Category Archives: Kingdom of God

3 Reasons Why Loving Others is Not All There Is to Following Jesus

Posted on June 26, 2017 by

In recent years the idea that loving others is the essence of following Jesus has exploded. And this is a good thing! It runs counter to the view that following Jesus means embracing harmful beliefs like angry god, inerrancy, legalism, … Continue reading →

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If Most Everyone Will Have Eternal Life with God Anyway, then Why Do We Need to Share the Good News of Jesus?

Posted on June 19, 2017 by

Recently we discussed whether those who have not heard the good news or who even follow other religions might receive eternal life and live in God’s community after death—even if they never became followers of Jesus during this lifetime. My … Continue reading →

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Hell? Conditional Immortality? Something Else? What Happens to Those Who Reject God?

Posted on June 12, 2017 by

I agree with believers who suggest that God offers eternal life after death to everyone — even those who have never heard, and even those of other religions. Thus it is possible that all who ever lived could be part of … Continue reading →

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Will Everyone Live Forever with God After Death? Not Necessarily!

Posted on June 5, 2017 by

Recently we discussed whether people of other religions, or those who have never heard, participate in the life after death that Jesus offers us or whether this life is available to only the limited number of people who respond to … Continue reading →

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Has Some Believers’ Focus on ‘Getting Saved’ Replaced Jesus’ Message of the Good News?

Posted on November 14, 2016 by

When we are attracted to Jesus and want to follow him, how do we go about doing that? Many believers would answer, “Get saved by responding to a salvation presentation and praying some form of the sinner’s prayer admitting you … Continue reading →

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Jesus’ Final Act of Anti-Violence—Crucifixion

Posted on October 10, 2016 by

For the past several posts we examined passages in the gospels to determine whether Jesus is violent (see the links just below this article). The purpose of this survey was to answer both believers and unbelievers who claim that Jesus … Continue reading →

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How Does Identifying with the Kingdom of God Affect Our Political Participation?

Posted on October 3, 2016 by

This is not a partisan political article; it promotes no political party and no candidate at any level. Rather it raises the question of how our being part of the kingdom of God influences our voting and political participation and … Continue reading →

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