By Dr. Ken Cuffey, President, Urbana Theological Seminary June 16, 2020 What are we as followers of Jesus to make of all that’s happened in these last several weeks? For some it’s been painful, agonizing, angering, while others have discovered a clarified focus for their energies. Whatever we feel, we need to remind ourselves that God’s clear call to us is to love your neighbor as yourself. This is vital…
Dr. Andrew Blaski As twenty-first century Christians, we sometimes treat the New Testament as though it were written in a vacuum, without considering how it was received (and indeed, compiled) by those who immediately followed its composition. It doesn’t always occur to us that there were men and women who actually knew the apostles, and that those individuals may have written down all sorts of interesting and important things about early Christian belief and…
By Dr. Todd Daly The doctrine of divine election/predestination is too often associated with acrimonious debates between the followers of Calvin and Arminius, debates that not only distort the concept of election but subtly suggest that Christians are better off jettisoning this troubled doctrine altogether. However, this troubled debate often engenders legitimate questions about the nature of God, the meaning of grace, and our understanding of human freedom: · How can…
Urbana Seminary’s Master of Arts in Religion graduate Robert Sievers will be speaking this Friday in Mahomet on a topic that is very dear to him. Robert explains: Islam and the End Times “Behold, I am coming quickly”. These words from Jesus have resonated with His followers for over two millennia. Each generation believed it would see Jesus’ return, and the reasons why have varied as much as the ages…
written by Dr. Ken Cuffey, President and Professor of Biblical Studies Last week we began to ask about the framework for understanding and discussing marriage that the opening chapters of Genesis lay out for us. My sense is that in these stories of origins the Scriptures lay out basic principles that hold true all through the Bible and history beyond, and across cultures, for so many areas. Patterns of God’s…
written by Dr. Ken Cuffey, President and Professor of Biblical Studies Recently while waiting at a local business I struck up a conversation with the young woman in her early 20s who was helping me. She shared openly about her training, her job, and her boyfriend. I was pleasantly surprised to discover her openness about her Christian faith. They were deeply involved with a prominent local church that I know…
The recent book by Rob Bell, Love Wins, has reopened the controversial topic about the ultimate spiritual destiny of mankind – will every person, no matter what, be reconciled ultimately back to God through his bountiful love in Christ’s sacrificial death and live eternally in His presence, or will Judgment Day separate some men and women to eternal separation from God, that is to Hell, while others, through the reconciling work…
The recent book by Rob Bell, Love Wins, has reopened the controversial topic about the ultimate spiritual destiny of mankind – will every person, no matter what, be reconciled ultimately back to God through his bountiful love in Christ’s sacrificial death and live eternally in His presence, or will Judgment Day separate some men and women to eternal separation from God, that is to Hell, while others, through the reconciling work…
The recent book by Rob Bell, Love Wins, has reopened the controversial topic about the ultimate spiritual destiny of mankind – will every person, no matter what, be reconciled ultimately back to God through his bountiful love in Christ’s sacrificial death and live eternally in His presence, or will Judgment Day separate some men and women to eternal separation from God, that is to Hell, while others, through the reconciling work…
The recent book by Rob Bell, Love Wins, has reopened the controversial topic about the ultimate spiritual destiny of mankind – will every person, no matter what, be reconciled ultimately back to God through his bountiful love in Christ’s sacrificial death and live eternally in His presence, or will Judgment Day separate some men and women to eternal separation from God, that is to Hell, while others, through the reconciling work…
