Author Archives: James Johnson
Why Does the OT Depict Sex as Unclean?
One thing that has puzzled me is the Bible’s attitude toward sex. Paul says that marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled, but the OT treats sex as somewhat dirty. If a man or woman had an emission, … Continue reading
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Does the Fact of Christ Descending Into Hades Validate Calvinism?
Before Christ died, the Devil had the power of death and Hades (Heb 2:14). Jesus took the power of death and Hades from the Devil when He emerged from the grave (Rev 1:18, Acts 2:24). Until Christ acquired the power … Continue reading
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God Is a Hard Master
In Matthew 25:24 Jesus recounted a parable where a one talent man defended his sloth by saying, “Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed.” … Continue reading
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Punishment “For Ever” and “Eternally” Are the Same When Applied to an Unending Age
Sometimes “for ever” means, “age lasting” (e.g. Ex 21:6), but the majority of the time it means “without end”, and when you apply “for ever” to the age to come that does not end, “age lasting” during the an age … Continue reading
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Is Eternal Punishment Fair?
If someone did not know about God and His law, is it fair to send them to eternal hell? Orthodoxy, constrained by its view of only two destinies, says the ignorant will go to hell, and God is fair in … Continue reading
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The Apostasy of the Church vs. the Falling Away After the Millennium
I do not believe that II Thes 2:3ff and I Tim 4:1ff are speaking of the same event. I believe that I Tim 4:1ff has to do with the apostasy of the church, and that has clearly already occurred. I … Continue reading
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Is the Advocacy of Christ Nullified by His Eternal Subordination to God?
Some correspondants have complained that if Jesus is to be subordinate to God forever, as I Cor 15:28 says that He will be, that it affects His ability to be our Advocate. How does subordination to God affect his ability … Continue reading
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Rev 5 — Christ Is At the Controls of the Universe
I think that I Cor 15:24-28 and Rev 5 make it plain that Christ is actually controlling the universe right now. He is seated with God at God’s right hand (Acts 2:33, Rev 3:21). The major point of Rev 5 … Continue reading
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How Should We View Shortly?
Ron wrote: >Dear brothers. Quite a point is being frequently made in your exchanges >regarding “en-tachos” (“shortly”) in Rev. 1:8, which seemingly indicates >the events described in Revelation had to either all be fulfilled within a >limited number of years … Continue reading
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The Letters to the Seven Churches–Are They for Us Today?
>I’m sorry but Revelation (singular) is to 7 churches that existed 2000 >thousand years ago. Not us. It’s not about the end of time. >It’s about the Lord’s vengeance on the Roman empire. >God help you all to see that……James … Continue reading
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