Author: Ken Boa

Time: Part 5—Time & History

Unlike the circular/cyclical view of time taken by the ancient Greeks and today by Hindus, biblical time is linear, centered around the resurrection of Jesus Christ and building to the final climax in history when He returns again.

8 Spiritual Essentials (at First Redeemer): Study Kick-off

Ken Boa kicks off his new Friday morning men’s study at First Redeemer Church in Cumming (north of Atlanta), called “Momentum.” The first teaching series is on “8 Spiritual Essentials” and includes table discussion and interaction between Ken and the audience.

Time: Part 4—Time & God

Our conventional view of time is insufficient to explain the eternal nature of God. As the one who created our space-time universe and stands outside of time, God always was and always is; there’s never been a time when He didn’t exist. He alone is able to survey time in its entire duration. Some of the things related to God’s purposes, such as free will, election, and divine sovereignty, are mysterious to us because of our own limited view of time.

Time: Part 3—The Inadequacy of Conventional Views

The fact that God’s view of time is different than ours and that there are many instances of precognition (seeing events before they happen, as in the case of John and the book of Revelation) are two reasons to reject our conventional view of time as complete. While some have proposed multiple dimensions of time to explain these phenomena, there’s much we simply do not know, except that our ordinary sense of time seems to be inadequate.

Time: Part 2—Time & Physics

Ken Boa discusses how the findings of physics have had an impact on our understanding of time. Rather than seeing it as absolute, we now understand it to be relative to a reference point. Also, as we can see from verses like 2 Peter 3:8, God is not constricted to a certain time framework as humans on earth are.

Time: Part 1—The Mystery of Time

Adapted from a chapter in Ken Boa’s book “God, I Don’t Understand,” this series will explore how the Bible views time, including the relationship between God and time and between humans and time. Part 1 gives an overview of the mystery surrounding time, emphasizing the limits of the human perspective and the evidence that there is more to time than we often consider.

365 Key Chapters of the Bible: Matthew 24

In the first part of His Olivet Discourse, Jesus anticipates the destruction of Jerusalem (eventually takes place in AD 70) and exhorts all to be ready for His second coming. 

The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #5): Real Freedom (Exodus 20)

After the Israelites were delivered from the hand of the Egyptians and they were waiting to enter the Promised Land, God, through Moses, taught them how to live in their newfound freedom. These principles, summarized in the Ten Commandments, still have a profound impact on the world today.