by Kevin Bauder | May 9, 2025 | In the Nick of Time
If the human soul is procreated along with the human body, then important consequences follow. For one thing, all humans descend from Adam, both body and soul. Thus, only one human race exists, not several. Various theologies of racial superiority have tried to...
by Kevin Bauder | May 2, 2025 | In the Nick of Time
[This essay was originally published on February 23, 2018.] Imagine a man who has, somewhere deep within his cranium, a pair of dice. Every time he has to make a decision, a spasm in his brain casts these dice. How the dice roll is what determines the choice. In other...
by Kevin Bauder | Apr 25, 2025 | In the Nick of Time
The first human being was the direct creation of God (Gen 1:26–28). When making the first man, God shaped him from the dust of the ground and then breathed into him the breath of life (Gen 2:7). At that point, the man became a living soul. The second human being was...
by Kevin Bauder | Apr 18, 2025 | In the Nick of Time
Scripture is clear that humans are not simply souls that inhabit bodies. Still less are they souls without bodies. The Bible teaches that the body is as much the person as the soul is. Body and soul are the inner and outer person. So important is the body to personal...
by Kevin Bauder | Apr 11, 2025 | In the Nick of Time
God planned to create the human race in His own image (Gen 1:26). He accomplished His plan in two steps. First, He fashioned the first human from the dust of the ground (Gen 2:7). Second, He breathed the breath of life into that first man. This inbreathing resulted in...
by Kevin Bauder | Apr 4, 2025 | In the Nick of Time
On the one hand, a driver runs a red light and speeds toward you; he misses you at the last instant. You know you are unable to pay a bill, but an unexpected check arrives in the mail. A long-standing affliction is suddenly healed and you experience relief. A distant...
