John 3 Study
Today, I would like to explore John 3. This chapter is known for a few things, but one thing you may not have considered is how John touches upon the subject of the Holy Spirit.
Category: Heaven and Hell
Theological Arguments Against Eternal Punishment
[Originally published on Helium and on blog, February and March 2009 respectively] What happens when you die? Death and justice are perhaps the two largest reasons for the existence of religion. Just about all religions teach a system of rewards and punishments that occurs after you die.
Is Hell a Real Place? A Metaphor? A Myth?
[Originally published on Helium] Do you realize how much of Christianity’s teachings are not even found in the Bible? Do you realize how much most churches have been influenced by misquotes, mistranslations and even intentionally taking verses completely out of context? Take the doctrine of Hell, for example. Is it…
Can you get to Heaven by being Good?
No, but not for the reasons you’ve probably been told! Photo Credit, David Niblack, Imagebase.net [Originally published on Helium 02-10-2009] Can you get to Heaven by being good? Can you get to Heaven at all? What is the reward of the saved? What does the Bible say? You may be surprised to…
Definitions of Hell
A picture of “hell” with grass, trees, people, but no fire Photo by Deror avi, used under CCA-SA I have updated the article “What Happens When You Die? 2: Is Hell the Punishment for Sinners?” to bring it more in line with the current publishing standards. Jesus talked quite a…
Is the Biblical Story of Lazarus and the Rich Man a Parable?
Some, in their justification of a belief in an eternal hell, point to Jesus’ story of Lazarus and the Rich Man. In a misguided zeal to prove the unprovable, some have gone as far as to claim that the story is not a parable! However, does this particular argument even…
Does Justice Triumph Over Love?
The stretches that people will make never cease to amaze me. In “The righteousness of the wrath of God”, Arthur Sido writes about a conference he went to where RC Sproul was the lecturer. The arguments, of course, are nothing new, but that doesn’t make them any less disturbing. Basically,…
Hell: The Truth Will Set You Free
I believe we sometimes cross paths with people for a reason. One can never be sure of what God’s purposes are in our daily interactions, but once in a great while, I can make an educated guess. I stumbled across a posting online where someone became comfortable with atheism. They…
When Did Jesus Ascend To Heaven?
And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answering rebuked him, saying,…
The Myth of the Immortal Soul: Where Is the Thief On the Cross?
And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of…