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Surprised by Hope: Evangelism — In Response to Readers’ Comments, Part 1

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Readers, In my recent post on evangelism, I argued for a greater emphasis on mission in our evangelism. A couple of readers argue to the contrary in the comment section. My response was too long for the comment fields, so … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hell: Hades and Tartarus

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Most of the time I agree with N. T. Wright. Sometimes I don’t. Sometimes I’m not sure. And I’m not sure about Wright’s views on hell. He dismisses the orthodox view of eternal, conscious torment but also dismisses the conditionalist … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hell: The Traditional-View Verses and Eternal Death

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Obviously, 99.99% of the world’s Christians would not believe in an everlasting, conscious torment in hell unless there was some scriptural support, and indeed there is — (Mat 25:45-46) “He will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hell: Introduction

Posted on August 3, 2008 by Jay F Guin

[This is a continuation and expansion of N. T. Wright’s Surprised by Hope. Wright says very little on hell, and what he says, I disagree with. So we’ll talk about it and move into Ed Fudge’s The Fire that Consumes. … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hope: Evangelism

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Jay F Guin

[The Surprised by Hope series will continue during my hiatus, because I have to get ready for class Sunday, no matter how I feel.] In his chapter on mission, Wright makes several insightful comments on evangelism — The power of … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hope: God’s Justice and Illegal Immigration, Part 3

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Notice how we tend to think about political issues. * Some of us see political issues as entirely separate from Christianity. Church has nothing to do with illegal immigrants. The Bible simply doesn’t address such things. * Others see the … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hope: God’s Justice and Illegal Immigration, Part 2

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Jay F Guin

We are the aliens The next theological observation is found in several verses, such as — (Heb 11:13) All these people [in the honor roll of faith] were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hope: God’s Justice and Illegal Immigration, Part 1

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Jay F Guin

I’ve been trying to think of a good example of the difference between the Christian perspective and the political perspective for class. I think illegal immigration likely shows the difference as well as anything. Imagine that you’re a U.S. Senator. … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hope: Beauty

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Wright likens the world to a chalice or a violin — beautiful in itself but much more beautiful in anticipation of the wine it will hold or the music it will play. Thus, the world in which we live is … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hope: The Resurrection, Mission & Kingdom

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Wright cites as a central verse 1 Cor 15:58 — (1 Cor 15:58 ) Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor … Continue reading →

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