Near-death experiences, neuroscience, and the authority of Christ
…erve humane attention and careful investigation. They may tell us something about memory, consciousness, the dying process and the spiritual seriousness of death. But no report from an operating theatre, however vivid, can sit in judgement upon the Son of God. Christ and the larg…
Read article →Spiritual ecstasy, altered states, and discerning what is from God
…hat is from God Human beings have always sought to pass beyond the boundaries of ordinary consciousness. Across cultures and religions, people have reported visions, overwhelming sensations of unity, encounters with spiritual beings, the loss of their ordinary sense of self, and…
Read article →Why the Son assumed a complete human nature, not merely a body
…life He made His own. We need not pretend that we can map the inner mechanics of Christ’s consciousness. Scripture does not satisfy every curiosity. It does, however, prevent us from making His human learning unreal. The same Jesus who is the eternal Word genuinely increased in w…
Read article →Not escape from the body, but its redemption
…an who happened to replace their Lord. We likewise shall not be absorbed into a universal consciousness or emptied of everything which makes personal fellowship possible. Scripture speaks of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom, of recognition, communion, service and shared jo…
Read article →Tal Brooke · Christian investigation · 1979
…xtraordinary experience as self-authenticating. Brooke places popular claims about death, consciousness, spirit guides, reincarnation, and the afterlife alongside the Christian revelation and asks what these experiences actually prove. It is useful apologetic and discernment read…
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