What happens to man’s free will in heaven, since free will was the cause of man sinning?” Will we have free will in heaven? First, it will be necessary to clear up some misconceptions about God, who is of an entirely different order than man. The following words may...
Before this question can be addressed directly, we must first agree upon what we mean when we say “God,” and we must agree upon the nature of Jesus. Jesus is, by His very nature, God (Phil. 2:6). “God” is not a person but a title given to the divine nature. There is...
This is a more complex question than it may seem at the outset, even if we limit our scope to the American church. Apologetics is not taught in churches because ministers and other church leaders are either untrained in it, or they are philosophically opposed to it. ...
Since the Bible has nothing to say about dogs and cats going to heaven, a philosophical approach will be necessary to answer this question. While it is clear in Scripture that humans are a unity of material and immaterial parts (2 Cor. 5:8), no such thing is said...
If the death of one man seems disproportionate to the sins of all of humanity, it should be remembered that only God can be the judge of Jesus’ value. The time factor of sins of the past and present is really irrelevant when it comes to this question because God’s...
Acts 9:7 and Acts 22:9 They heard the voice Acts 9:7, NASB, "And the men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the voice, but seeing no one." Acts 9:7, NIV, "The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone."...
When a Christian dies, will he/she go immediately to judgment, then to heaven, or is there a waiting period? (2 Cor. 5:8; 1 Thes. 4:16-17). It seems that the question here is whether there is a contradiction between the two passages. 2 Corinthians 5:8 says, “we are of...