1Cor 1,30 But from Him you are in Christ Jesus

Mt 7:13-14 - Do we have to choose where to spend eternity?

The catastrophic impact of the doctrine of hell on believers and the way out

How to read and interpret the Bible

Paul writes his last letters in captivity

Dispensationalism is not a conviction, but a tool

Understanding what it's all about

Eccl 3:11 He has also placed eternity in their hearts

Now and in the future

Is the church or community a final destination or an intermediate destination…

Rom 9:5 Christ is above all, God

About self-righteous representations and sectarian imprints

Which story is worth telling?

That is the question here

Three milestones in February 2024

Rom 16:25-27 The Two Gospels in the Letter to the Romans

Rom 16:21-23 (24) Last personal greetings to the community in Rome

Rom 16:17-20 Peace in the community

Experiencing grace in this time

Rom 16:1-16 Paul gets personal.

The inconspicuous village on an old caravan route

Rom 15:22-33 A turning point in the apostle's ministry

All stories are true, even if they didn't happen

And why?

Rom 15:8-21 Confidence and task of the apostle

What does the Bible say about this?

Why differentiate in the concept of truth?

When supposed orthodoxy weighs down life

The outlook of the Bible is not so gloomy

Rom 15:1-7 Commitment in the community

Mk 2,7 Proof of the Trinity?

The future church will redefine tasks

1Tim 3:9 Faith is real, but not explainable in every detail

Rom 14:1-23 Accepting each other in faith is the goal

Attention: Not everything is perfect.

Honest listeners can move worlds

Attempt of an introduction

Rom 13:8-14 Owe no one anything except to love one another

Rom 13:1-7 This Bible passage is a provocation

The most important errors and confusions on the topic

Does God reach His goal?

Rom 12:14-21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good

Soon multilingual

Can we let go without grasping the future?

When the previous understanding of faith falls apart

The ultimate overview.

Time slips away. But what about eternity?

Rom 12:9-13 Do not hide from true encounter.

The first sermon using ChatGPT took place in Germany

Rom 12:4-8 One body with many limbs

Rom 12:3 Common sense and the measure of faith

Become free and grow up in faith

Where does Paul see the responsibility of believers?

Rom 12:2 Faith is fragile. That's how we make something out of it.

When faith communities drift into bondage

What is holding us back?

The tithes

Donations: Compulsory or free?

We interpret. There is no other way.

Romans 12:1 The way of life is a logical consequence of the grace experienced

Paul speaks in Romans 12 to 16 about the way of life based on doctrine

Teaching without a way of life is emptiness - but there is a healthy tension in…

Rom 11:33-36 The gospel leads Paul to a comprehensive confidence and praise to…

Artificial intelligence writes sermons in minutes

Rom 11:25-32 The present time was a mystery

Rom 11:23-24 God decides freely

The need for a different culture of faith

Black and white thinking put to the test

What a Psalm can teach us for today

Tips on how to use the contributions offline for conversation, such as for home…

Why the comment functions are often switched off and Twitter is no longer an…

1Thess 4,13-18 Comfort because of the deceased

Rom 11:16-22 The olive tree, the branches and grafted branches - a visual…

Does God have a hate/love relationship with human beings?

When people overestimate their faith

Rom 11:1-15 Don't!

Easy access to all videos via this page

Rom 11:1 A dispensationalist view

Three types of unbelieving believers

Rom 10:14-21 We are talking about believers in the church

A mix-up leads to confusion

Ways to entrepreneurship

Rom 10:5-13 Include, don't exclude!

There is room for pioneering spirit again.

Faith is interpretation

Faith is sober

Revelation 1:8 Who are we talking about here?

The doctrine of hell is also outlined as "the dark legacy of Christianity"

Learning to think church anew

Romans 10:1-4 Israel and the justice of God. It has always been about faith.

God addresses man

Romans 9:22-33 This is about target groups, not always about individuals

A critical examination of the idea that women should not be allowed to fulfill…

It's easier than you might think.

Beyond or this side - and when?

