1. Science has disproven Christianity. Historically, Christianity has often led the way in scientific advancement. Many leading scientists today believe in a cosmology that is much more open to intelligent design and creation than most pundits assume. Science has not found evidence precluding the belief...
Right before Jesus’ death, he instituted a special meal for his church to observe. Historically, this meal was called the Eucharist, which means “thanksgiving.” Often today we call it communion or the Lord’s Supper. Although churches differ on how frequently we should take communion, the...
While many religions see salvation as an attempt to leave our bodies, not so with Christianity. We will not behold the glory of God without our bodies. Scripture is clear that our bodies are essential to our vision of God in Christ. There is no complete communion with him without our...
Justification by faith alone is hard to summarize, but Thomas Schreiner does a good job when he describes Martin’s Luther’s view in his book, Faith Alone: The Doctrine of Justification (Zondervan, 2015): God’s radical grace was necessary for human beings to be right before God because human...
Although we don’t know the answer to this question for sure, the most likely answer is “yes”—we will recognize and remember our loved ones in heaven. All of God’s people will know each other in heaven. This includes the pastor(s) who preached to you throughout your whole...
When modern people hear talk of science and faith, they don’t know whether to stay silent or prepare for a heated debate. The story we often hear goes something like this: with the rise of science and technology, belief in God is foolish. We assume...
Honor your father and your mother that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you (Ex. 20:12). For a brief time after college, I worked in a nursing home. That job was probably one of the hardest jobs I’ve...
A few years ago, a Christian I knew ended his life prematurely. It was sudden, tragic, and devastating to all of us—but especially to his family. Sometimes it’s hard for any of us to believe that people could do this to themselves and to their...
So what is a sacrament? Many people think the sacraments are a pledge or dedication of our lives to God. However, the sacraments are actually much greater and bigger than that. They are not so many things we do for God but are actually the means God...
Many Christians are intolerant. They are loud, obnoxious, and quick to tell people about what they are against. They imagine that they are hating the sin but loving the sinner. In The Reason for God, Tim Keller describes his experiences with intolerant Christians: Many non-believers have...