“Is it a sin?” is a question many Christians find asking themselves on a day to day basis. Sometimes, the answer is clear and easy. But other times, it might seem to be a little more of a ‘gray area’. We’re going to apply that question to some commonly debated habits. Today’s topic: Alcohol.
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The resurrection is the climax of Mark’s gospel. It is the climax of every gospel. Gospel means “Good News”. Without the resurrection, there is no good news.
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In Mark 15:1-15 Pilate asks six different questions in his search for truth. John’s gospel adds a seventh, one of the most profound questions in history.
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The trial of Jesus shows us how people in every generation can get Jesus wrong. Both the religious and irreligious can misjudge the Judge of all.
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Today we cover the famous story of Jesus’ betrayal, and it’ll cause us to reflect on a personal question: are you giving God lip service?
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Today we’re looking at the famous story of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. It’ll give us some insight into our question for the day: How should you pray in your hour of need?
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Today we look at the story of Peter’s betrayal of Jesus, a classic example of “mission drift” in the Bible.
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Today we’re looking at the Last Supper of Jesus, focusing on his comment that one of his disciples would betray him.
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Today we cover the “scandalous” incident of Jesus’ anointing just before his final Passover meal.
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Calvinists and Arminians agree that humans are saved by God’s grace alone. Does God apply grace in advance to allow people the capacity to follow him? Or does God apply grace to those who are chosen, in order to actually bring about their salvation?
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Calvinists and Arminians debate about the extent of Jesus’ death on the cross. Did he die for all people, or only for those God chose to save?
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In Mark 13:28-37 Jesus finishes his Olivet discourse and his discussion of the End Times. He never gives an answer to the timing of the End, but he does give insight into how we should live in light of it.
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The word “election” refers to the process of choosing. The Bible teaches that God chooses those who believe. But is God’s choice unconditional, based only on his own will? Or is God’s choice conditional, based on some quality or action of the person who is saved?
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In Mark 13:14-27 Jesus talks about the Antichrist, the tribulation, and even the rapture. It begins to answer the ageless question: What will the End look like?
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The two theological systems known as Calvinism and Arminianism disagree about many things. Their greatest agreement comes in their understanding of the human condition. The difference between the two approaches has to do with how God acts to remedy the human problem.
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Jesus talks about the end of the world. This passage has been studied and interpreted for generations, and it helps us to answer the question: are we living in the end times?
Read MoreThe posttribulation rapture perspective presents the belief that faithful Christians will be gathered to meet Jesus in the air after the period of tribulation, which includes significant trials and events preceding Christ’s Second Coming.
Read MoreThe pretribulation rapture perspective presents the belief that faithful Christians will be taken up to meet Jesus in the air before the period of tribulation, a time of significant trials and events that precede Christ’s Second Coming.
Read MoreThe prewrath rapture perspective is a relatively modern interpretation of eschatology within certain Christian theological circles. It offers a distinct viewpoint on the timing of the rapture, which is the belief that faithful Christians will be taken up to meet Jesus in the air before or during the end-times events leading to Christ’s Second Coming.
Read MoreThe “Abomination of Desolation” is a term with religious and prophetic significance that appears in both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. It is associated with events and prophecies related to the end times and the desecration of sacred places, particularly the Jewish temple in Jerusalem.
Read MoreThe Maccabean Revolt, also known as the Maccabean Rebellion or the Hasmonean Revolt, was a Jewish uprising against the Seleucid Empire that took place in the 2nd century BCE. It is a significant event in Jewish history and is commemorated by the holiday of Hanukkah.
Read MoreAntiochus IV Epiphanes, the Seleucid king who desecrated the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, played a central role in provoking the Maccabean Revolt. His actions were deeply offensive to the Jewish population and were one of the key factors that led to the uprising.
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Today we start a 6-week series on one of the most heated theological debates of the last 500 years: Calvinism vs. Arminianism
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Jesus raises negative and positive examples that illustrate the nature of genuine, life-transforming faith. Religious leaders demonstrated a surface religion that failed to honor God. A poor widow showed a deep, authentic faith that sacrificed to honor God.
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