Rom 9:19-21 The potter and the clay

Rom 9:18 God hardens hearts

Rom 9:11-17 God has a purpose that He carries out through election

In the New Testament, the resurrection plays a decisive role

Where is resurrection found in the Old Testament?

2Cor 13,13 The greeting at the end of the second letter to the Corinthians

Titus 2:13 Is Jesus called God here?

Romans 9:6-10 Inclusion and exclusion

Rom 9:1-5 We need a better understanding of Israel and the other nations

Mt 28,1-2 When God rests from His works

The unwillingness to engage in constructive exchange

How long will the messianic kingdom last?

Introduction to Romans 9-11 Israel and the Nations in the Letter to the Romans

Rethink, rethink, think ahead

Quotes from "Theology for Everyone

Rom 8:35-39 The viewing angle matters

God makes himself known

Romans 8:33-34 Dealing with uncertainty - and the encouragement therein.

The true living God is invisible but works in history.

Rom 8:31-32 The core of the Pauline message

Romans 8:28-30 Faith is not a ticket to a carefree life. We have better things…

Psalm 55:19 David in a difficult situation

Rom 8:26-27 Living in anticipation is no small feat. How God meets our…

Of crusaders and comrades-in-arms - Dealing with other opinions.

Rom 8:18-25 The addiction to suffer - and the better outlook

You think the Bible says nothing about a good outcome in world history?

Rom 8:15-16 Vocation with a view

Rom 8:2-17 Paul always places God's action centrally

Did God create the world from "nothing"?

The expression of faith is not theology, but lived community in this world.

Conspiracy myths and end times fantasies: the need to explain the world

Romans 8:1 How God sees us

Church 1.0 and 2.0 - what changes are coming?

Video introduction to the concept of "eternity

Revelation 14:11 Is this about a picture of hell?

Romans 7:1-25 Grace is the answer.

"With a sad face, the heart is in right condition."

Rom 6:15-23 What does grace do in personal life?

Rom 6:11 How is faith put into practice?

Rom 6:1-14 The Gospel is radical. The message may also be radically different…

There is a great promise for the community

God gets along with all people

The answer is not "42" either

How can you tell?

Rom 6:1-2 When grace is not understood

Rom 5:20-21 Serious problems and the better solution

Rebirth or new creation?

Rom 5:18-19 No conditions, no reservations. This applies to all people.

Rom 5:15-17 God's grace is different from man's offense

Ecclesiastes 1:13 Sobriety in the face of this world

The courage to make a new start

Eternal life" is not about endlessness.

Rom 5:13-14 The situation from Adam to Moses

Rom 5:12 Where does the trouble in this world come from?

What did people think at the time of Jesus?

Rom 5:10-11 With the words "How much more!" Paul summarizes the changed reality…

Rom 5:10 God justifies sinners and reconciles enemies

Rom 5:6-9 How God Emphasizes His Love

Rom 5:3-5 Justice draws ever wider circles

When God speaks, the Creator has the word

Tools for deconstruction and reconstruction

Deconstruction and reconstruction of the understanding of the Bible and faith

Satan was not initially as great a guy as some assume

Is it about "doing things right" or about "doing the right things"?

Romans 5:1-5 Everything is "through" God's work

How can we tell good stories?

Times of crisis: Life is demanding.

Romans 5:1 That's what matters.

What would be an alternative to this expression?

Why do we believe as we believe? - A historical excursion

Christians and non-Christians often wrestle with understanding the New…

What is spiritual? What is mental? What do I do with these terms?

Romans 5:1-21 The Two Gospels in the Letter to the Romans

The "Language of Canaan" or "How Not to Understand a Word"

Rom 4:23-25 Two things that belong together in proclamation

It's not about the book, it's about an adventure trip.

Isaiah 45:7 God creates evil.

How we shape our understanding of God

Rom 4:16 Understanding grace

A slider for questioners.

A course to better understand the Bible in 6 parts.

Romans 4:11-12 The time of uncircumcision. The importance of the differences…

What faith has always been and is

Romans 4 How Abraham manages to unite Jews and nations

An amazing journey through the Bible

From dealing with other opinions about the Bible.

