This is another in a series of excerpts from What Every Christian Should Know About the Return of Jesus, released by High Street Press and available at Amazon.com. The glory we experience now as Christ lives in us, and the glory we experience in death as our souls and spirits ascend into heaven, are partial works of glorification. But full glorification for followers of Jesus takes place when he calls our bodies from the grave and gives us incorruptible bodies like the body he bore when … [Read more...]
Ancient mosaic’s connection to Council of Nicaea still relevant, NOBTS archeologist says
NASHVILLE (BP) – New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Professor Jim Parker sees a recently-uncovered proclamation from early Christians as very much a current mandate for today’s believers. The Megiddo Mosaic refers to an ancient flooring discovered during excavations in 2005 near the Megiddo prison in northern Israel. Dating back to the third or fourth century, it included the phrase “God Jesus Christ,” thus predating Christianity’s official recognition as a religion. The … [Read more...]
Apologist: proclaiming the Resurrection needs to be consistent
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article includes additional reporting by The Pathway. DALLAS/KANSAS CITY (BP) – Jeremiah Johnston says the seminal event in Christianity’s history should be raised up more often. “The Resurrection of Jesus is tragically under-taught, under-preached, and as a result, under-appreciated and under-applied by the vast majority of Jesus followers and pastors today,” Johnston, associate pastor of apologetics and cultural engagement at Prestonwood Baptist Church, told … [Read more...]
Our once and future glory
This is another in a series of excerpts from What Every Christian Should Know About the Return of Jesus, released by High Street Press and available at Amazon.com. The Bible speaks of at least four phases of glory for Christians: glory now, glory in death, glory in resurrection, and glory in the restoration of the cosmos. We explore the first two in this column, and the final two in future columns. Glory now It’s our Christian duty to glorify God. As we honor the Father, Son, and Holy … [Read more...]
Glorification of the saints
This is another in a series of excerpts from What Every Christian Should Know About the Return of Jesus, released by High Street Press and available at Amazon.com. Memphis Belle is one of the most celebrated aircraft of World War II. Named after the girlfriend of chief pilot Robert Morgan, the lumbering B-17F Flying Fortress carried the first U.S. crew to complete twenty-five combat missions over Europe before returning to America. Based in England, Belle coursed through flak-filled skies … [Read more...]
Everyone’s day of reckoning
This is another in a series of excerpts from What Every Christian Should Know About the Return of Jesus, released by High Street Press and available at Amazon.com. One day, every person is resurrected and summoned before Christ in final judgment. While salvation is a gift of God, received by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, our lifestyles reflect our beliefs. That is, our words and deeds reveal our citizenship, either in the kingdom of God or in the domain of the evil … [Read more...]
The unbeliever’s resurrection
This is another in a series of excerpts from What Every Christian Should Know About the Return of Jesus, released by High Street Press and available at Amazon.com. There’s less in Scripture about the resurrection of the wicked than there is about the glorification of the just. Nevertheless, the Bible gives us enough information to know that those who reject Christ are physically resurrected one day and separated forever from God. Daniel gives us the clearest Old Testament glimpse of the … [Read more...]
FBC Ozark church member, Lacey Shelton, joins Missouri Baptist Apologetics Network
OZARK – The Missouri Baptist Apologetics Network has welcomed Lacey Shelton of First Baptist Church in Ozark, Missouri as part of their team. As a Christian apologist, Shelton’s expertise includes feminism vs. biblical womanhood, Latter-day Saints, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventists, and the history of the prosperity gospel. Shelton expresses an enthusiastic desire to help women in the church become better equipped in “the training of the powers of their discernment,” and she is … [Read more...]
The believer’s resurrection
This is another in a series of excerpts from What Every Christian Should Know About the Return of Jesus, released by High Street Press and available at Amazon.com. It’s comforting to keep in mind that when Christ died, he redeemed our bodies, souls, and spirits. Our salvation doesn’t stop with the forgiveness of sins, the declaration of our right standing with God in Christ, and the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit, although these are unfathomable gifts of grace. Rather, the … [Read more...]
MBC apologist confronts counterfeit faiths
MACKS CREEK – To stand for truth and share Christ with people who embrace counterfeit forms of Christianity is a challenge. Colten Wright, pastor of Linn Creek Baptist Church and a member of the Missouri Baptist Apologetics Network, relishes this challenge as he shares the gospel with people in his Lake of the Ozarks community. Wright often asks questions to clarify other people’s beliefs and gently point them to the truth of Jesus Christ. In particular, he specializes in witnessing to … [Read more...]
All who are in graves …
This is another in a series of excerpts from What Every Christian Should Know About the Return of Jesus, released by High Street Press and available at Amazon.com. No matter how people consider death, we can’t escape the truth that one day we breathe our last. But what then? Everyone who’s thought seriously about this question has an answer – or at least an opinion. Those who embrace a naturalistic worldview say death is the end of our existence. We may live on in the memories of loved … [Read more...]
Your kingdom come
This is another in a series of excerpts from What Every Christian Should Know About the Return of Jesus, released by High Street Press and available at Amazon.com. In previous columns, we looked at the nature of Christ’s return. He’s coming personally, physically, victoriously, powerfully, and suddenly. Now, we turn our attention to the reasons for his return. First, Christ returns to establish his kingdom in fullness. So, what is the kingdom of God? Simply stated, the kingdom is God’s … [Read more...]
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