Optimism

Paul’s teaching in 1 Corinthians 15 does more than defend bodily resurrection. It reveals something crucial about how he understood Christ’s kingdom: he believed Christ’s reign would progressively triumph in history until every enemy was subdued. Embedded in Paul’s resurrection argument are two major truths that must shape our prophetic…

In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul addresses one of the most serious doctrinal problems in the church at Corinth: some among them were denying the resurrection of the dead. To Paul, this was not a minor theological mistake. It struck at the very heart of the Christian faith. He responds with…

In this series, we’re verifying Peter’s words—all the prophets foretold his generation, its events, and the consequences of those events (Acts 3:24). In roughly chronological order, we have confirmed that Moses, Samuel, Obadiah, Joel, Amos, Jonah, Hosea, Micah, Isaiah, Zephaniah, Nahum, Jeremiah, Habakkuk, Daniel, Ezekiel, Haggai and Zechariah did so.…

In this series, we’re verifying Peter’s words—all the prophets foretold his generation, its events, and the consequences of those events (Acts 3:24). In roughly chronological order, we have confirmed that Moses, Samuel, Obadiah, Joel, Amos, Jonah, Hosea, Micah, Isaiah, Zephaniah, Nahum, Jeremiah,  Habakkuk, Daniel, Ezekiel, Haggai did so. Now, let’s…

In this series of posts, we’re verifying Peter’s words—all the prophets foretold his generation, its events, and the consequences of those events (Acts 3:24). In roughly chronological order, we have confirmed that Moses, Samuel, Obadiah, Joel, Amos, Jonah, Hosea, Micah, Isaiah, Zephaniah, Nahum, and Jeremiah did so and that their…

The opening phrase of Psalm 100 in the Authorized Version (KJV) comforts me: “Make a joyful noise unto the LORD.” Even though I am not a gifted singer, I can make a joyful noise! In this post, I want to make merry using David’s words. He issued seven invitations to the…

In this series of posts, we’re verifying Peter’s words—all the prophets foretold his generation, its events, and the consequences of those events (Acts 3:24). In roughly chronological order, we have confirmed that Moses, Samuel, Obadiah, Joel, Amos, Jonah, Hosea, Micah, and Isaiah did so and that their prophecies fit well…

In this series of posts, we’re verifying Peter’s words—all the prophets foretold his generation (Acts 3:24), its events, and the consequences of those events. In roughly chronological order, we have confirmed that Moses, Samuel, Obadiah, Joel, Amos, Jonah, Hosea, and Micah did so and that their prophecies fit well in…

Christians need an optimistic view of God’s kingdom. We need to know that Christ’s opponents—including satanic conspirators who manipulate currencies, use COVID and its vaccinations for political purposes, and otherwise attempt to rule the world—will fail. False religions, and false doctrine within the church, also war against the kingdom of…

God poured out the Holy Spirit during Israel’s feast of Pentecost. This provided the church with the power necessary to fulfill the Great Commission (Acts 1:8). That commission contains two parts. First, Jesus commands his disciples to “teach (Gk. mathēteuō) all nations” (Matt 28:19, KJV). The word “teach” means “make…