The resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of those indispensable doctrines for anyone claiming to follow him. Paul made this plain in his first letter to the Corinthians. He had seen the risen Christ, and he stressed that without the resurrection the Christian faith and the Christian gospel is empty and powerless. Without it we are dead in our sins, and without it we are not outworking the will of God as we like to think, but just playing at being good people before our lives end and we are extinguished forever.
Tag: THE RESURRECTION
Jesus: The Best Historical Sources
When you hear people protest that the Christian gospel was all constructed, exaggerated or augmented centuries after the time Jesus Christ lived is said to have lived in, or when you hear cultists say that the facts have been changed many times over the centuries and you need to leave your church and join theirs, you should know that these claims and accusations are unfounded.
RAPTURE 23: RESURRECTION AND PAUL’S ORDER OF EVENTS
Last time I wrote that Revelation provides for only two resurrections: one at the return of Jesus Christ, and the other a thousand years later after the Millennial reign of Christ. Pre-tribulation rapture theory has to assert that the first resurrection is in stages separated by years of time, because the first resurrection in Revelation includes … Continue reading RAPTURE 23: RESURRECTION AND PAUL’S ORDER OF EVENTS
RAPTURE 22: THE FIRST RESURRECTION
I was a pre-tribulation believer and proponent for twenty-eight years. Therefore I am, I believe, well qualified to critique this mistaken position. Open your minds to reality, dear Christian brothers and sisters... Today's excerpt from my book* is taken from chapter 14. The chapter is rather long, so today's post contains a part and the … Continue reading RAPTURE 22: THE FIRST RESURRECTION
WHAT EASTER MEANS TO ME
Here’s a little departure from my series “Jesus: Man or God-Man?” It’ s on hold, since my view count took a sudden drop to two a day and stayed there, so that I have to wonder if I’ve been sabotaged or silenced somehow. Support didn't answer my query. I may not write any more. I listened to … Continue reading WHAT EASTER MEANS TO ME





