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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 […]
Where Does the Soul Come From? Option 3: Traducianism Read More »
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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Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutes(This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) Today we continue our look at where the soul comes from. While Part 1 looked at a theory that is largely rejected, this one may be the most commonly held belief in
Where Does the Soul Come From? Option 2: Creationism Read More »
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)
Sadducees and the Resurrection (Moment #9 from “40 Moments From Christ’s Final Days”) Read More »
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
Where Do Souls Come From? Option 1: The Soul Bank Read More »
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
Taxes to Caesar (Moment #8 from “40 Moments From Christ’s Final Days”) Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutesThe American Dream and the Christian life are at odds with one another. One says that a good job, an attractive spouse, a large home, and an easy retirement are the keys to happiness. The other calls for a life of humility, sacrifice, self-denial, and a pursuit of God for our joy. While this is
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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. 21:28-22:14, Mk. 12:1-12, Lk. 20:9-19 After reclaiming some amount of holiness for God’s temple, Luke 21:37 shows Jesus spent His last days balancing teaching at the
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteWatch this episode on YouTube or listen on Apple, Android, or Spotify. Join my monthly supporters: www.Patreon.com/OnwardintheFaith One-time donations: PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/OnwardintheFaith?locale.x=en_US Venmo https://account.venmo.com/u/Ray-Burns-6 Does God want you to study theology? Yes! When we properly understand what theology is in the life of Christ’s followers, we see that God calls His people to theology over and