Heaven Starts Now: The Bible Is Not an Evacuation Plan—It Is God’s Apprenticeship for a New Creation
Evacuation or Redemption?
“The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling…” (Ephesians 1:18, NKJV)
For many years, a popular expression has circulated among Christians:
B.I.B.L.E. = Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth.
While well-intentioned, this phrase unintentionally shrinks the magnificent story that God has been telling from Genesis to Revelation. […]
“In Christ” Heartbeat of the Gospel
The Apostle Paul’s Great Theme in Ephesians: God’s Agapē Love and the Transformation of the Human Heart
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.”
(Ephesians 1:3, NKJV)
If one phrase summarizes the entire gospel according to the Apostle Paul, it […]
Sitting in Heavenly Places in Christ: Living the Reality of God’s Transforming Love
“And raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.” — Ephesians 2:6 (NKJV)
One of the Apostle Paul’s most astonishing statements is that believers are already “seated…in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.” At first glance, this seems impossible. Christians still live on earth. They still experience temptation, […]
In Christ The Promise That Never Fails
Salvation for All Who Believe and the Blessed Hope of Christ’s Return
“That in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ…” (Ephesians 1:10, NKJV)
There is perhaps no greater question that any person can ask than this: Can I truly be saved? Closely connected is another […]
What Are the Signs of the Second Coming? What Jesus Taught
Too often, conversations about Christ’s return become confusing lectures about strange-looking beasts, unprecedented plagues, and 666. Christians, including Seventh-day Adventists, tend to view the Second Coming of Jesus in light of our world’s unavoidable doom.
It’s understandable. Prophetic books like […]
Do Seventh-day Adventists Believe in Hell? Truth Versus Tradition
For centuries, the traditional Christian belief about hell—which claims the wicked descend directly to hell at death and are tortured there for eternity—rendered minimal debate. Most churches still promote this doctrine, commonly called “eternal conscious torment” (ECT) and popularized centuries ago by the philosopher Augustine of Hippo […]