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Apr 1, 2024 · True life, eternal life, resurrection life — it’s ours in Christ. But that doesn’t mean our lives will be without struggle. In His life on earth, Jesus was tortured and killed. We cannot expect a problem-free existence, nor can we expect to be free from suffering or the sting of death. Until God’s kingdom comes in its fullness, people ...
- What You Keep in The Dark
In our good moments and our bad, we now live out loud. A...
- John Greco
John Greco and his wife, Laurin, live south of Nashville,...
- What You Keep in The Dark
What Happens to Believers Who Have Died - Brothers and sisters, we want you to know what happens to those who die. We don’t want you to mourn, as other people do. They mourn because they don’t have any hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again. When he returns, many who believe in him will have died already. We believe that God will bring them back with Jesus. This agrees with what ...
Mar 8, 2021 · Even those who have don’t always grasp the implications. At Bible college and seminary, my last New Testament classes ended with the final judgment in Revelation 20. In eschatology, we examined the pros and cons of a mid-trib rapture, and discussed the millennium, but we never talked about the New Earth, the central subject of Scripture’s last two chapters.
Jun 18, 2014 · We will have differing rewards in heaven (1 Corinthians 3:12-15), depending on our actions and choices here on earth. There is no hint that, once given or withheld, rewards are anything other than eternal and irrevocable. Reward Principle #6: We will have differing levels of reward in heaven, depending on our actions and choices on earth.
Mar 1, 2021 · The Bible does not speak at length about what these bodies will be like, but we do have a description of Jesus’ resurrection body. People touched him; he ate a piece of fish ( Luke 24:37-42 ). This is not a new teaching; the Church has taught this for 2,000 years.
May 17, 2016 · I don’t think we don’t have free will it just feels like we do. we don’t have free will choosing the time or place of our birth, the genetic make-up of our bodies including our brain. We grow up in response to outside stimuli (which we have no control over) using apparatus (not chosen) that has been given to by our parents.
Jan 5, 2022 · The Apostle writes, “We would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.” Paul also spoke of how he desired “to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better” (Phil. 1:23). When we die, we are immediately “with Christ” and enter into the presence of God. This is usually what we mean when we speak of “heaven.”