Faith [N] [T] [E] Belief, trust, and loyalty to a person or thing. Christians find their security and hope in God as revealed in Jesus Christ, and say “amen” to that unique relationship to God in the Holy Spirit through love and obedience as expressed in lives of discipleship and service. The Old Testament. The Hebrew language has […]

Eternal Life, Eternality, Everlasting Life The divinely bestowed gift of blessedness in God’s presence that endures without end. This relates especially to the quality of life in this age, and to both the quality and duration of life in the age to come. Key to understanding the biblical meaning of these terms is the Bible’s […]

Ezra, Theology of The Sovereignty and the Works of God. God is “the God of heaven and earth” ( 5:11 ). He raises up kings and grants to them their authority ( 1:2 ). He is able to stir up their hearts so they will do his bidding ( 1:1 ). Mighty Artaxerxes, the king of kings, cannot refuse any request […]

Exodus, Theology of The disclosure of God in the Book of Exodus develops from a distant deity of an oppressed people in Egypt to one in intimate relationship with the people of Israel on their way to the promised land. A theological goldmine results, impacting the concepts and theological ideas of the rest of the […]

Ezekiel, Theology of Ezekiel and his contemporaries confronted what for the Israelites was the most traumatic possible challenge to their faith: the destruction of Jerusalem and its temple. It is difficult for the contemporary Protestant to grasp the significance of this theological catastrophe. Perhaps the best we can do is imagine the impact it would […]