Author Archives: Don Goldman

This is the fourth and final week in a four-week blog. In the first week we discussed the history and briefly defined each of the main three teachings around the millennium. You can read that blog by clicking https://threeinthefire.com/2197-2/. The second week we specifically defined amillennialism, discussed how this belief influenced a person’s worldview and […]

This is the third week in a four-week blog. In the first week we discussed the history and briefly defined each of the main three teachings around the millennium. You can read that blog by clicking https://threeinthefire.com/2197-2/. Last week we specifically defined amillennialism, discussed how this belief influenced a person’s worldview and provided reasons why […]

After discussion with my colleagues, we have decided to expand our planned writings on the overall topic of the doctrine concerning the millennium. This is the second week of a 4-week post. Last week we discussed the history and briefly defined each of the main three teachings around the millennium. This week we are going […]

This is the first week of at least a 2-week post. The overall topic is the doctrine concerning the millennium. This week we are going to talk about the history and briefly define the main three teachings around the millennium. The plan as of this minute is next week, we are going to discuss how […]

I was recently asked, “when we die do, we just go in the box until Christ’s return?” You can tell from the question that this individual believes that Jesus Christ is going to return. The theological term for this belief is “soul sleep.” The doctrine gained acceptance during the reformation era and was an early […]

The question for this week, “Is it okay for Christians to fear death?”  Someone recently asked me this question and as we discussed the topic, I thought it would be a good topic for the three of us to opine on. Every person ever born must come to the realization that they are going to […]

In this week’s post we are to explain the unpardonable sin found in Matthew 12:31-32. Our men’s Bible study group has been studying Matthew 12 for the last few weeks and I am not sure everyone understands Jesus’ teaching on the unpardonable sin. The numerous questions in our small group led me to recommend the […]

The question of the week is, “what does it take to please God?” Paul in his letter to the Ephesians stated, “Therefore do not be partakers with them; for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light (for the fruit of the Light consists in all […]

This week the topic is hell and there are two questions that we are going to address. First, is hell real? Second, would a loving God allow someone to suffer there? I will reference a lot of Scripture in this post, but for the sake of space I will let you read it from your […]

This week’s topic is baptism and whether the act of baptism results in salvation for the person being baptized. Jesus commanded Christians, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you…”[1] […]