Our soul is made up of our mind, emotions, and will. The soul is part of the body, and the body and mind are joined until death. Once we die, the soul departs from the body, and the body turns to stardust. Scripture tells us that our body will be resurrected when Jesus returns and… Read More »
The Lord is My Shepherd
If you have any history of religious practices in your life or have attended a Christian funeral, then you most likely have heard Psalm 23. Some of you may even know it by heart from memorizing it in Sunday school. Psalm 23 (CEB) A psalm of David. 23 The Lord is my shepherd. I lack nothing. 2 He lets… Read More »
Spiritual Blindness
We are currently experiencing the heart of winter in America, and with it can come snow blindness. Snow blindness, also called arc eye or photokeratitis, is a painful eye condition caused by overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) light. When too much UV light hits your eyes’ transparent outer layer, called the cornea, it essentially gives your… Read More »
Holy Moly, What a Life!
God stands for holiness. Everything God does is centered around God’s eternal purpose, which is 100% holy. Kingdom salvation is centered on us becoming holy. Because we are unholy, the only way we can become holy is to have the Spirit of God living inside us. When our spirit becomes immersed in God’s spirit, only… Read More »
The Kingdom of God is Now
One of Christianity’s common misconceptions is what is known in theological circles as “escape theology.” The idea that when we die, our soul is shipped off to some faraway place called the Kingdom of Heaven. The reality is there are only a few scriptures that you can interpret that way. The vast majority of scripture… Read More »
Kingdom Redemption
What does it mean to be redeemed? Is God still redeeming humankind? Or has all of humanity and creation already been redeemed by way of Jesus, the cross, and resurrection? What does it take for a person to be redeemed? Are there any in the world that God will never redeem? These are all fair… Read More »
God’s Bilateral Covenant
Have you ever heard the expression “God will move mountains for you, but God will also expect you to bring a shovel?” Another way to say it, “humans must learn to participate in their own salvation.” Because of human beings’ lack of faith and extreme self-centeredness, we lust for God’s blessing and intervention for our… Read More »