Category: East Main Bulletin Articles

Articles I write for the weekly bulletin of the East Main Church of Christ, the congregation where I preach.

Hebrews: What Happens After Death?

To briefly sum up, we each have a singular appointment with death. After death, we will go to a place the Bible calls Hades. If we die in a saved state, we will be in the section of Hades known as Paradise. If we die in an unsaved state, we will be in the part of Hades which is torment. At judgment we will leave Hades and be judged by God, and then enter either heaven or hell for eternity.… Read More Hebrews: What Happens After Death?

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Hebrews: When Did The New Testament Go Into Effect?

Christ’s new covenant is basically his will or testament (i.e., “New Testament.”) As with any will, it would not go into effect until after the death of the one who made it. While the one who made it was still alive, it would not be in force. Therefore, the Old Testament was replaced with the New Testament when Jesus died.… Read More Hebrews: When Did The New Testament Go Into Effect?

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Hebrews: Securing An Eternal Redemption

Those “who are called” by the new covenant “may received the promised eternal inheritance” (9:15). How does this happen? The New Testament contains the gospel of Christ, which is how God calls everyone to himself (2 Thessalonians 2:14). God calls for all to obey the gospel in order to avoid hell and receive “the promised eternal inheritance” of heaven (2 Thessalonians 1:7-9; 1 Peter 1:4). One obeys the gospel by believing in Christ, repenting of one’s sins, being baptized for the forgiveness of sins, and then holding fast to the word of God as revealed in the New Testament (Mark 16:15-16; Luke 24:45-47; Acts 2:37-39; 17:30-31; 1 Corinthians 15:1-2).… Read More Hebrews: Securing An Eternal Redemption

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