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Category Archives: Resurrection
On the Resurrection
He is risen indeed! Yes a scientist can believe in the resurrection. Science trades in motivated belief, there are reasons for the positions taken and the theories accepted. But theology also trades in motivated belief. In his book Theology in … Continue reading
A Season of Hope
Advent, followed by Christmas is a season of anticipation and hope. Israel’s hope for the coming Messiah culminates in the birth of Jesus, the Messiah or Christ. It is fitting in this season to consider the importance of hope in … Continue reading
Posted in Resources for Discussion, Resurrection
Tagged Tim Keller
Prepared in Heaven, Unveiled on Earth and Left Behind
The next chapter of Richard Middleton’s book A New Heaven and a New Earth looks at passages in the New Testament that appear to support the idea of heaven hereafter, either as a permanent or temporary abode. These can be … Continue reading
Posted in After Life, Bible, Resurrection
Tagged J. Richard Middleton
The Evolution of Resurrection
Resurrection is an idea that evolves and develops in Scripture reaching its climax in the New Testament with the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the hope for the future that resurrection ushers in for the apostles and the early church. … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Resurrection
Tagged J. Richard Middleton
Hope is Our Foundation
Christianity is a religion founded on hope precisely because it is founded in God and his work in the world through Jesus, the Messiah of God. The resurrection is the clearest example of this hope, but it is far from … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Resurrection
Tagged John C. Polkinghorne
The Riddle of Jesus
I’ve been slowly working through The God of Hope and the End of the World by John Polkinghorne and Surprised by Scripture by N. T. Wright. The books converged this week as I read Polkinghorne’s chapter on The Resurrection of … Continue reading
Posted in Resurrection
Tagged John C. Polkinghorne, N. T. Wright
The Reality of the Resurrection
One of the biggest hurdles to orthodox Christian belief in our world today is affirmation of the bodily resurrection of Jesus as historical reality. After all we know better than this. Isn’t it a much more reasonable and enlightened approach … Continue reading
Posted in Resurrection
Tagged N. T. Wright, Tim Keller
