Three in the Fire

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 [...]

This week’s blog will begin a minor study in what theologians’ call “eschatology.” To give a quick definition of this theology we will look at Charles Ryrie, “eschatology means the theology of last things.”[1] So, eschatology is the study of the end times, the things that are still future to us in this age in [...]

When we die, do we just go in the box until Christ comes back?

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 theory of “soul sleep” (mortalism) is troublesome for some believers. This is the belief that after the body dies the soul of the person is left in a state of suspended animation, or unconsciousness. For the record I am not a believer in this ideology, therefore, my remarks on the subject will be few. [...]

Death is inevitable. I understand that the first statement was probably not the best to start with, but let’s go ahead and get that out of the way. Unless Christ comes first, we are going to die, the Bible says it plainly in Hebrews 9:27 “it is appointed for man to die once.”[1] Both physical [...]

I believe it is natural to fear death

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 [...]

We have all, at some time or another, wondered if we have committed this unpardonable sin. Most of our wonder and concern comes from not truly knowing what it means to blaspheme the Holy Spirit. So, let’s do our best to define it now.

In Matthew 12:32 (see also, Luke 12:10; Mark 3:28,29) Jesus makes the statement, “And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.”[1] Jesus made this statement while being confronted by [...]