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Robert Downey Jr. and Mel Gibson Demonstrate and Extol Forgiveness as a Virtue Worth Practicing
Robert Downey, Jr. recently described the power of forgiveness in his own life, and recommended it as a practice to his colleagues, as described in this article. Forgiveness is vastly underrated as a lifestyle strategy. However, Jesus Christ practiced it to … Continue reading
Names of the Lord: Jesus Is the Standard
What is the standard by which we are judged? Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus was lifted up from the earth (John 12:32) – in the flesh on the cross, and in the spirit to heaven. He is the One to whom … Continue reading
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Tagged bad people, God's standard, heaven, Hitler, Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth
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He Who Ascended Is He Who Descended
In Ephesians 4:8-10 the apostle Paul gives in capsule form the grand outline of the journey of Christ. Of course, since Christ is a type of God this passage outlines the journey of God Himself. That is, God Himself descended … Continue reading
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Tagged apostle paul, Christ, ephesians 4, god almighty, heaven, Jesus of Nazareth, Trinity
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John Stott Challenges Woody Allen on Death
In this less-than-two-minute video clip, John Stott declares that Jesus Christ has conquered death. Oh, how that truth gets lost so often in today’s discussions about Jesus. Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also … Continue reading
“Heaven” – Christian Song
Michael English sings Heaven. The lyrics are included. Much like the song I Can Only Imagine, the truth is more closely approached if you will listen to, and sing, the song in the present tense rather than the future tense. We … Continue reading
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Tagged heaven, Heaven lyrics, Jesus Christ, kingdom of God, kingdom of heaven, Michael English, Second Coming
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You Could Say God Died Twice for Us
You could say that God gave up His life two times on our behalf: First, He gave up His life as God to be birthed as Jesus of Nazareth in the earth. Second, He gave up His life as Jesus … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, forevermore, God, heaven, Jesus of Nazareth, Trinity
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Where and When Is Hell?
Q: ”But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” (Revelation … Continue reading
Steve Hays of Triablogue Gives Weak Rebuttal
Steve Hays, writing for the blog Triablogue, has posted Does Everybody Get His Wings? This is his rebuttal to my post Everyone Is Going to Heaven. If you are familiar with the traditional heaven-or-hell scenario for human afterlife, you will recognize that … Continue reading
Steve Douglas Gives Timely Warning About Hasty Denunciations of Universalism
Steve Douglas of Undeception has written this post warning of false conclusions many people quickly draw when the word universalism is mentioned.
Joel Watts Adds Some Perspective on the Bell-Hell Controversy
Joel Watts of Unsettled Christianity offers this post to demonstrate that Rob Bell’s resistance to eternal torment in hell after this life is not without historical precedent.
