Comments for Eternal Outlook [with Travis]

Comment on Book Review: Raising a Modern-day Knight by Travis

Travis — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:47:41 +0000

Thanks – we’re in this together!

Comment on Book Review: Raising a Modern-day Knight by Angela Squires

Angela Squires — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:45:05 +0000

As the mother of your children, I am so blessed by your desire to take an active role in the training of our children; and, I am thankful that you are modeling for them what true manhood is. What an amazing thing it is that God has placed these four lives in our hands and has entrusted us to raise them up. We hold a lot of power when it comes to shaping who they will become, and that’s all the more reason for us as parents to be yielded to God!

Comment on I Am Who I Am by Angela

Angela — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:00:44 +0000

You are a wonderful father, and I am always thankful for that! Thank you for working hard to provide for your family, and thank you for leading us and encouraging us to grow in Christ. I love you!

Comment on Working out God’s Word by Angela

Angela — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:03:22 +0000

I'm so glad to be lead by you.

Comment on Committing to "Doing" by Travis

Travis — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:05:36 +0000

Roy -
Thanks for the encouragement! I am always grateful for the work that you do on your blog.

Blessings,
Travis

Comment on Committing to "Doing" by The Seeking Disciple

The Seeking Disciple — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 13:54:47 +0000

Praise God brother! I rejoice when I read that people are going to spend more time in His Word and in prayer. These go hand in hand (Acts 6:4). Both of these are so neglected today by the Western Church while our brethren in Africa and Asia have learned that they must depend on God and they do this in prayer and by staying in His Word. I pray that you will grow closer to Him during this time and your prayer life will grow more and more.

Comment on Life in Review: 2010 by Angela

Angela — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:23:04 +0000

2010 was a blessed year all around! I look forward to whatever God has in store for us in 2011!

Your loving wife,
Angela

Comment on New Year New Reads by Angela

Angela — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 03:25:53 +0000

And I hope to join you in reading more this year! We love our books, don't we?!

Comment on The Thanksgiving Beat by Angela

Angela — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:22:25 +0000

Amen!

Comment on Faith that Goes Deeper by postpre

postpre — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 02:15:55 +0000

Let's see if I can take this hijacking to the next level then

I think oftentimes Christians embrace the concept that the actual "land", the physical creation that God has created (and in which we live) will be blown up at the return of Christ; that there is nothing salvageable about this earth; and that our real home is in heaven or on some other planet or city that God will create apart from this physical creation.

I don't believe this is consistent with the biblical hope of the patriarchs. I believe that God will restore this earth to its pristine condition ("restoration of all things" when the curse is removed) as was God's intent in the garden of Eden. It will be "heavenly" in the sense of its description (adjective), but not necessarily its location. The passage in Hebrews 11, when it speaks of Abraham, is most accurately translated as a "stranger and pilgrim on the land (the land that he dwelt)", not "earth", as if he hoped to escape this earth and dwell eternally at some of the location.

I think this gives us all a tangible and material hope, something physical, for we will all be resurrected (or changed) to inherit the physical creation. It also connects our faith to the past as we will inherit the same land and material creation (albeit restored) that was promised to initially to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.