Will People Who Have Never Heard the Gospel Go to Hell?
This one is complicated so in order to answer it properly we must begin by considering four very important aspects about God’s character. First, God is a...
October 9, 2023
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Why 66 Books and No More? How We Arrived at Our Canon of Scripture
The term "Canon" comes from the Latin word for rule or standard. So, when we say a certain book should or should not be included in the canon of Scripture we...
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Where Was Jesus Between His Death and Resurrection?
We know that Jesus’s physical body was placed in the dark, sealed tomb awaiting the resurrection – which Jesus had predicted. We know that Jesus’s spirit...
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What Versions I Use in My Bible Studies and Why
Whenever I study the Bible, I find it helpful to use a variety of resources. I believe that God wants us to be seekers. He desires that we know Him and...
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What the Death of Jesus Means to Us
We are all familiar with the events of the crucifixion. Most of us heard the story of Jesus dying on the cross when we were children. Jesus dies a horrible...
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Was Judas Saved or Lost?
By far the overwhelming opinion among Christian evangelicals is that Judas was lost. They point to a number of scriptures. For example: (1) Matthew 26:24...
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The Four Gospels
Matthew’s Gospel was aimed at a Jewish audience. Its purpose was to witness that Jesus was the promised Messiah of the Old Testament. Matthew emphasizes the...
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Stress Is a Part of Life (But Worry Doesn’t Have to Be)
Life pressures us from all directions. We face demands of us at work and school to perform at an acceptable level; we hear words from family members and...
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Revelation – The Illustration of the Jigsaw Puzzle
I used the illustration in our study in the Book of Revelation of a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle....
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James Versus Paul: Justified by Faith or by Works?
There is this debate out there about James and Paul, specifically, that they are in conflict with each other. And at first reading it appears as though they...
October 9, 2023