Can faith be lived without community?

The Adventure of Living

Genesis 1:1 The most important statement right at the beginning. #genesis

A post full of questions.

Romans 3:31 Paul upholds Torah, but perhaps differently than you think.

Rom 3:29-30 Jews and Nations believers are given the same access.

Words about the word: Interview on LifeChannel about kernbeisser.ch.

Plea for a learning culture

Isaiah 14 Is Isaiah speaking of a fall of Satan?

Luke 23:43 What did Jesus tell the criminal next to Him on the cross?

Romans 3:27-28 God's righteousness is not my merit.

Jesus speaks of Gehenna, not hell

When people of faith break out of old structures

Rom 3:25 The meaning of "atonement cover".

Don Quixote and fictitious enemy images

Little Christian. Unhelpful. The armor of God misinterpreted.

Does Ezekiel 28 speak of the so-called "fall of Satan"?

These Bible translations are used on kernbeisser.ch.

Romans 3:24 God's grace does not require anything in return. It is a gift.

Come, get out of the noise and engage in a trusting dialogue.

This is not about Christian fellowship

The Bible nowhere speaks of a moral "fall of Satan".

On the Deity of God and Jurisdiction over this World

Rom 3:21-23 The differences between God and man are real. In this, it is the…

Tracking development in the New Testament. Worksheets for small groups or…

Tips for website use

Dealing with limitations and crises

Romans 3:21-23 How God's justice comes about

Quotes from "It is written

Quotes from "Me and You

Quotes from "In Christo

Starting point for a healthy trust in God

The Bible is multicolored and speaks of different gospels.

How do I find a new approach to the Bible?

Rom 3:21-23 Paul is not concerned with the law, but with God's righteousness

Romans 3:21-23 Buckle up and get going! Now it is about God's confidence for…

Romans 3:1-20 All people miss the target. Paul is a ruthless realist.

Dropouts and weirdos, or visionary trailblazers? A podcast by Martin Benz on…

Romans 2:21-29 Circumcision in the Spirit and Praise from God

It takes a listening heart.

Romans 2:17-20 It is not enough to refer to the Bible.

Our attitude of faith finds expression in prayer.

2 Timothy 1:7 A sober faith expresses itself in power, love and sound reason.

A critical look at the idea of eternal damnation

Encourage your development in the understanding of faith

Romans 2:14-16 On Conscience, Morality, Original Sin, and the Torah.

Rethinking Church and Faith Community.

Romans 2:3-13 God does not have favorite Christians.

John 3:16 Good news or threatening news?

Bible passages for the justification of a verbal inspiration considered more…

Between verbal inspiration and modern biblical scholarship.

Not thinking is not an alternative

Rom 2:1-2. He who received a new life in Christ no longer condemns others.

How faith degenerates into religiosity

Personal projections and wishful images alienate the biblical narrative.

The question of justice in suffering

A comparison of Job chapters 1 and 2 and the two trials of Job.

Ephesians 1:16-22 Paul prays for the church and reveals amazing things about…

What is your faith based on?

Rom 1:24-32 Paul and homosexuality

God looks at us "in Christ" and does not judge us by how we feel.

Rom 1:19-23 That which is knowable about God is replaced by human religiosity.

Rom 1:18-1:32 Paul's argument is not exhausted in judgment.

What is there to this claim?

Rom 1:18 Why is God's judgment righteous and what is the context?

Rom 1:18 What are we to think of when we think of the wrath of God?

The short answer

A schematic overview of the 5 books of Moses.

Romans 1:18 - 3:20 The background for the gospel of the grace of God in Christ…

What does Easter mean? What is witnessed?

How the Bible is interpreted in terms of the drama triangle and how to get out…

The drama triangle in communities. The personal exit. Promote growth.

Become free to love. The drama triangle in personal relationships.

Videos on topics of the Bible, on theological questions, on questions of life…

Romans 1:14-17 Paul evangelizes the church, brings the gospel there.

There needs to be a conversation about how we read the Bible

Idling of the national churches and flow-through among the free churches

Romans 1:8-13 Paul longs to be able to work in the church in Rome as well

It is quite healthy to love yourself.

