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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Though the cross, like all sacred truths, is prone to abuse, this is not guaranteed. Crucifixion does not assume the abuse of power or condoning of violence. Rightly understood, it exposes the abuses of power and condoning of violence that leads to such injustice. In other words, it makes plain human sin - personal, institutional, political, systemic, corporate, etc.
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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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Though we are slowly being transformed into Christ's image in the present, we await complete transformation into Christ's likeness in the future. This final transformation occurs "in a moment."The great "mystery" is that God will, in an instant, completely restore and renew our humanity to be suited to dwell in God's immediate presence in new creation.
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One cannot imagine a greater nightmare than to be doomed to eternal existence as a reanimated corpse - a zombie. For many modern people, this is exactly what comes to mind when they initially consider the idea of bodily resurrection. They are, quite understandly, revolted at the prospect. But this is not resurrection from a biblical perspective...
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All without distinction are loved by God - a love that is wider, broader, deeper, and higher than we can possibly fathom. Our temptation will always be to sell it short, to whittle it down, to shrink it down to a size we can manage and control. On the contrary, we must humbly recognize that we cannot possibly comprehend the greatness of God's love.
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Because of Christ's resurrection, we do not share in Sisyphus' horrific and maddening fate. Our actions are not pointless, meaningless, and empty of significance. With faith in God's promise of future resurrection, we passionately give ourselves to the Lord's work, for we know that our labor in the Lord is not in vain.
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