden in […]

June 20, 2017 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Resurrection and to Each its Own

I don’t know about you, but I wonder sometimes what the post-resurrection me will look like.  No, I’m not thinking you’re wondering about me and my body, but have you ever thought about you and yours?  To each its own? Let’s continue our look at What it Means to Be Resurrected and a study of […]

June 10, 2017 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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The Unavoidable Fact of Death Before Resurrection

By its definition, resurrection requires death first.  Given that death is a guarantee—your chances of dying are 100% if Jesus doesn’t preempt it by His return—resurrection changes the whole human trajectory.  The unavoidable fact of death (something even non-Christians believe is real) testifies to the truth of God’s existence and God’s law.  It transports every […]

June 7, 2017 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Social Gospel and the Resurrection

Ya’ hang around bad theology long enough and you’ll adopt it.  It’s as simple as that.  And many people you’d otherwise respect in prominent evangelical and “mainstream” Christendom are leading the pack.  Today’s Social Gospel preachers are turning a culturally relevant theology into a culturally based theology.  What’s the difference, you ask?  A culturally relevant […]

June 4, 2017 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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