Eschatology Archives
There is an old saying, "He who marries the spirit of the age is soon a widow." We must know our times, but we must never be bound by our times. We become caught in the spirit of the age if we do not discern our times and commit to righteous living that accords with the transcendent dimension - the kingdom of God.
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Reconciling God's everlasting love with the eternal torments of hell is difficult, to say the least. Our perspective on hell must be rethought and revised if it causes us to exalt ourselves, belittle others, withdraw from the world, or passively wait for pie-in-the-sky sweet-by-and-by.
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Left Behind is really nothing more than Stephen King for Christians
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Only in America could we think we will scare people to
heaven because of the coming doom, instead of drawing them
to the amazing grace of Christ that
attracts and allures the most hardened sinner to respond.
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"We dare
not be indifferent to the doctrine of hell; the stakes are
too high"
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"There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, in the end, '
Thy will be done.' All that are in Hell, chose it."
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Sheol - the netherworld - holds no comforts or prospects of future life. This effectively cuts short any possibility of a hopeful end to one's life. Does the Old Testament offer any hope beyond the grave? Does the Hebrew Bible have a theology of resurrection? Or, is resurrection in conflict with the dominant message of the Old Testament?
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