Saving Grace

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

But God will redeem my soul from the [a]power of [b]Sheol, for He will receive me. Selah  Psalm 49:15 NASB Will redeem – “I am redeemed,” said the new convert.  “I am free at last.”  Is that how you felt when you realized your sins were forgiven?  Was there an emotional experience of relief?  Did you feel like a new…

Can Heaven Wait?

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for He will receive me. Selah  Psalm 49:15  NASB Receive – If the Tanakh really doesn’t have a clear concept of Heaven, then what can this verse mean?  Doesn’t it imply that there is redemption from Sheol?  Doesn’t it suggest that God “saves” us from the eternity…