Imagine that The Lord of the Rings ended with Frodo Baggins standing in the magma-lit cavern in Mount Doom and saying, "I have come, but I do not choose now to do what I came to do. I will not do this deed. The Ring is mine!" and then putting the ring on his finger. …
Continue reading It is Saturday, and the Story Has Not Ended
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! There are two historical facts that need explaining. The first is that the tomb of Jesus was empty. The second is that the disciples were convinced that they had seen him alive after discovering that the tomb was empty. By alive, we mean with a physical body; they …
From Knowing God by J.I. Packer, Chapter 5 (God Incarnate): It is no wonder that thoughtful people find the gospel of Jesus Christ hard to believe, for the realities with which it deals pass man's understanding. But it is sad that so many make faith harder than it need be, by finding difficulties in the …
UN-MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM NEWSWEEK -- The print edition of Newsweek is being discontinued, but they had to take one last swipe at Biblical Christianity. One of the final cover stories was What Do We Really Know About Jesus? by the non-Christian Biblical scholar Bart Ehrman. Most of Ehrman's attacks on the Biblical record have been …
I was visiting with a young-Earth creationist (a dear brother in Christ whom I did not know) during a break at the Nathaniel Jeanson presentation earlier this month. In the course of the conversation, I mentioned that there are a good number of prominent, conservative Evangelical scholars and pastors who advocate acceptance of an old …
Did Jesus have a wife? Like most sensationalist we-found-the-bones-of-Jesus types of stories, this one is pretty easy to dismiss. And we might as well have a little bit of fun while we debunk the "research." HT: Cranach Grace and Peace
When Jesus died on the cross, according to Matthew 27, an earthquake shook the ground: "And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split." (NIV …
Continue reading Earthquakes and the year of Jesus’ crucifixion — still an unsolved issue
The preaching at the church we have been attending in Denver, Red Rocks Fellowship, has been consistently good. Here are two excerpts from today's sermon preached by Pastor Jack McCullough, which was on the birth of Jesus from Matthew 1:18-25. Someone has said this: "If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent …
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