by Don Veinot | Apr 2, 2015 | Christ and the Church, Church History, Jesus Resurrection, Jesus Seminar, John Dominic Crossan, Resurrection
The celebration of the resurrection of Jesus will take place for many this Sunday. For most people these days, it is more-or-less a cultural event. I don’t necessarily mean they deny that the resurrection happened, but that they believe it based on their family and...
by Don Veinot | Dec 21, 2012 | Baptism, Christ and the Church, Cults and Religions, Culture and Society, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus Resurrection, MCOI Journal, Mormonism, Spring 2011
(Originally printed in the Spring 2011 Issue of the MCOI Journal) This is a paper that tries to identify the unity between the Old Testament and the New Testament regard¬ing God’s desire to reveal Himself to ALL people, i.e. evangelism. We recognize the Great...
by Guest Writer | Sep 23, 1997 | Cults and Religions, Deity of Christ, Jesus Resurrection, MCOI Journal, Mormonism, September/October 1997
By Dave Moore (This originally appeared in the September/October 1997 MCOI Journal) The Church of Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon) emphasizes that they place the person of Jesus Christ first in importance, as their church name indicates. Recently, the LDS...
by Joy A Veinot | Mar 23, 1997 | Christ and the Church, Free Grace, Jesus Resurrection, March/April 1997, MCOI Journal, Salvation
(This originally appreared in the March/April 1997 MCOI Journal) I was raised in a Christian home but, in my teens and early twenties, I became very skeptical of Christian claims, the good book, and especially of God Himself. Looking back, I cannot say I really...
by Guest Writer | Nov 23, 1996 | Deity of Christ, Hinduism, Jesus Resurrection, karma, MCOI Journal, November/December 1996, Reincarnation
By Ravi Narasimham (Originally printed in the November/December 1996 Issue of the MCOI Journal) I was born into a Brahman family 27 years ago, one the most orthodox castes of Hinduism in India. I was raised by parents and grandparents who adhered to high moral...
by Joy A Veinot | Nov 23, 1995 | Church History, Cults and Religions, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus Resurrection, Jesus Seminar, MCOI Journal, November/December 1995
(Part 2 of a 2 part series on the resurrection of Jesus Christ, originally printed in the November/December 1995 MCOI Journal) In our last issue of the Journal, we talked about the resurrection. We noted that the resurrection of Jesus Christ is the very basis of the...
