Ray Burns

I love Christ, my wife and four kids, the Oxford comma, and board games. Although saved at 18, it took 10 years for me to stop chasing idols and find true satisfaction in Christ. God's given me a passion for teaching and writing, and with that a deep burden to be my creator's instrument in giving His people a profound, unshakable relationship with their savior.

How to Study Theology for Yourself (Do Christians Need Theology? #4) [YouTube video]

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Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteJoin my monthly supporters: https://www.Patreon.com/OnwardintheFaith One-time donations: PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Onwar… Venmo https://account.venmo.com/u/Ray-Burns-6 If studying theology is important, it’s also important to do it well. If you’d like to figure out where to start with something so vital to your walk with Jesus, this video is for you. Figure out a book budget before you begin, then […]

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Widow’s Offering (Moment #11 from “40 Moments From Christ’s Final Days”)

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Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesThis is an excerpt from my book “40 Moments From Christ’s Final Days.” Click here to get it from Amazon using my affiliate link. Find this moment in: Mk. 12:41-44, Lk. 21:1-4 Jesus overturned money changers’ tables and gave an important lesson on taxes. Now He turns His attention to another aspect of money, teaching

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Where Does the Soul Come From? Option 3: Traducianism

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Approximate Reading Time: 9 minutes(This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) This final option for where the soul comes from will sound odd, even by Christian standards. Instead of God being an active participant, either creating the soul or grabbing one from His

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The Greatest Commandment (Moment #10 from “40 Moments From Christ’s Final Days”)

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Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesThis is an excerpt from my book “40 Moments From Christ’s Final Days.” Click here to get it from Amazon using my affiliate link. Find this moment in: Mt. 22:34–40, Mk. 12:28–34 After correcting the naturalistic and biblically illiterate Sadducees, the Pharisees step back in. We’ll begin with Matthew’s account, but when we view Mark’s

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Sadducees and the Resurrection (Moment #9 from “40 Moments From Christ’s Final Days”)

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Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesThis is an excerpt from my book “40 Moments From Christ’s Final Days.” Click here to get it from Amazon using my affiliate link. Find this moment in: Mt. 22:23-33, Mk. 12:18-27, Lk. 20:27-40 On that day some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and asked Him a question (Matthew 22:23)

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Where Do Souls Come From? Option 1: The Soul Bank

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Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutes(This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) If we believe that humans have a soul, we must also believe that the soul comes from somewhere. Throughout history, Christians have come up with several theories to explain it, and today

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Taxes to Caesar (Moment #8 from “40 Moments From Christ’s Final Days”)

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Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesThis is an excerpt from my book “40 Moments From Christ’s Final Days.” Click here to get it from Amazon using my affiliate link. Find this moment in: Mt. 22:15-22, Mk. 12:13-17, Lk. 20:20-26 Jesus and money. It’s a topic we don’t like, yet one that was just as important to His audience then as

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