How much force does He have to use? To my knowledge, the Lord Jesus gave us only one prayer request.* Do we treat it like we sometimes treat others’ requests? Someone ventures to ask us to intercede for them at a prayer meeting, then waits expectantly for anyone to mention it audibly before the Lord—only […]
Can mindless chance think ahead? Purpose in living systems is evidence of intelligence applied. Human stem cells are important during both development and adult life. Therefore, one could argue that only intelligence can explain the purpose-driven life of the stem cell. The standard biological explanation, however, is that stem cells evolved by a process devoid […]
Will Christ reign on David’s throne? Ever since the publication of Hank Hanegraaff’s book, Apocalypse Code, the evangelical world has been reminded once again of the great divide that exists between those who hold to an amillennial view of Scripture and those who do not. In his book, Hanegraff, the so-called “Bible answer man,” hurls […]
What if the Lord came and nobody noticed? Preterism, which comes from the Latin word, praeteritus, meaning “past” or “gone by,” is a position held by a growing number of evangelicals who claim that most, if not all, biblical predictions have already been fulfilled in conjunction with the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. Futurism […]
Is the world getting better and better? Of the three main views concerning the millennium, postmillennialism is the most recent. There is no trace of anything in the first two or three centuries of the church which could be classified as postmillennialism. The early church expected the return of Christ before a millennium on earth. […]
An assurance of God’s faithfulness Israel continues to dominate world headlines on an almost daily basis. For a small nation with a population of just over seven million, whose land area is about the same size as New Jersey, it holds a remarkable position in world affairs. Some of the brightest minds of Europe and […]
Rightly dividing the Word is not splitting hairs Whether you realize it or not, you hold to a system of theology. Your system of theology may be well-developed or it may be quite rudimentary. It may be consistent or it may be random. It may be orthodox or it may be not-so-orthodox. But each […]
The reign of the King of glory The Millennium: a term of recent popularity as we moved from the second millennium into the third millennium A.D. just 8 years ago. However, to the student of God’s Word, it holds much greater significance than the present day calendar. The millennium is the literal, earthly reign of […]
Light out of darkness The phrase “the age to come” (aion mello) occurs three times in the New Testament. To what age does it refer? There are only two options: the millennium or eternity. It cannot be a reference to eternity, because one of the passages speaks of men sinning. Therefore, we understand it to […]