How Romans 9-11 (and Romans 8) Make Me Arminian
Calvinism doesn't have a monopoly on Romans 9-11. Here's an Arminian approach.
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Matt O'Reilly
- Apr 21
- 4 min
Acts and the Question of Heaven
Many think of heaven as a distant place far removed from this world. But that's not the picture we get in the New Testament book of Acts.
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Matt O'Reilly
- May 21, 2021
- 2 min
New RBL review of Paul and the Resurrected Body
Reviews are starting to come in for Paul and the Resurrected Body: Social Identity and Ethical Practice (SBL Press). In particular, Chris...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Aug 17, 2020
- 3 min
Severed from Christ: Falling Away in 1 Corinthians 6
Can Christians lose their salvation? Here's why 1 Corinthians 6 indicates that they can.
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Matt O'Reilly
- Apr 3, 2018
- 2 min
Heaven Is Not Enough
Dissatisfied with Heaven So what are they waiting for? To answer that question we need to look more closely at their appeal. Their...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Feb 12, 2016
- 1 min
The Resurrection and Christian Identity (@sowhat_podcast)
The newest episode of the SoWhat? Podcast aired earlier this week. This one is part 2 of a discussion about the resurrection of Jesus in...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Jan 25, 2016
- 1 min
The Resurrection in the Creed, Part 1 @sowhat_podcast
The newest episode of the So What? Podcast went live today. This one is in two parts, and the topic is one of my favorites. That’s right:...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Dec 14, 2015
- 1 min
Moltmann on the Immortal Soul vs. Bodily Resurrection
From The Coming of God: Christian Eschatology: The immortality of the soul is an opinion – the resurrection of the dead is a hope. The...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Aug 21, 2015
- 2 min
If We Do Not Repent (#PPSellsBabyParts)
Many of us thought it couldn’t get worse than seeing a medical doctor swill her wine and crunch her croutons while speaking of “less...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Jan 21, 2014
- 3 min
Will God Destroy Our Bodies?
That’s what several standard Bible translations would have you think. The verse in question is 1 Corinthians 6:13a, and it turns out that...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Jul 31, 2013
- 4 min
Jerry Walls Responds to my Question on Hell (@rachelheldevans)
Jerry Walls is taking a turn in Rachel Held Evan’s “Ask a…” series, and he is answering question on hell, free will, and possibility of...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Jul 11, 2013
- 2 min
6 Things You Should Know about the Antichrist
I’m leading an adult Bible study on First John this summer, and last night we came to John’s first use of the word “antichrist”, which...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Oct 23, 2012
- 3 min
Understanding the Little Apocalypse: Three things to remember about Matthew 24
Everything Jesus says is his answer to the question raised by the disciples in 24:3. And their question is primarily looking for a bit of...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Jun 21, 2012
- 2 min
Hell in the Presence of the Lamb?
“…they will drink the wine of God’s wrath, poured unmixed into the cup of his anger, and they will be tormented with fire and sulfur in...
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Matt O'Reilly
- May 18, 2012
- 2 min
Imagining Resurrection
These questions and more have abounded for centuries; indeed, such questions are anticipated by the scriptures. In 1 Corinthians 15:35,...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Nov 1, 2011
- 1 min
Purgatory Now?
In fact, Paul makes it clear here (Rom 8) and elsewhere that it’s the present life that is meant to function as purgatory. The sufferings...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Oct 17, 2011
- 2 min
Embracing Eschatology
With great confidence (and financial expenditure), May 21, 2011 is declared to be the day of Jesus’ return. Or the rapture. Or whatever....
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Matt O'Reilly
- Jun 4, 2011
- 2 min
When You Want to Be Left Behind
“For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered...
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Matt O'Reilly
- May 31, 2011
- 1 min
A Question on the Rapture and the Media
So, here’s the question. Given the reality that the rapture is a relatively recent innovation, why is it so often presented in the media...
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Matt O'Reilly
- May 24, 2011
- 2 min
Destruction or Freedom? Thoughts on the End of the World
The rather straightforward story of Christian scripture is that God created a good world to be populated and overseen by creatures who...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Apr 27, 2011
- 1 min
Eschatology is Everything
Consider, for Paul that justification is the present faith-anticipation of the eschatological verdict. Sanctification is the Spirit-life...
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