Edwin Walhout: 34 books

If we take seriously the scientific data concerning the age of the universe and of the provenance of the human race, does this have any effect on traditional theology? This booklet says, “Yes,” and it spells out some of the startling alterations that could happen.

Paul explains how the resurrection of Jesus carries over into the daily lives of those who believe in him: we die with him and we rise with him – in this life.

God spoke Jesus into existence just as he spoke Adam into existence in Genesis 1; both Adam and Jesus are products of God’s speech. Therefore all humans can find the purpose of life in Jesus.

“These are written that you may believe.” John provides example after example of people who have come to believe and who are finding life in Jesus’ name. This is a non-technical pastoral analysis of John’s Gospel, designed for the average church member.

If Adam and Eve are not historical individuals, the first parents of the human race, does it follow that we cannot regard Jesus as an historical individual? Here is a reasoned explanation of how to understand the relationship of Adam and Jesus, without presupposing Adam to be an historical person. It builds on Paul’s explanation that Adam is a type of the one who is to come.

Early in his missionary career Paul takes on the Judaizers who want all Christians to keep observing the Jewish ceremonies such as circumcision, kosher food, sabbath keeping, temple worship. Not so much that Paul finds these ceremonies wrong, as that it is unnecessary for Gentile believers.