While waiting for my trailer to get loaded at the plant, I decided to do some Googling. I was curious to see if there were any more theologians who argue for the necessity of physical resurrection in order to inherit the covenantal promise of land; as I have argued in Resurrection or Immorality of the [...]
A year ago this month, i posted an article entitled Resurrection or Immortality of the Soul? In it, i expressed how baffled i was that Jesus would appeal to Exodus 3 as a proof text for resurrection of
At the check out counter I noticed a TIME Magazine heading with “Rethinking Heaven” by Jon Meacham. So, I funded TIME five clams. Meacham’s article is short, but full of good thoughts concerning the topic (Meacham claims that he is a Christian). What really got me was that he goes right into the theological outlook [...]
We have noted and documented the explicit denial of what theology refers to as the “continuing incarnation” of Christ. That is, that “the man, Christ Jesus” still retains the body of his incarnation, glorified, residing “in heaven”. The denial is held by those who call themselves, “Full Preterists”. Now, to be fair, not all FP [...]
At the beginning of the year, the elders at my church began a series in Genesis. This past Sunday we finished verses 1-8 of chapter 6 and are now heading into the flood story. I don’t remember why it came up, but as i was discussing this chapter with some brothers Sunday afternoon, i had [...]
That activity notifier in the upper right-hand corner of Facebook can be a blessing and a curse. haha. I don’t randomly visit “Full Preterist” pages on FB anymore and so the only way i know if a battle involving my name is going on (which seems to be common nowadays) is if a friend comments [...]
Going back over some material by Philip Mauro, I found many excerpts that are right in line with much of present day scholarship and my own view. First off, Mauro was one of the few that took Daniel 12.2 as refering to the Era of Messiah and not to the “general resurrection” (although he did [...]
While I was at work the other night, a thought came to my mind. I have been struggling with how stupid Eve and Adam were to fall for such an obvious contradiction to what God had said. “Don’t eat of this tree. You will surely die.” The serpent comes along and says, “you won’t die.” And [...]
Recently, Sharon Nichols, a former Hyper Preterist, brought up the issue of the “Great Commission”. “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them inthe name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you [...]
Well, this little post caused a quick flash. We had several “answers” to it. Covenant Creaiton. Universalism. And, of course, Mike Bennett’s answer: “Did Man start inside or outside of the Garden? OUTSIDE / GOD PUT HIM IN. – Did God block the way to the tree? YES (SEPARATED / OUTSIDE). – Did God say [...]
1. Define “the death” or “death”. Answer: “separation from God” (the Hyper Preterist answer). 2. This “death” came “through the one man” Adam into the world (Romans 5.12). 3. This “the death” (separation from God) was “swallowed up” in AD 70. 4. Separation from God (“the death” that came through Adam) is now, “no more” [...]
Basically, I’ll just take Miano’s last post and break it down, showing that he does not interact at all with what we have presented, and that he does not interact with the text. Clearly, there is a “cram it all into AD 70″ framework going on here. Therefore, “resurrection” CANNOT possibly be a resurrection of [...]
10 Reasons to Believe in a Historical Adam In recent years, several self-proclaimed evangelicals, or those associated with evangelical institutions, have called into question the historicity of Adam and Eve. It is said that because of genomic research we can no longer believe in a first man called Adam from whom the entire human race [...]
The Bible raises this question in Psalm 8. “What is Man, that you are mindful of him?” God is mindful of man. God made man, formed his body of the dust, and breathed into his nostrils. This “combination” became “a living being.” A “human being.” And, since like was created to make like (apples make [...]
Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, 20 that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus, 21 whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the [...]