Category: Biblical Studies

• Parables – To invite or to exclude?

  

  The Paradox of Parabolic Hardening: A Remedial Reading of Matthew 13:15 “For the heart of this people has become dull, with their ears they scarcely hear, and they have closed their eyes, lest they would see with their eyes, hear with their ears, and understand with their heart and return, and I would heal them.”…

  Brother Roger

  February 1, 2026

  Biblical Studies, Character of God

  bible, Bible Interpretation, Divine Hardening, faith, God, Human Responsibility, Isaiah 6, Jesus, Matthew 13, Parables of Jesus, Redemptive Discipline

• John 3:16 – A Universalist Passage

  

  John 3:16 Is a Love Story, Not a Threat Some verses in the Bible get so familiar, we stop really hearing them. John 3:16 is one of those. Most of us learned it as kids. We saw it on posters. Some folks even painted it on football helmets. “For God so loved the world…” And…

  Brother Roger

  January 31, 2026

  Biblical Studies, Character of God

  Apollumi, bible, Bible Exegesis, Biblical Grace, Biblical Greek, Christian Encouragement, Christian Universalism, faith, God, God’s Love, God’s Mercy, Hope in Christ, Jesus, John 3:16, Kosmos, Plainspoken Faith, Reconciliation, Redemption, Restorative Justice, Salvation, Spiritual Growth, Unconditional Love, Universal Restoration, Victorious Gospel Message

• Matthew 8:11-12 and Luke 13:24-30

  

  Matthew 8:11-12, “Many coming from east and west, reclining at the table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, but the sons of the kingdom being cast out into the outer darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth,” and its parallel but more in depth passage in Luke 13:22-30 present…

  Brother Roger

  January 30, 2026

  Biblical Studies, Character of God, Eternal Torture, Fallacy of eternal conscious torment,, Judgment & Holiness

  Aiōnios, Annihilationism, Apokatastasis, Biblical Greek, Biblical Interpretation, Christian Universalism Luke 13:22-30 Biblical Interpretation Eschatology Hell and Salvation Greek New Testament Early Church Fathers Universal Reconciliation, Church Fathers, Conditional Immortality, Divine Judgment, Divine Love and Justice, Early Church Fathers, Eschatology, Eternal Punishment, Greek New Testament, Gregory of Nyssa, Hell and Salvation, Luke 13:22-30, Matthew 8:12, Narrow Door, Origen of Alexandria, Patristic Theology, Restorative Justice, Septuagint, Universal Reconciliation, Universalism vs Traditionalism, Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth

• Isaiah 11 A Little Child Shall Lead Them, and the Healing of the Nations

  

  Isaiah 11:1–9, especially the image of the child leading formerly predatory animals, presents not merely a poetic vision of harmony but a theological promise of moral and spiritual transformation of all, including the restoration of the worst offenders – from Isaiah to Jesus to Paul to Revelation.

  Brother Roger

  January 28, 2026

  Biblical Studies, Character of God

  bible, christianity, eternal, faith, God, heaven, hell, Jesus, victorious gospel

• The Character of God in Revelation 20-22: A Linguistic and Theological Comparison

  

  The final chapters of Revelation have long been central to debates about the ultimate destiny of humanity and the nature of God’s judgment. This article examines what Revelation 20-22 reveals about God’s character from two contrasting theological perspectives: Christian Universalism and Eternal Conscious Torment (ECT). Rather than focusing solely on the mechanics of judgment, we’ll…

  Brother Roger

  January 27, 2026

  Biblical Studies, Character of God, Eternal Torture, Fallacy of eternal conscious torment,, Gospel Theology, Greek Language & Linguistics,, Hell and the lake of fire, Judgment and mercy, Restoration,, Universal Restoration, Wrath of God

  bible, christianity, eternal, faith, God, heaven, hell, Jesus, victorious gospel, Vilification