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Raised in the Heavenlies!

...g and the judgement. Even with Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians, when he says “we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord” (2 Cor 5:8), that still doesn’t necessarily say there’s no waiting in death before the final resurrection, but it does give hope that even in death, whatever it means, we will be present with our Lord in some form. The resurrection is glorified! I use the word “glorified” here because saying “physical” just isn't adequate enough to describe the mystery. Our new bodies will be similar to our current physical bodies, but not the same – not limited like our earthly bodies are; in the same way...

Lent Day 24: Athanasius: Life of Anthony: Chaps. 31-40

...Jesus in judgement (Matt 7:22); and so because of this, Anthony urges that we seek the gift of discernment as John wrote in his letter (1 John 4:1) that we may not be deceived. Anthony goes on to give some of his personal testimony to show that he is not just speaking at random, but from experience and from what the Lord had shown him. From visions and visitations of demons in disguise as angels or monks to trick him, to appearances of soldiers and beasts to scare him, to physical beatings; he spoke the name of Christ, sang Psalms and kept himself in prayer, and the demons fled and disappeared “like smoke”. In all things he kept this one thing at the fo...

Francis Chan turns towards a more historical and ancient view of Communion

...o reserve judgement on the matter until Chan comes out and gives a proper statement about his new views and says one way or the other if he’s going towards Rome fully, or towards one of the other more historically rooted Protestant denominations, if anything actually comes from this.   Further Reading / Sources: Full Francis Chan sermon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUUbXzb2atM Short 3 minute Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP9roQQwzsA “BASIC series” on communion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4k5qHuDmEM https://www.theopedia.com/huldreich-zwingli https://patristics.info/ignatius-of-antioch-letter-to-the-smyrnaeans.html https...

Slavery in the Bible – Does God Condone Slavery?

...a form of judgement by Holy God on a paganistic, rebellious people. It was actually mercy that the Lord allowed them to live in slavery, rather than to be destroyed for their extreme rebellion against God in embracing false gods, living in gross sin, and directly rejecting God’s people and God Himself. Because God judged these people in this way, does not mean forced slavery in itself is OK. God also judged His own people when they fell into idolatry and sin by allowing them to be enslaved and by allowing some to be murdered. Does that mean murder is OK? No. But God deals with sinful man by allowing the devil to do evil to those rebellious people. The devil m...

The Deity of Christ in the Gospel of Matthew - Part 2

...ronounced judgement on them, man was driven out of the garden, separated from the presence of God and the tree of life that could enable them to live forever as sinners. (Genesis 3:24): “So He drove the man out; and at the east of the Garden of Eden He stationed the cherubim and the flaming sword which turned every direction to guard the way to the tree of life.” Since then God has been working towards reversing this event, undoing the effects of sin, chief among them the broken fellowship mankind has with God. God chose Abraham as the one through whom his blessing will reach all nations (Genesis 12:3) and after calling his descendants out of Egypt orders...

What is Advent?

...It’s that time of year when Christmas lights and decorations go up, things start to look a little more sparkly, and kids are getting ready to open their Advent Calendars. But what exactly is “Advent”? You may be from a Church tradition which recognises this each year so are more familiar, but if not, you may be curious to know more about this ancient Christian tradition. Advent, derived from the Latin “adventus,” signifying “coming” or “arrival,” stands as a sacred season deeply entrenched in the hearts of many Christians globally. This period of expectant waiting and preparation marks the initiation of the liturgical year in Western Christia...