Matt O'ReillyHow Romans 9-11 (and Romans 8) Make Me ArminianCalvinism doesn't have a monopoly on Romans 9-11. Here's an Arminian approach.
Matt O'ReillyMay 21, 20212 minNew RBL review of Paul and the Resurrected BodyReviews are starting to come in for Paul and the Resurrected Body: Social Identity and Ethical Practice (SBL Press). In particular, Chris...
Matt O'ReillyAug 24, 20202 minPaul and the Cultivation of Multi-Ethnic ChurchesPaul's hope for future bodily resurrection functions to cultivate a shared identity among the recipients that is ethnically inclusive.
Matt O'ReillyAug 17, 20203 minSevered from Christ: Falling Away in 1 Corinthians 6Can Christians lose their salvation? Here's why 1 Corinthians 6 indicates that they can.
Matt O'ReillyApr 5, 20183 minNo Redemption without ResurrectionGod Loses If there is no bodily resurrection, sin wins and God loses. God did not design human beings to die. All through scripture death...
Matt O'ReillyApr 3, 20182 minHeaven Is Not EnoughDissatisfied with Heaven So what are they waiting for? To answer that question we need to look more closely at their appeal. Their...
Matt O'ReillyApr 19, 20171 minNew Post: Resurrection Makes Us Holy (@OfficialSeedbed)During my recent trip to Wilmore, Kentucky, I had the opportunity to film another episode for Seedbed‘s growing Seven Minute Seminary...
Matt O'ReillyFeb 12, 20161 minThe 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...
Matt O'ReillyJan 25, 20161 minThe Resurrection in the Creed, Part 1 @sowhat_podcastThe 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:...
Matt O'ReillyDec 14, 20151 minMoltmann on the Immortal Soul vs. Bodily ResurrectionFrom The Coming of God: Christian Eschatology: The immortality of the soul is an opinion – the resurrection of the dead is a hope. The...
Matt O'ReillyApr 9, 20154 minEaster Means MissionOur celebrations of Christ’s resurrection at Easter tend to be narrowly focused. The focus, all too often, drills down onto the...
Matt O'ReillyApr 1, 20151 minHere’s My New Seven Minute Seminary: Resurrection and the Christian Afterlife (@OfficialSeedbeHere’s the latest installment of Seedbed’s Seven Minute Seminary series in which I discuss several questions related to life after death,...
Matt O'ReillyApr 20, 20142 minAthanasius on the ResurrectionToday is Easter Sunday. Where better to turn than On the Incarnation by St. Athanasius? This is one of those books that I keep coming...
Matt O'ReillyApr 18, 20141 minResurrection is Everything (@OfficialSeedbed)My latest guest post for Seedbed went live this morning. Here’s the intro: “Why celebrate Easter?” That’s an honest question that was put...
Matt O'ReillyJan 21, 20143 minWill 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...
Matt O'ReillyOct 15, 20124 minReview: Death and Afterlife: A Theological IntroductionThe first two chapters introduce the reader to the various attitudes toward death and afterlife in the Old Testament and other ancient...
Matt O'ReillyJul 17, 20121 minThe Dual Focus of the ResurrectionFor Paul, the historicity of the resurrection of Christ and its “bodily” character are crucial. The historicity of the resurrection...
Matt O'ReillyMay 18, 20122 minImagining ResurrectionThese questions and more have abounded for centuries; indeed, such questions are anticipated by the scriptures. In 1 Corinthians 15:35,...
Matt O'ReillyMay 14, 20121 minCatching a Fresh Vision of FaithRead the rest of this post offering four brief reflections on faith at Seedbed. _____ Image: Janaka Dharmasena/FreeDigitalPhotos.net...
Matt O'ReillyApr 8, 20121 minEaster HymnYe choirs of new Jerusalem Your sweetest notes employ The Paschal victory to hymn In strains of holy joy. How Judah’s Lion burst his...
Matt O'ReillyApr 4, 20121 minIncarnation and Incorruption“Thus, taking a body like our own, because all our bodies were liable to the corruption of death, He surrendered His body to death in...