Kingdom of God
Do Souls Go to Heaven?
The celebrated Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible: "No biblical text authorizes the statement that the soul is separated from the body at the moment of death" (Vol. 1, p. 802). Christian Words and Christian Meanings, by John Burnaby (pp. 148, 149): "Greek philosophers had argued that the dissolution which we…
The Promise to Abraham that He Would Be Heir of the World (Rom 4:13)
-originally posted at focusonthekingdom.org- If you are Christians, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the Promise (Gal. 3:29). The Christian world in general does not understand the ultimate purpose for being a Christian. It seems reluctant to believe Paul’s clear teaching that the destiny of Christians is…
The Amazing Shift Away from Jesus in the Popular Gospel
-originally posted at focusonthekingdom.org- “Jesus came to do three days work”— Billy Graham Protestants have inherited a Gospel from their Protestant heritage. The question is, does this Protestant Gospel do justice to the Bible’s and particularly Jesus’ definition of the Gospel? Jesus was the initial preacher of the saving Gospel:…