Raptureless: Third Edition

The glory and brightness of Jesus is on the scene, and darkness is being dispelled more and more every day.

The Christian Church of the first generation was not only characterized by faith and miracles; it was also characterized by increasing lawlessness, rebellion, and heresy from within the Christian community itself—just as Jesus had foretold in Matthew 24.

The Kingdom of God is growing, and we are not looking for a future falling away of the Church.

the more the Kingdom expands on this earth and the saints mature into their calling as ambassadors of that Kingdom, the less persecution Christians should face.

The cross was not the punishment of sin; the cross made a way for the Father to forgive sin.

No lamb sacrifice was ever punished for sin. Rather, the lamb’s death simply enacted covenantal forgiveness. The animal merely stood between the owner and God, and its shed blood brought covenantal forgiveness. Jesus, the perfect lamb, released perfect forgiveness

Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom!

Our view of the future should not cause fear. No part of the gospel (which literally means “good news”) ever causes fear.

We believe time is an un–renewable resource. There is always more money, but there is not more time. Operating in long–term thinking is kingly thinking, whereas short–term thinking is poverty thinking.