Is Purgatory a Real Place?
What the Bible Teaches About Death, Hell, and the Hope of the Resurrection
by Reiner Kremer
One of the most important questions every person must answer is: What happens when we die? Throughout history many have believed in purgatory, an intermediate place where souls are purified before entering heaven. Others believe that the righteous immediately enter heaven […]
Good News About Salvation
Walking the Biblical Path to Christ Through the Gospel and Steps to Christ
by Reiner Kremer
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” — Romans 6:23
If someone asked, “How can I know God?” or “How can I be saved?” the Bible gives a remarkably […]
The Larger Biblical Story
How Union with Christ, the Heavenly Sanctuary, and the Great Controversy Complete the Gospel Picture
by Reiner Kremer
One of the reasons Steps to Christ has touched millions of lives is its simplicity. Ellen G. White leads readers from God’s love to repentance, confession, faith, surrender, prayer, obedience, and Christian growth. Yet the book intentionally stays focused on […]
The Covenant In Christ from Eden Lost to Eden Restored
The Grand Story of Scripture: From Adam to the New Creation
by Reiner Kremer
How Paul’s “In Christ” Theology Fulfills the Entire Biblical Story
One of the greatest misunderstandings about the Apostle Paul is the idea that he invented a new theology after the resurrection of Jesus. Nothing could be further from the truth. Paul saw himself not […]
Restoring the Covenant of Peace
The Covenant Mystery: Corporate Personality and the Sanctuary Story
by Reiner Kremer
How Adam, Israel, Christ, the Church, and the New Creation Reveal God’s Eternal Purpose
To fully understand Paul’s phrase “in Christ,” we must understand two foundational biblical ideas:
Corporate Personality — how God works through covenant representatives who include and represent their people.
The Temple/Sanctuary Motif — how […]
The Miracle of Living “In Christ”
Paul’s Greatest Contribution to Christian Theology
by Reiner Kremer
If there is one phrase that unlocks the theology of the Apostle Paul, it is the simple Greek expression ἐν Χριστῷ—en Christō—meaning “in Christ.”
Paul uses this expression, and closely related forms such as “in Him,” “in the Lord,” and “with Christ,” well over 150 times throughout his letters. […]