The Necessity of Literality

The Necessity of Literality

I remember the first time I realized that God really will speak. It was about four decades ago. I was sitting in my car in the parking lot of a Christian bookstore reading the foreword to a book I'd just purchased. The book was about the three major views on the Millennial Reign of ...

Other articles by Steven Ira

Salvation Draws Nearer?

When the Apostle Paul told the Roman Christians that "our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed," (Rom. 13:11, NIV), was he implying that these believers were not yet saved, that they were only "nearer" to being saved?

Evangelism 101: "King's X" for Grownups

I suppose I'm dating myself here, but I recall as a child in the '50's hearing the term "King's X" called out during games involving "pursuers" and "fleers." In calling upon the authority of the King's signature, or X, the player thus demanded immediate immunity from being "tagged" or "captured." ...

The Gospel of the Second Advent

On a Sabbath day—a little over thirty years after He had taken upon Himself a human nature and was given the human name Jesus—the eternal Son of God stepped into the synagogue in His home town of Nazareth. Imagine the intense interest His presence aroused among the other worshippers that day. He ...

Evangelism and Eschatology

As a Christian believer, I felt no real, persistent urge to evangelize others on a regular basis—until a number of years ago when I started studying Biblical eschatology.

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