“Radical grace” or “hypergrace” teaching is sweeping across the nations. Joseph Prince is the main proponent of this theology and believes grace and the person of Christ are synonymous. Of course many Christians are caught in the performance trap in on order to gain the favor of God, instead of trusting in the finished work of Christ. The untrained can take this to an extreme and preach the cheap grace.   The doctrine of “hypergrace” teaches that it is not necessary to confess our sins because Paul does not give an example of this in his epistles. The idea is that...

There are four different words used in the Scriptures to denote the place of the dead until resurrection. These are not the eternal place for the dead, but rather the temporary place where the dead await the resurrection.   The first word “Sheol” is used sixty-five times in the Old Testament, translated “Hell” thirty one times (Dt. 32:22; Ps 9:17; 18:5; Isa 14:9), “grave” thirty one times (1 Sm 2:6; Job 7:9; 14:13), and “pit” three times (Num 16:30,33; Job 17:16). This is a place of conscious existence (Dt. 18:11; 1 Sm 28:11-15; Isa 14:9). The righteous anticipated the resurrection in...

Many people think that all people will be resurrected in one general resurrection. The Scripture presents at least seven resurrections—some are past, and others are separated by long periods of time.   First in order is the resurrection of Jesus Christ, presented in the Old Testament, (Psalms 16:9-10). The Christian doctrines are squarely based on Christ’s resurrection presented in the Gospels and Acts. Further, Apostle Paul deals with it at length in 1 Corinthians 15.       As we know, the resurrection of Christ has already taken place. Next is the resurrection of saints in Jerusalem. At the time of...