The rapture is one of the most widely accepted end-times teachings, but does Scripture actually teach it? This Conversation examines the major passages used to support rapture theology and places them back into their first-century covenantal context, including 1 Thessalonians 4, Matthew 24, 1 Corinthians 15, John 14, Revelation, and 2 Thessalonians 2.

What if lack is no longer the starting point? Scripture says we have already been given all things pertaining to life and godliness, that the kingdom has been given, and that we are complete in Christ. This changes more than prayer; it changes how we encounter life. The circumstance in front of us can tell us what is happening, but it does not get to tell us what we possess. We can face what is unhealthy honestly and ask: What does Life look like here, and how do we govern th

There is an assumption about God that has become so deeply embedded in religious thought that many people no longer recognize it as an assumption. It is treated as self-evident that God is first and foremost a judge, that humanity stands before him as defendants, and that righteousness requires him to decide who deserves mercy and who deserves condemnation.

One week, people are told that salvation is not by works, that humanity is saved by grace, that sins have been forgiven, and that the work of Christ is finished. The next week, they are told that God will eventually evaluate them according to their works and determine their final outcome based on what they have done. The question is, what was Jesus saying?