The New Heavens and the New Earth – Part 2

The new heavens and new earth will exhibit both continuity and discontinuity with the present heavens and earth.

2 Peter 3:10; Matthew 19:28

The New Heavens and the New Earth Part1

The new heavens and the new earth are our eternal home, and those who love and serve God will experience the removal of the curse and the consummation of God’s original purposes for mankind.

Revelation 21:1-8

How Do We Live and What Do We Know?

I thank God for your faith and your love for each other, and I pray that you know the hope of your calling, the riches of God’s inheritance for you, and the surpassing power of His greatness towards you.

Ephesians 1:15-23

Living in the Shadowlands

Between the day of our redemption and the day we die, we live with one foot in the physical world stained by sin and the other foot in the Heavenly Kingdom that shines with an ever-increasing glory.

1 John 3:1-3

The Resurrection of the Body – Part 2

At the resurrection, our present bodies will be raised and transformed to be like Christ’s resurrected and glorified body, exhibiting both continuity and discontinuity with our present body.

1 Corinthians 15:35-44

The Resurrection of the Body – Part 1

The people of God have always believed in a resurrection of the body, and Christ is the guarantee of this hope.

John 5:28-29

Death and the Intermediate State

When people die, their soul continues in conscious existence while awaiting the resurrection of the body on the last day.

Luke 23:38-43

Living by the Spirit in the Now But Not Yet

Believers have been given the Holy Spirit. Who gives us a first taste of the coming age and is a guarantee that all the blessings God has promised will be given to us.

Ephesians 1:14-15

New Testament Eschatology – The Now But Not Yet

The key to New Testament eschatology is understanding the difference between this age and the age to come, the now and the not yet.

1 John 3:1-3

The Cosmic Scope of Christ’s Redemptive Work

Christ’s redemptive work affects not only the human spirit, but all of our human nature, and all of creation as well.

Colossians 1:15-20

Our Redeemer – Christ the Second Adam

As the Second Adam, Christ has worked redemption and is restoring God’s original purposes for mankind.

1 Corinthians 15:20-22, 45-47; Romans 5:14

The Method of Redemption – The Incarnation

Since we could not save ourselves, God the Son became human to work redemption for us.

Galatians 4:4-6

The Blessings of Redemption

We should praise God for the Power of Redemption He has shown toward us.

Ephesians 1:3-14

Our Redemption in Christ (God’s Saving Grace)

Salvation from sin comes by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.

Romans 3:9-26

Common Grace – Restraining the Effects of the Fall

Despite the catastrophic effects of the fall, God continues to be gracious and has provided various ways of restraining the effects of the curse so that it does not destroy everything.

Matthew 5:43-45; Romans 2:14-15