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The Message of Romans You're NOT Likely to Hear
What motivated the apostle Paul? Paul's letter to the Romans is one of the most preached books of the Bible. And much (most?) of that preaching has focused in on one theme in particular. If you've heard a sermon from Romans lately, there's a good chance this topic was the topic . And if you've not already guessed, the particularly common focus of preaching and writing on Romans is nothing less than justification by faith . For the last 500 years, this has been taken to be
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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...
Matt O'Reilly
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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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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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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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Richard Bauckham on the History of Universalism
First, Bauckham opens the essay discussing whether Universalism has really been an orthodox option for Christians in previous centuries....
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Pauline Eschatology: A Question on the History of Interpretation
Such was not always the case in critical studies of Paul, though. Indeed, it was not until the early 20th century that Pauline...
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Life in the Spirit
But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you.” Romans 8:9 It’s easy to forget...
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John Wesley’s Vision of New Creation
John Wesley was no amateur when it came to the composition of English prose. Here’s an exemplary excerpt from his sermon on “The General...
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