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Jesus had to face rejection, suffer, and die, and then rise from the dead. It was necessary because this was the plan of God. It was necessary that he die for our sins, that God might be just and the justifier of those who have faith in Jesus.
When Jesus came to Nazareth, Mark says at that time, “And he could there do no mighty work” (Mark 6:5). If Jesus was truly the Son of God, why does it say he could not perform miracles in his hometown?
What does death involve? This terminal human experience can be a frightening prospect indeed if one is unprepared for it.
Some allege that the Gospel Accounts—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—reflect Old Testament legislation, and therefore these books do not constitute an authoritative body of instruction for Christians. This article addresses the fallacy of this kind of reasoning.
Why would someone claim that babies are awful creatures?
A recently published book, Rescuing Jesus from the Christians, attempts to point out alleged “errors” in the beliefs and teachings of Jesus Christ. However, the author, Clayton Sullivan, reveals how little he knows about Gospel history.
Some argue that John the Baptist’s teaching – that it was not lawful for Herod to have his brother’s wife (Mk. 6:18) – establishes a New Testament example of how someone today may be required to leave his wife.
Premillennialism, the doctrine that Christ will soon return to set up an earthly kingdom for a thousand years, is a popular idea these days. In this article, Wayne Jackson examines this theory.
Who was John the Baptist? What was his relationship to Jesus?
Was the church of Christ established on the day of Pentecost? Or was it established at some earlier time in human history?
The Mormon doctrine concerning the church is a maze of confusion and contradiction.
The truth regarding eternal punishment.
Part two in a two-part series on Bertrand Russell’s reasons why he rejected Christianity
Death is a mysterious subject—one that many are ill at ease in discussing. But the Bible can provide one with an altogether different perspective.
Luke 17:31ff has been a confusing text to some Bible students. Does this section of Scripture refer to the destruction of Jerusalem (A.D. 70), or to the final Coming of Christ? This context is examined in this week’s Q&A segment.