The biblical doctrine of bodily resurrection continues to raise eyebrows. Christians themselves are often fuzzy on the details, preferring to entertain vague notions of “going to heaven” over the concrete details. Yet this doctrine is at the very heart of Christian hope—we believe not simply that our souls will float away to some ethereal paradise,…
Jesus’ statement in Matthew 24:36 continues to perplex many: “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.” If Jesus is fully God, how could He not know the timing of His own return? And why would God intentionally withhold this information—even…
In His sovereign wisdom, God reveals through Scripture a great falling away will precede Christ’s return. Apostasy—the deliberate abandonment of previously held religious beliefs—isn’t just a possibility but a divinely foretold certainty that confirms God’s Word is true. For the believer, the increasing spiritual confusion and moral relativism of our day comes as no surprise….
When the ancient philosopher Socrates declared “the unexamined life is not worth living,” he touched on a truth that resonates deeply with biblical wisdom. Though speaking from outside the Christian tradition, he recognised what Scripture affirms: there’s something profoundly empty about a life lived without reflection, without questioning, without self-awareness before God. But what exactly…
The closing words of the Old Testament leave us with a tantalising prophecy. As the curtain falls on Malachi’s prophecy, God makes a remarkable promise (Malachi 4:5-6). This final prophetic utterance—before four centuries of divine silence—serves as a bridge between the Old and New Testaments. They point forward to a dramatic return of one of…
In our modern culture, joy is often portrayed as either a positive emotion we stumble upon or a mindset we can simply choose. We’re told to “choose joy” as if it were merely a matter of willpower, or to “follow your bliss” as if joy were just a feeling to be chased. But does this…
The Bible offers us a fascinating description of King David, declaring him to be “a man after God’s own heart” (1 Samuel 13:14; Acts 13:22). The designation is striking: how could God make such a statement about a man who’d committed adultery, orchestrated murder, and brought calamity upon his household through his sins? The paradox…
SAINTS BY ‘POSITION’ AND SINNERS BY CONDITION Ever noticed in Paul’s letters how he addresses Christians as “saints” or “holy ones”? It can feel jarring to most of us. After all, we’re acutely aware of our daily struggles with sin. How can God possibly call such imperfect people “saints”? The apparent contradiction strikes at the…
A pastor sits in his study, mulling over two recent dropouts from fellowship. The first, M was once a vibrant church leader, but had walked away from the faith entirely, now claiming Christianity was a delusion he’d outgrown. Meanwhile, J, after years of dedicated service, had stopped attending worship, fallen into destructive patterns, and withdrawn…
In 1985, a group of scholars gathered with coloured beads in hand. Their mission? To vote on which words of Jesus recorded in the Gospels were actually spoken by Him. Red beads for authentic sayings, pink for probably authentic, grey for possible but unlikely, and black for words Jesus never said. By the time their…
