Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 51
Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 51 Chapter 32 – Of the State of Man After Death, and of the Resurrection of the Dead I. The bodies of men, after death, return to dust, and see corruption;...
View ArticleRisen Indeed by Andrew Peterson
Risen Indeed by Andrew Peterson. The second track from Resurrection Letters Volume 1. Peterson wrote the song some years ago, this album has had a long gestation. “And so the seed that died for You...
View ArticleJesus And The Easter Effect (via Bryan Jarrell at Mockingbird)
An article at Mockingbird that reflects on the point that Jesus’ resurrection has a far more profound impact than someone simply coming back from the dead: Reading the resurrection stories in the...
View ArticleOn Needing Resurrection Power To Endure Suffering
In John 13 Jesus tells Peter “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward.” Jesus is speaking of his death on the cross and the resurrection life that will be shared as a...
View ArticleAlive Willy-Nilly In Jesus (via Robert Farrar Capon)
When Jesus brings the dead back to life in the Bible the events are not resurrections. All those returned to life eventually went to a grave. But the power of life that Jesus exercised demonstrates the...
View ArticleCentrality On The Cross Brings Everything Into Focus (via Fred Sanders at...
As the people of God gather week by week, the cross is rightly central; however that centrality rightly observed brings many other truths into view and into focus. And only the cross can bring them all...
View ArticleHeaven: The Place Christians Can’t Wait To Get Out Of (via Chad Bird)
Heaven can be spoken about by Christians in ways that can contribute to a misconception that it is a destination rather than a staging point. There’s nothing wrong with acknowledging the blessing that...
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A Final Rest, Not A Final Destination
As we committed a beloved Christian to the grave today we remembered that those sleeping in Jesus will awaken. If the grave is a ‘final’ resting place for a Christian it is not because it is their...
View ArticleWestminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 51
Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 51 Chapter 32 – Of the State of Man After Death, and of the Resurrection of the Dead I. The bodies of men, after death, return to dust, and see corruption;...
View ArticleThe Passing Sleep Of Christian Death (via Todd Brewer at Mockingbird)
The current convention of describing those who die as having passed away provides a less confronting way of dealing with death. Christians have seemingly lost the biblical distinction by which we...
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