The Human Spirit Is Like Marrow (Hebrews 4:12)
Based on verses such as 1 Thess 5:23, I believe that the human person is “tripartite”—that is, we are spirit, soul, and body. Hebrews 4:12 is another verse that supports the tripartite view. It also suggests an important clue about the role of the spirit in the human person: For the word of God is […]
La salvación eterna en el libro de Daniel
¿Era normal para los judíos creer que la salvación de Dios es eterna? ¿Era normal que para ellos pensar en el futuro Mesías en términos “eternos”? ¿Era la salvación eterna algo de lo que estaban conscientes? Considera algunos versículos de Daniel. Daniel profetizó sobre un reino venidero. ¿Cuánto tiempo dijo que duraría ese reino? “Y […]
Billy Graham, Space Conqueror
Christians have inherited an unbiblical view of eternity. It comes from a mixture of Greek philosophy, medieval theology, and lots of folk tradition. In sum, people wrongly think that in eternity we’ll be angels sitting on clouds and playing harps. That’s not the Biblical view. At least, Free Grace people don’t think so. God created […]
Não coloque seu irmão para baixo (Tiago 4:11)
George Harrison uma vez passou por um outdoor de igreja que dizia: “Fofoca: The Devil’s Radio…Don’t Be a Broadcaster.” Essa mensagem atingiu o alvo. Por ser um Beatle, a imprensa fofocava sobre ele constantemente e doía. Isso inspirou Harrison a escrever a música “Devil’s Radio”. Não é interessante que mesmo um não-cristão possa entender e […]
Plans for the Wicked (Proverbs 16:4)
Question What are your thoughts on this verse? The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil (Prov 16:4). Answer I think of that verse in light of God’s foreknowledge and His providence over creation. As you probably know, Christians disagree over those subjects, and I’ve written […]
La salvación eterna y Abraham
¿Qué creía Abraham? ¿Cuál fue el contenido de su fe en Dios? ¿Creyó en Dios para tener muchos nietos y bisnietos, o también tenía en mente la salvación eterna? Cuando Abraham creyó, ¿pudiera haber creído en Dios por algo eterno? Ojalá hubiera un versículo explícito que contestara esas preguntas. Sin embargo, existe una abundante evidencia […]
Three Words That Summarize the Christian Life: Believe, Abide, Love
Most religions are extremely complicated because their works salvation systems depend on you following intricate laws, rituals, and to-do lists in the hopes of climbing the ladder to heaven. By contrast, Biblical Christianity (and, by implication, Free Grace Theology) is simple. How so? I think you can summarize the Christian’s “duty” with these three words— […]
Não reclame uns dos outros (Tiago 5:9)
C. S. Lewis disse uma vez: “O inferno começa com um humor resmungão, sempre reclamando, sempre culpando os outros”. Você não precisa concordar com a escatologia de Lewis para saber que resmungar é ímpio. É triste dizer, mas James teve que alertar seus leitores contra isso – fornecendo-nos outro comando “uns aos outros”: Portanto, sejam […]
La salvación eterna en Génesis 1-3
¿La Biblia enfatiza el aspecto eterno de la salvación? Cuando las personas del Antiguo Testamento y del Nuevo Testamento pensaban en la salvación, ¿Era “vivir para siempre” una idea nueva o básica? ¿Es algo que creían que Dios les proporcionaría? Para contestar esas preguntas, considera Génesis 1-3. Conoces la historia. Sabes que Dios creó a […]
Do You Know Jesus’ True Value? (John 12:1-8)
“Do you know what you’re worth?” the ad asked. Our self-esteem culture strongly emphasizes knowing your self-worth—at least in terms of dollars and cents. You can find websites that tell you how much you should be making per year. I think most are too optimistic. For example, I was surprised to learn that, according to […]