“We desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end, that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises” (Heb 6:11-12). “A continual looking forward to the eternal world is not (as some modern people think) a […]

“Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land…” (Mt 27:45). Some skeptics claim that there are no non-Christian accounts of Christ and the early Christians. This is patently false. Josephus, Pliny the Younger, Tacitus and the Jewish Mishnah, among others, speak of Him. One of the most interesting citations attests to […]

David Gooding comments on the repentant thief: Personally he had never thought much of kings, had never felt like obeying any of them. But a King who would pray forgiveness for the very men who were spiking His hands and feet to a cross…you could respect a King like that. He wouldn’t mind being in […]

How do we know the Lord Jesus is God? Note some key points. 1. The Old Testament promises that Messiah would be God in flesh: “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given…and His name shall be called…The mighty God” (Isa 9:6). 2. The New Testament declares Him to be […]

It is sometimes assumed that our Lord’s use of the title “Son of Man” is meant to emphasize His humanity. But is that true? William Lane Craig writes: “‘Son of Man’ is often thought to indicate the humanity of Jesus, just as the reflex expression ‘Son of God’ indicates His divinity. In fact, just the […]