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Did Jesus ever actually say, “If you don’t believe in me you will go to hell”?

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Lee — 37 Comments

The question is: Did Jesus ever actually say, “If you don’t believe in me you will go to hell”? Short answer: No, Jesus never actually said that. He did say some things that seem to imply it, and that are…

Tagged with: belief, faith, Gehenna, Hades, hell, Jesus Christ, religion, salvation, the Bible
Posted in The Afterlife, The Bible Re-Viewed

Marriage in the Resurrection: The Deeper Meaning

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Lee — 108 Comments

Are you in a happy marriage that you hope will continue forever in heaven? Has your beloved husband or wife died, and you hope and pray that you will be able to rejoin him or her when it comes your…

Didn’t Jesus Say There’s No Marriage in Heaven?

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Lee — 152 Comments

Contrary to popular belief, Jesus did not say that there’s no marriage in heaven. What he did say is that people who achieve eternal life don’t get married in the afterlife. There’s a big difference! Further, marriage in Jesus’ day…

A Star in the East

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Lee — 10 Comments

For a video reading of this article on YouTube, click here. Matthew 2:1–12 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the…

Tagged with: Bethlehem, Christianity, Christmas, east, Jerusalem, Jesus Christ, spiritual meaning, star, the Bible, the sun, wise men
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed

God Is Unconvincing To Smart Folks? – Part 3

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Lee — 21 Comments

(This is Part 3 of my response to the article, “God Is Unconvincing To Smart Folks,” by J. H. McKenna. For Part 1, click here. For Part 2, click here.) Points 6–11 of Dr. McKenna’s article deal with human experience of and…

Tagged with: atheism, Dr. J. H. McKenna, God, miracles, mystics, prayer, religion, skepticism, the Bible
Posted in All About God, Science Philosophy and History, The Bible Re-Viewed

Is the God of the Qur’an the Same God as the God of the Bible?

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Lee — 14 Comments

Here is a question that was recently asked on Islam StackExchange: What is the difference between the Christian God and the Muslim God? Is the God of the Qur’an the same god as the God of the Bible? You can…

Tagged with: Allah, Christianity, comparative religions, doctrine of the Trinity, God, Islam, Quran, the Bible, Trinity
Posted in All About God

Doesn’t Ephesians 2:8-9 Teach Faith Alone?

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Lee — 29 Comments

When you’ve been raised to believe something so fundamentally that it forms the basis of your spirituality, it can be quite difficult and disorienting to learn that your belief isn’t supported by the Scriptures or by the facts. This is…

Tagged with: Christianity, Ephesians, faith, faith alone, good works, Jesus Christ, Paul, salvation, sola fide, the Bible, works
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed

The Evangelicals are Right: The World IS Coming to an End!

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Lee — 53 Comments

Ever since the time of Jesus, Christians (not to mention various other groups) have been predicting the end of the world. The Essenes believed that the Jewish revolt against the Romans in 66–70 AD was the end-time battle. And as…

What is the Source of the Belief that the Deceased become Angels?

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Lee — 8 Comments

In Heaven: A History (1995: Yale University Press) the authors, Drs. Colleen McDannell and Bernhard Lang, state that Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772) had a pivotal role in bringing about a changed view of heaven, including the idea that angels are humans who have died and…

What is the Difference between Justification and Salvation in Swedenborg’s Theology?

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Lee — 14 Comments

In the theology of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772), as in other Christian theologies, justification is seen as part of a process that results in our salvation. In a nod to the traditional Christian concept of the ordo salutis (“order of salvation”), Swedenborg…

Tagged with: Christianity, Emanuel Swedenborg, heaven, Jesus Christ, justice, justification, religion, righteousness, salvation, Swedenborg, the Bible
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed

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