Mitch Case explains Romans 8:22 in his longish article, “What Does It Mean That All of Creation Groans?” Not just people suffer under the heavy load of human sin but nature too. The apostle Paul uses personification to illustrate that all life eagerly anticipates the glorification of God’s elect. The …
This essay, “Repentance: The Genuine Article (Part One),” first appeared in CGG Weekly on March 4, 2011. “He who says, ‘I know Him,’ and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.” —I John 2:4 In most American presidential campaigns, candidates for that …
This essay, “Beating the Rat Race (Part Five),” was published in CGG Weekly on June 25, 2010. “Then she said, ‘Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will turn out; for the man will not rest until he has concluded the matter this day.’” —Ruth 3:18 Another …
This essay, “Death Is Not the End (Part Four),” appeared in the April 2, 2010, edition of CGG Weekly. “Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.” —Ecclesiastes 12:7 This world views death as more than just an …
I wrote this essay, “Death Is Not the End (Part Three),” for CGG Weekly on March 26, 2010. “For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” —Philippians 1:21 In Part Two, we considered how Jesus Christ viewed death, both His own and that of His close friend, …
This CGG Weekly essay, “Death Is Not the End (Part Two),” was published on March 19, 2010. “From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third …
This essay, originally “Apologizing for the Dead,” was published in CGG Weekly on June 17, 2005. “Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for the dead?” —I Corinthians 15:29 On a regular basis, …
