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He is not here, for he has risen. MATTHEW 28:6 This revised chapter of my book Raised With Christ takes us deeper into the central Christian belief in the

Ezekiel didn’t know where he fitted on earth until he saw the wheels within wheels in the heavens.

Why was Jeremiah dropped in a cistern and left there to die? What had he done?

What did Jeremiah see when he visited the potter’s house? Is his picture consistent with the metaphor of God as ‘potter’ in the New Testament (Romans 9:21)?

Including St. Augustine on the Visible Catholic Church; St. Irenaeus on Church Infallibility; Biblical Data Regarding Infallibility & Indefectibility; I debate several points about patristic & biblical views of Church authority with evangelical anti-Catholic apologist Jason Engwer. I provide far more documentation.

The late Steve Hays made a response to me on 14 January 2010 entitled "Up from the acorn." It mostly had to do with the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15) and I reply to various objections to the Catholic and "episcopal" interpretation of the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15) made by the late anti-Catholic Calvinist Steve Hays.

While secular psychology is often not seen as a Christian's friend, it has produced some fascinating research into how and why human beings divide with each other.

Blessed are the peacemakers The Apostle Paul commonly introduced his letters with a blessing. He would offer “Grace and Peace.” Those are interesting words coming from the man that enjoyed little of either. His Christian

Through our union with Christ, all the blessings of Israel become ours. But this new covenant obedience is different than that of the Old Testament. It is not a servile obedience, but a friendship obedience. Those who are Jesus’ friends obey His commands;...

This verse, I believe, is one which can be easily misunderstood. We can assume that Jesus is saying something like, “prove your love for me by obeying what I tell you to do.” We can develop a works-based salvation from a verse such as this one. But there is something different happening in this passage.