Rom 1:8 Paul speaks of "my God." What does that mean?

Rom 1:5-7 Recipient of the letter and greeting

Consistent and uncomfortable questions for advocates of hell

Rom 1:3-4 The Son of God: descent according to the flesh and according to the…

Of the freedom of God and the freedom of man

The mystery of faith cannot be established by rituals

Rom 1:1-4 - Through the Son the Father builds the house.

Inner structure of the themes in the Letter to the Romans

Rom 1:1 The two gospels in the Epistle to the Romans.

Rom 1:1 - Mission and responsibility for ministry to the churches.

Romans 1:1 - On whose behalf does Paul write his letters?

Statements about Paul's origin and career in the New Testament.

Understanding Paul is a key to understanding the New Testament.

The Germanic people knew 12 consecrated nights in the winter time.

Philippians 4:8-9

Calling all perfect people to come forward

Philippians 4:4-7

If you want to read the Bible with profit: read the text in context.

Election is not the goal.

He who perseveres "remains under" the burden.

When Religious Views Constrain. Setting out for new shores.

Samuel 28 A spiritualistic séance does not explain the state of death

Rev 6:9-10 Does Revelation speak of the dead "living on"?

1Pet 4,6 Did Jesus preach gospel to the dead?

100% mercy. Everything else is a rip-off of the Good News.

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We have no idea

1Pet 3,19 Does Peter speak of preaching to the dead?

Philippians 1:23 Did Paul have a death wish?

Romans 12:9-13 Authentic faith

Ephesians 4:8-10 This passage speaks of a "prison," which many interpret as…

2 Corinthians 5:1 Is Paul talking about every Christian having a house in…

John 11:25-26 He who believes does not die?

Matthew 22:32 / Mark 12:27 / Luke 20:38 Does Jesus deny death?

All's well that ends well. If it's not good yet, it's not the end.

An excursion into the world of non-stop pious self-affirmation.

Only people are religious.

Mt 17,9 The glorification on the mountain - vision or reality?

Is there a "baptism for the dead" according to the Bible?

To make alive refers to the preservation of indissoluble life, beyond the power…

A key passage for understanding death and resurrection

With the breath life leaves us

The confrontation with representatives of a heaven and hell doctrine.

Psalm 139:1-3 You are familiar with all my ways

Intermediate state or soul sleep? Death is the opposite of life, not any other…

John 10:22-39 A rationale for Jesus' deity?

Learning culture instead of teaching culture

A personal letter

Romans 5:12 and the dogma of original sin

Recognize inner connections

Paul is the 13th apostle. Were the 12 apostles not enough? What happened here?

What characterizes an apostle and are there still apostles today?

The problem is not hell and the solution is not heaven.

Ephesians 1:13-14 and Romans 8:18ff Contrast with a mania for feasibility,…

Every website needs maintenance

John 11:35 Jesus wept.

Foresight is an achievement.

Is the lake of fire in the book of Revelation hell?

Philippians 1:9-11 Paul's prayer for the Philippians

The limits of religiosity

Vegan, Kosher, All-Eaters? Are there rules for food that Christians should…

Gehenna is sometimes called the only real "hell." Is this view correct?

How can a healthy and good worldview, image of God and image of man be worked…

Worldview, image of God and image of man are related.

Matthew 28:16-20 The so-called "Great Commission" will only come into effect in…

Beyond Death: The Promise of Resurrection and Making Alive

1Cor 2,1-8 Cross and resurrection in the light of God's wisdom

John 18:28-39 Pilate to Jesus: "What is truth?". Some thoughts on the concept…

We may learn to see ourselves as God sees us, namely "in Christ".

Is the Church Service the place where we render service to God?

The search for the unobstructed view

John 14:2-4 Is the "Father's house" a picture of heaven?

What I often wish for among Christians, but have not always found, is an open…

Simple and informative: monthly email with the titles of the latest posts.

Only God has a truly free will. At most, we have a will of our own. This has…

1Tim 1,17 Is God limited to the eternities?

