If anyone has ever expected God to show up, well God has done just that. All our expectations about God are fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ. Recently I got into a discussion about N.T. Wright. A friend pointed me to a Trevin Wax review of Wright’s Simply Good News. Our discussion was really … Continue reading What If We Expected God to Show Up and He Did?
What Three Things Do We Need to Know About the Holy Spirit?
Today, I want to layout three important truths about the Holy Spirit. There reason I believe it is necessary to address them is that there is so much confusion and misinformation about the Spirit. For example, the Jehovah’s Witnesses at the door will say, “The holy spirit is God’s power in action, his active force,” … Continue reading What Three Things Do We Need to Know About the Holy Spirit?
Easter 2020: Why We Can Still Hope in the Midst of a Pandemic?
April 12, 2020 Today is Easter. This is the day for Christians throughout the West to celebrate the glorious resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is risen. He is risen indeed! We may be absent in body but we are present together in the worship the King of kings and Lord of lords. Life … Continue reading Easter 2020: Why We Can Still Hope in the Midst of a Pandemic?
Was Jesus in the Tomb for Three Days and Three Nights?
Jesus continually reminded the disciples that He would die and rise again after “three days” (Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:34; John 2:19 and 21).1 The Lord also made statements about dying and resurrecting on the “third day” (Matt. 16:21; 17:23; 20:18-19; Luke 9:22; 18:31-33). The Scriptures also indicate that Christ burial took place on Friday prior to … Continue reading Was Jesus in the Tomb for Three Days and Three Nights?
Did God or Satan Provoke David to Sin in Taking a Census of the People in the Land?
One of the apparent contradictions in the Bible that I come across is whether God or Satan provoked David to sin on a certain. 2 Samuel 24:1 tells us “The anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, ‘Go, number Israel and Judah.’ ”1 On the other hand, 1 … Continue reading Did God or Satan Provoke David to Sin in Taking a Census of the People in the Land?
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