“Does Matthew 19:9 Require Adulterous Marriages to Cease?”, by Dave Miller
This treatise examines the claim that “commits adultery” in Matthew 19:9 is a Greek “Gnomic Present” which enables a couple who enters into an adulterous marriage to continue that marriage without being guilty of ongoing adultery.
“Do the Righteous Dead Go Straight to Heaven?”, by Dave Miller
Perhaps the prevailing view among Christian peoples is that a person goes immediately to heaven or hell upon death. The depiction given by Jesus in Luke 16 describes an intermediate realm identified as “Hades”–containing two separate realms–one for the righteous and one for the unrighteous. Some contend that this realm (at least the portion known as “Paradise”) was terminated and eliminated once the death, burial, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus occurred. The righteous dead that inhabited Paradise were then transferred to Heaven. Hence, it is believed, that since Jesus’ return to Heaven, saved people go directly to their ultimate eternal abode when they die. This booklet examines several difficulties with this viewpoint.