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2025-08-11T09:11:40-04:00

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Those Two-Faced Christians

Last updated on: August 11, 2025 at 9:11 am By Frank Viola

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ATTENTION PASTORS AND TEACHERS. Registration has opened for next year’s Mastermind for Christian Leaders. Go here to apply. Then keep an eye out in your email inbox. Check all folders regularly (spam/promotions/junk/other). — Several months ago, I was sitting in the lobby of a business waiting for an appointment. I could hear a conversation going on in another room between two women. They had no idea I could hear them, but the door was open, and they weren’t whispering. From... Read more

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2025-08-10T07:57:55-04:00

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Romans (Word and Spirit Commentary Series)

Last updated on: August 10, 2025 at 7:57 am By Frank Viola

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Craig Keener, who wrote the Foreword to my new book that tells the entire story of the New Testament church in chronological order, is the editor of a new commentary series on the New Testament called “Word and Spirit.” This post is a review of the Romans commentary in the series. Sam Storms delivers a refreshing and accessible commentary on Romans that successfully bridges rigorous biblical scholarship with practical, Spirit-centered application. As part of the Word and Spirit Commentary on... Read more

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2025-08-09T07:51:11-04:00

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The NET Bible (Full Notes Edition)

Last updated on: August 9, 2025 at 7:51 am By Frank Viola

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Recently, Thomas Nelson sent me 2025 edition of The NET Bible (New English Translation), Full Notes Edition. This Bible is remarkable. The new edition of the NET Bible stands out as one of the most innovative and transparent English Bible translations available today. Created by a team of over 25 biblical scholars, it was designed with the explicit aim of bridging the gap between academic rigor and accessibility for ordinary readers. Since its official release, the NET Bible has distinguished... Read more

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2025-08-05T07:08:51-04:00

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New Kingdom Podcast

Last updated on: August 5, 2025 at 7:08 am By Frank Viola

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Over 680,000 downloads and counting! The idea of this podcast has been brewing in me even before I launched what many have called my signature book, INSURGENCE: Reclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom. I have seven different conversation partners on the podcast. All of them are impressive. One of them is Michael Heiser. You can listen to the podcast on any podcast app, including the following mediums. Be sure to subscribe as we cover the waterfront on the gospel... Read more

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2025-07-27T09:26:34-04:00

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Dispelling Kingdom Myths: Part 7

Last updated on: July 27, 2025 at 9:26 am By Frank Viola

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Kingdom Myth 7. The kingdom of God is the equivalent of signs, miracles, and wonders. Today’s myth is the idea that the kingdom is the equivalent of signs, miracles, and wonders. This view is popular among some quarters of the charismatic segment of the body of Christ. The idea is that those who preach the kingdom today must always confirm it by miraculous signs and jaw-dropping wonders. As I’ve explained in great detail in my Titan Collectible, I’m a post-charismatic. So I... Read more

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2025-07-27T09:25:11-04:00

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Dispelling Kingdom Myths: Part 6

Last updated on: July 27, 2025 at 9:25 am By Frank Viola

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Kingdom Myth 6. The kingdom of God is “within you” as an individual, privatized reality. Many years ago I went on a trip with an old ex-pastor and an acquaintance who happened to be a professional debater with a reputation of being devious. My acquaintance also happened to have attended Bible school (something I chose not to do). All three of us were having lunch together and the old ex-pastor asked us, “In Luke 17:21, Jesus said that the kingdom of... Read more

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2025-07-27T09:16:26-04:00

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Dispelling Kingdom Myths: Part 5

Last updated on: July 27, 2025 at 9:16 am By Frank Viola

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Kingdom Myth 5. The kingdom is separate from the ekklesia. By “ekklesia,” I’m not talking about a church building, a Sunday morning service, a denomination, or an institutional organization that people call “church.” I’m speaking about what the New Testament writers meant by ekklesia—a local, face-to-face community of people who surrendered their lives to the lordship of Christ and were learning to live by His indwelling life together. (I’ve detailed the difference between ekklesia and “church” as we know it elsewhere.) Those... Read more

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2025-07-27T09:15:06-04:00

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Dispelling Kingdom Myths: Part 4

Last updated on: July 27, 2025 at 9:15 am By Frank Viola

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Kingdom Myth 4. Christians are called to build the kingdom. Young people are often captured by a vision to improve the world. When they get older, however, most of them realize that the vision was mostly informed by idealism. There may have been progress made, but in the grand scheme of things, it’s a dent. The problems of injustice, oppression, racism, sexism, hatred, violence, and war have been with us since the fall. (The first child ever born into this world... Read more

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2025-07-27T08:19:42-04:00

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Dispelling Kingdom Myths: Part 3

Last updated on: July 27, 2025 at 8:19 am By Frank Viola

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Kingdom Myth 3. The kingdom of God is the equivalent of heaven. If you polled every professing Christian on the planet today and asked them to define the kingdom of God, the majority would say “heaven.” But this is not what Scripture teaches. For years, I’ve defined the kingdom to be “the manifestation of God’s ruling presence.” Consequently, the kingdom is already, but not yet. It’s present, but it’s also future. We live in the time between times, where the kingdom... Read more

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2025-07-27T08:19:42-04:00

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Dispelling Kingdom Myths: Part 2

Last updated on: July 27, 2025 at 8:19 am By Frank Viola

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Kingdom Myth 2. The gospel of the kingdom was for the Jews; the gospel of grace is for the Gentiles. Okay, I’ll just say it without blinking. This myth is one of the most destructive doctrines in history. It began in the 19th century with the Plymouth Brethren, who taught a hyper form of dispensationalism. The doctrine was popularized by C.I. Scofield who published his famous Scofield Study Bible in 1909. Scofield’s Bible was used at Moody Bible institute and spread throughout evangelical... Read more

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