My bestselling book, The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible, was recently reviewed in two places online. The book has been positively reviewed in academic outlets, evangelical or otherwise, since its debut in 2015 (JETS, Themelios, RBL)....
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Naked Bible Podcast Episode 118 – Q & A 16
The episode is now live. In this Q&A episode of the Naked Bible Podcast, Dr. Michael Heiser tackles a wide range of theological questions submitted by listeners. From the justice of divine election to the nature of the resurrection body, this episode offers a...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 102 – “All Israel” to be Saved?
The episode is now live. The focus is the meaning of "all Israel" in Rom 11:25-26. It's not as easy as you think. Naked Bible Podcast Episode 102 dives deep into one of Paul’s most debated phrases: “All Israel will be saved” (Romans 11:26). In this thoughtful and...
The Premises of Universal Salvation
Creating this post was a bit of a challenge. I want to faithfully represent the position of Robin Parry ("Gregory MacDonald") in his book The Evangelical Universalist, but I obviously can't reproduce it here. Parry clearly lays out his thinking (and so presents his...
The Limits of Divine Omniscience
That's the focus and/or question in this article (entitled: The Limits of Omniscience). I thought it was an interesting thing to have you all read on the heels of the election and predestination discussion. The last paragraph nicely highlights the issue, but you'll...
Election and the Subset Remnant: Thoughts on Predestination
Finally got this video made. The audio isn't great, so turn up your speakers. I hope this helps you see how I'm thinking about predestination with respect to election and the subset of the saved remnant, per earlier posts on those topics. ...
Election and Salvation, Round Three
I decided to throw together a short video (9 minutes) to try and better explain/illustrate what my take on this topic is. I reference my thoughts on baptism therein -- how it is divorced from salvation, just as circumcision was -- and so it might be useful to skim...
Election, Salvation, Unbelief, and Eternal Security
Here we go. You'll note by the end that I really don't care for (or feel the need) to frame these issues they way they are typically framed. Election and Salvation The major point of my previous post on election was that it was not to be understood as synonymous with...
Back to Election
Well, I'm finally over oral surgery, the holidays, and the beating I received this past weekend in the Naked Bible fantasy football league. (And that hurt more than the surgery). Time to get back to election. As indicated in my previous posts on this, I think the...
The Election of Israel and Its Meaning
I want to take this topic in shorter, manageable posts. My goal is to take you through my thought process in shorter increments than usual. This topic seems to require it. We'll start in the Old Testament. Anyone can tell from a lexicon or the list of verses I posted...
Choosing Election
Okay, it's a bad pun (are there really any good puns?). I've decided that it's time for the Naked Bible to weigh in on election. I've hinted at this a couple of times, but I figure it's a good way to have 2010 go out with a bang and start the New Year running. (Yes, I...
God and Haiti
The impact of the catastrophic earthquake last week in Haiti is still rippling through the small, impoverished country. The scale of the tragedy is still building to its full crescendo of horror. But even now the calamity prompts questions concerning the whereabouts...
God’s Sovereignty and Nature’s Freedom
I liked this article since parts of it resonate with my own view of sovereignty and free will (the latter does not rule out the former) blogged long ago here at the Naked Bible. Genuine freedom is part of humanity because it is a communicable attribute we receive as...
The Biblical Teaching on Baptism, Part 4
In this post, we'll look at the problematic language in parts of the Westminster Confession. Westminster Confession of Faith CHAP. XI. - Of Justification 1. Those whom God effectually calleth, He also freely justifieth: (Rom. 8:30, Rom. 3:24) not by infusing...
Hobbins on the Canon, Part 3: An Excerpt
I may post more from John Hobbins' third installment later. I'll keep it here to this one extended excerpt. I think you'll find what John is angling toward interesting: Sooner or later the pluriformity of the tradition that eventually came to be included in a variety...