Threatening message or good news? Romans 3:22

A short introduction

Learning how to test the biblical statements

Philippians 4:4-7 Assurance from the Letter to the Philippians

This strange formulation already seems to be a contradiction in itself

There are different concepts of time in the Bible

What are the terms for "eternity" in the Bible?

Does the Bible speak of an endless eternity?

The pinnacle of all time-related terms. An introduction.

God is not religious

What can you expect on this website?

The meaning of "sin" in the Bible

Thanks to whom? That is the question here

The outlook of the Bible gives foresight

How do I go about discerning God's will?

Paul writes to the church in Corinth to become wide in heart.

A Key to Understanding the New Testament.

From which real confidence grows.

In no book of the Bible are so many questions asked as in the book of Job.

Job arrives on the ground of divine and human reality

The story of Paul can be read well as an extended example of the story of Job.

The suffering in this world

With the entry of Elihu in the story begins the turning point

Job's Lament and the Reflections of His Friends

"We accept good from God, so shouldn't we also accept evil?"

"Of Job's endurance ye have heard, and have seen the conclusion of the Lord,…

"There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; he was a blameless and…

The Gospel for today briefly explained: God is for us

If someone loves God, he has been recognized by Him.

John 1:1-2 Reference to a trinity?

How do we speak to each other?

A lack of cognition in faith communities is a problem with far-reaching…

This is about God's foresight, which we can embrace

Colossians 1:20 God is the great All-Asocialist

1 Timothy 4:9-11. God is Savior of all people, especially believers, Paul…

Judgments exist according to the Bible, but there is no hell. Anyone can check…

God's justice has been achieved. God's judgments have a different purpose.

The information about last things in the Bible is limited. But what is named,…

There are neutral and good criteria to test teachings for biblical relevance

So much different are the views on last events

Is it possible to talk openly in the congregation and community about topics…

Ideally, our humanity is carried by our Christianity, living faith is also an…

Matthew 25:31-33. The separation of sheep and goats in Jesus' end-time…

Hebrews 9:27 "It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the…

"I think God is OK, but why does it take Jesus?"

Whoever finds his way back to the origin of his life sees the world with…

Mark 3:29. Is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit never forgiven?

A return to the true foundation of fellowship based on Ephesians 4:4-6.

Basic statements of dispensationalism

Dealing with different views of faith

Between Being and Becoming.

Food for thought on modesty

100% freedom. We can not receive more.

Relationships are our life. Of freedom and liberated life.

Words. Words touch. Find words.

Death, according to the Bible, is not a progression but a return.

Is man immortal? What does the Bible say about immortality?

The end of sectarianism and know-it-allism.

Biblical teaching is only for orientation. And: The map is not the country. For…

Genesis 2:7 Do we have or are we a soul?

A detailed study of the Kingdom of Heaven. A better understanding of the…

A stormy story about the difference between "believing in God" and "believing…

Luke 16:19-31 Description of hell or imagery?

"As I went around visiting your shrines, I also found an altar on which was…

Some thoughts on a text by Martin Buber about the characteristics of true…

In a nutshell, important points for healthy Bible study.

Different words for love in the Bible and their meaning.

What does "getting lost" actually mean?

The Bible is rich in figurative language and figures of speech. When we…

Grace, like water, always flows to the deepest places and fills them.

Inductive Bible study is a proven way to ferret out the Bible's meaning.

Living in expectation is more than carrying an indefinite hope.

The shortest summary of the history of salvation we read in Paul. It is his…

A systematic theology is one of the many helps to trace the statements of the…

Confidence and courage in life have a lot to do with whether we recognize what…

God blesses with spiritual blessings. There is more in it.

Acknowledgement comes first. This readjusts our being.

If we are not able to express a biblical truth in clear biblical words, then we…

Paul writes to Titus, "But you speak what befits sound doctrine!" (Titus 2:1).…

Not all that glitters is gold in the religious sphere. Churches, free churches,…

Just from hearsay, no one can be properly known. It takes direct contact to get…

Sketch of a development in the New Testament on the basis of various…

There are Bible passages that you read over and over again. You might even know…