Secure Sleep

By: Mike Mazzalongo     Posted: Sat. Apr 4th
Discussion Questions
  1. How does combining the ideas of "sleep" and "receive my spirit" provide a fuller picture of the Christian hope after death?
  2. What are the dangers of building a doctrine of the afterlife from only one type of biblical language (e.g., "sleep" alone or "with Christ" alone)?
  3. How does trusting Christ as the keeper of our spirits affect the way we face death today?
Sources
  • Discussion with M. Mazzalongo re: Acts 7:59-60, Sept. 29, 2025.
  • F.F. Bruce, The Book of Acts (NICNT), Eerdmans, 1988.
  • N.T. Wright, Surprised by Hope, HarperOne, 2008.
  • Everett Ferguson, Backgrounds of Early Christianity, Eerdmans, 2003.
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