“And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” (Matthew 25:30) I read that verse the other day and thought about a commercial I recently saw on television. Three men are seated in a waiting room, each with a bushel basket, flooded with ears of corn, waiting to see the cornflake inspector. All were very proud of their harvest, at least until the first man went in to see the inspector and within seconds comes flying through the door […]

“He said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Simon Peter answered and said, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God’.” (Matthew 16:15-16) The fact that Jesus existed has never really been doubted by scholars. However, outside of the Bible, there is very little scholarly evidence that Jesus ever lived. At least until recently when Biblical Archaeology Review announced that a newly discovered burial artifact appears to provide the oldest archaeological evidence of Jesus Christ. The artifact, known as an ossuary, a […]

“And Jesus said to him, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise’.” (Luke 23:43) The Bible reports that sometime between His crucifixion and His resurrection, Jesus went to hell. In fact, Ephesians 4:9 says that Jesus “first descended into the lower parts of the earth.” Why? The Bible says it was to set the captives free, to take the very keys to hell away from Satan. Otherwise, how could we ever claim to have victory over death? That’s what Jesus meant when […]

“Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out” (John 5:28-29) There are more than a few Christians who don’t believe that Christ was actually raised from the dead. Yet the Bible teaches that His resurrection is as important as His death on the Cross. In fact, the Apostle Paul told believers in Corinth, “And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! (1 Corinthians […]