Reading Time: 7 minutesQuestion 10108 Romans 11:26 contains one of the most discussed phrases in eschatological theology: “And in this way all Israel will be saved.” The question of who exactly is included in this “all Israel,” and the mechanism by which their salvation occurs, requires careful attention to the surrounding context, the consistent biblical pattern of how…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 11018 Every Christian has been entrusted with the most important message in the history of the world. The gospel is not the exclusive property of pastors or evangelists. It belongs to every believer, and the responsibility to share it is woven into the fabric of what it means to follow Jesus. But many Christians…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 11055 The idea of “soul ties” has gained significant traction in certain Christian circles, particularly within charismatic and deliverance ministry contexts. The claim is that intimate relationships, whether sexual, emotional, or spiritual, create a binding connection between two souls that must be formally broken through prayer or deliverance if the relationship ends or was…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 7064 In 1937, the German pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer published Nachfolge, translated into English as The Cost of Discipleship. Writing against a German church that had largely surrendered its integrity in the face of National Socialism, Bonhoeffer drew a distinction that has echoed through Christian thinking ever since. Cheap grace, he argued, is the preaching…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 7061 At Christian camps, conferences, and evangelistic meetings, the call to re-dedication is a familiar one. A believer who has drifted steps forward to renew their commitment, making promises they genuinely intend to keep. A question sometimes surfaces in that moment, and it is a serious one: does this mean I was never truly…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 10145 One of the most important patterns running through the New Testament is the way in which certain realities are described as both present and future at the same time. Salvation is something the believer possesses now and yet awaits in its fullness. The kingdom of God has arrived and yet is still coming….
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10149 The “book of life” is a concept that appears at several points in Scripture, from the Pentateuch through to the closing chapters of Revelation. It refers to a divine register of those who belong to God, and its implications for the doctrines of salvation, assurance, and final judgement are profound. Understanding what the…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 10059 Universalism is the belief that all people will ultimately be saved, that no one will suffer eternal punishment in hell. In its Christian form, it holds that Christ’s death was so effective that it will eventually result in the salvation of every human being, and perhaps even fallen angels. Whilst this view has…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 10056 Hell is perhaps the most uncomfortable doctrine in Christianity, and many today prefer to ignore it or redefine it away. Yet Jesus spoke more about hell than about heaven, and the Bible is clear and consistent in its teaching. Hell is the place of eternal punishment for those who reject God. Understanding this…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 10099 The phrase “second death” appears four times in Scripture, all in the book of Revelation, and it represents the final and eternal state of all who die without saving faith in Jesus. If the first death is the physical death that all humans experience due to Adam’s sin, the second death is something…