“In understanding be men” (1 Cor. 14:20) When it comes to the study of last things (eschatology), there are three major views. All three revolve around the return of Jesus Christ in relation to the millennium (Latin mille “thousand” plus annus “year”). Premillennialism is the belief that the second coming of Christ will occur before […]
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. […]
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 […]
What is the gospel? There is a variety of ways we can answer that question. Literally. The word “gospel” (euaggelion) means “good news.” In a world of bad— often, terrible—news, how refreshing to have good news. But quite apart from world events, any honest assessment of ourselves will lead us to see that not all […]
What’s in a word? What is this word of the gospel? In a word, it’s an expression. We say, “May I have a word with you?” Of course, we mean a complete conversation and not just one word. We read in the Scriptures about the word of this salvation, the word of grace, the word […]
“The gospel of God … concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord” (Rom. 1:1, 3) The central element of the gospel is the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. Unlike the many religions of the world, true Christianity cannot be disassociated from its founder. It is not enough to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. […]
Exceptional Evidence In science, the exception is often more interesting and informative than the rule. And if these cases are examined through eyes of faith, one may also see evidence of God’s knowledge and power on display. One such exception is found in the unique camouflage of the marine “carrier-shell” mollusk. Camouflage is a form […]
A solemn duty I don’t know about you, but I often view my responsibility to share the gospel not so much as an obligation but a common courtesy: I have extremely good news that can help someone, and I want to share it with them because they are nice folk. There is a measure of […]
Benchmarks of blessing The human race has always found it helpful to know the size of things, and especially handy if one could measure by a body part—since such a measuring device is always nearby. Thus the foot, the span, and the cubit (the length of the arm from the fingertip to the elbow). There […]