The last blog I addressed Matthew’s resurrection account, and the reasons why the Gospel writer sought to end the account with Jesus commissioning His disciples in Galilee. What about Luke’s perspective?Luke 24 has the women—Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and others—finding the empty tomb and being told Christ has risen (vv. 1-7). … Continue reading Luke’s Resurrection Account…
Did the Disciples see the Resurrected Lord in Galilee or Jerusalem?
One of the soul challenging aspects of doing apologetics is the opportunities to resolve alleged Bible contradictions. One that recently came up concerned a supposed problem between Matthew and Luke regarding the location where the resurrected Lord appeared to the disciples.According to Matthew, the resurrected Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene and another gal named Mary, … Continue reading Did the Disciples see the Resurrected Lord in Galilee or Jerusalem?
Exploring the Lost World of Genesis One
Discuss the origins of the universe and one is bound to get into some debate on subjects like the nature of science and religion, Darwinian naturalism, evolution, intelligent design, creation science, creation ex nihilo, or the age of the earth. Much of the discussion centers on how the material universe came about. Naturally, the origins … Continue reading Exploring the Lost World of Genesis One
Treasure in a Jar of Clay
It seems as if these are the days were many are living with heightened fear, and an uneasiness about the worst-case scenario actually coming about. This is certainly true for every generation, and in these days it has been on issues like war, terrorism, injustice, bankruptcy, unemployment, moral collapse and myriads of other things. In … Continue reading Treasure in a Jar of Clay
Jesus At the Right Hand of God
As I was scanning though some emails, someone asked me “Will Jesus be sitting at the right hand of the throne of God?” The words “will Jesus” really stuck out since in reality Jesus is sitting at the right hand of God.On the day of Pentecost Peter testified, “This Jesus God raised up again, to … Continue reading Jesus At the Right Hand of God