In light of my last three posts on the erroneous doctrine of heaven being the goal of believers, I figured this would be a good follow up post. Unfortunately, proving false the doctrine of heaven as the believer's future dwelling place tends to leave Christians distraught and without a hope or goal in life. I'd like... Continue Reading →
In my last post, I wrote about the doctrine of deification and it's pervading presence in the Bible and church history. Now I'd like to mark some particular aspects of God and who He is in His nature that He so graciously allows us to share in. Life "Jesus said to him, 'I am the... Continue Reading →
In my last post, I wrote about just how far man has fallen. We are utterly fallen, satanic, dead, evil, and by nature enemies of God. Now I'd like to talk about not just our salvation, but about the end result of the salvation of man, and what exactly we become. "God became man... Continue Reading →
"And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, He explained to them clearly in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself." Luke 24:27 The Old Testament has been the cause of much struggle, doubt, and disbelief among many Christians or potential believers today. It seems to have little relevance to us today, minus the... Continue Reading →
The Bible is a wonderful book that is full of the riches of Christ. The Word is not a scattered collection of 66 books compiled by a council of theologians, but it is a single unit of God-breathed truth that is profitable to teaching, correction, reproof, and training in righteousness (2 Tim. 3:16). The Bible... Continue Reading →
"I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it." Matthew 16:18 This is a continuation of my last post: The Church (I). I am trying to lay out what exactly the Bible has to say about the church as the universal, corporate body of Christ, and how the church is... Continue Reading →
"I will build my church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it." Matthew 16:18 What is the church? What is it that the Lord is building today? Is it the Vatican in Rome? Is it the building you go to on Sundays? I'd like to go over what the Bible describes as... Continue Reading →
Pieces from Reese 