Heaven

We Regard No One According to the Flesh

From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has…

God’s Purpose in Redemption

Now it is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. (2 Cor. 5:5 NIV)

The phrase “made us” refers not to the original creation of God but to His work of redemption. Katergazomai in the…

Our Heavenly Condition

For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, if indeed by putting it on we may not be found naked. (2 Corinthians…

Spiritual Beings

Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you…

God Will Do It

He who calls you is trustworthy, and he will in fact do this. (1 Thes. 5:24 NET)

In the midst of the spiritual struggles we experience in this life, we can be discouraged and wonder if we will ever be fit for heaven. If the work was left up to us alone, or even us mostly, we…

The Christian Hope

But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. (1 Thessalonians 4:13, ESV)

The word “but” introduces a new thought. Paul is now writing about the end times. The divinely-inspired…

Called to a Better World

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the…

How the Story Ends

The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. And night will be no more. They will…

The Crucified

And they crucified him. (Mark 15:24)

It would have appeared to the naked eye that this was the end of Jesus of Nazareth. He was a condemned criminal, nailed to a post, stripped of dignity, and left to die. But what appeared as a defeat was our victory. His death paid for the…

God of the Living

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living… (Mark 12:27)

The Sadducees did not believe in the resurrection. Nor did they accept the Old Testament as the Word of God except for the first five books, or the Pentateuch as it is called.