Bøker av Ronald Train

As a Christian, it is foundational, I believe, to hold to absolutes. For example, a Christian should have absolutes about God's ontology (the principle of being), absolutes about theology (the study of God), absolutes about Christology (the study of Christ), and absolutes about pneumatology (the study of the Holy Spirit). Each of the foregoing absolutes, I believe, impacts upon how one constructs a worldview and how one considers the wider implications of God's kingdom work; hence the reason why I have titled this collection of essays 'Without absolutes, God is not God'.I guess the reader will be asking himself or herself as to why there is a requirement to hold to absolutes. The need for absolutes is not complex. In reality, the argument determines whether one is a believer or non-believer in the triune God. A believer will weigh whether God 'revelationally' speaks into this world generally and specifically. A non-believer will object to such a proposition and, as a consequence, leave himself or herself open to other belief systems. To, perhaps, put it another way, a non-believer is faced with the choice of deciding whether God is a reality or whether God is a creation of human imagination.

Given that some are uncertain about eternal life, an essential purpose of this book is to consider, once death has occurred, whether such terms as eternal life and immortality are relevant and whether they can be substantiated by belief systems that influence our society. Hence, prompting thought to what might lie beyond death. Whilst the foregoing may be an essential purpose, the principal purpose of the book is to reveal and argue that death is indeed just a marker in the enduring timeline of human existence and that there is an opportunity for everyone to experience real eternal life.In support of the foregoing, two biblical references are provided. The first is from 1 Corinthians and the second is from the book of Revelation. An explanation of what constitutes life will be explained in the forthcoming pages. Additionally, an explanation of death will also be provided and a differentiation will be made between physical and spiritual death for both are relevant for a balanced understanding of eternal life.