If anyone wishes to know whether or not the God of the Bible exists, one of the strongest reasons he can examine is the Jewish people. An honest inquiry into this question will provide more than an adequate answer to the truthfulness of the Christian faith. About 4,000 years ago, God called a man named… Read more »
How Do I Become a Christian?
“As the kings of the earth and the mighty men of the earth are born in exactly the same way physically as the simplest men, so the most intellectual person must become a Christian in exactly the same way as the simplest person. This is true for all men everywhere, through all space and… Read more »
Don’t the Gospels Give Contradictory Reports as to the Time Christ Was Crucified?
One of the so-called contradictions that we hear brought up concerns the disagreement between the Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of John as to the time of the crucifixion of Jesus. Mark 15:25 (KJV) states, “and it was the third hour, and they crucified him,” while in John 19:14 (KJV) we read, “And it… Read more »
Does It Really Matter What I Believe?
A question we hear often is, “Does it really matter what I believe as long as I believe in something?” Or, “As long as your belief helps you, isn’t that all that matters?” The idea behind statements such as these is that there is no absolute truth to believe in, and thus the act of… Read more »
What Makes Christian Conversion Valid? Can’t It Be Explained Psychologically?
Whenever a believer gives his or her testimony, there always seems to be someone who objects to this being used as evidence for the Christian truth-claim. They contend that it seems like everybody has some sort of conversion experience or religious testimony. The Mormons talk about the burning in their heart; those in Eastern religions… Read more »
Are the Two Accounts of the Death of Judas Contradictory?
How would you explain the inaccuracy between Judas hanging himself in Matthew 27:5 and “falling headlong he burst open” in Acts 1:18? This question of the manner in which Judas died is one with which we are constantly confronted in our travels. Many people point to the apparent discrepancy in the two accounts as an… Read more »
Were the Biblical Miracles Magic Tricks Which Fooled the Simple, Primitive People?
It is often contended that people who lived during biblical times were more simple minded and superstitious than modern man, and could be tricked into believing the miraculous stories contained in the Bible. Today it is claimed we live in a scientific age and have outgrown these superstitions, since we have developed the mental capacity… Read more »
Why Is Jesus the Only Way to God?
People are constantly asking, “What’s so special about Jesus? Why is He the only way that someone can know God?” Along with the problem of people who have never heard, there is no question asked more often than this one. We are accused of being narrow-minded because we assert there is no other way to… Read more »
What About Those Who Have Never Heard About Jesus?
No matter where we go or what subject we are speaking on, this question always seems to come up. Many times it is asked to relieve the individual of any personal responsibility to God. It must be kept in mind, however, that the answer to this question does not determine whether Christianity is true or… Read more »
Doesn’t Mark Disagree With the Other 3 Gospels About Peter’s Denial of Jesus?
A problem that has perplexed many careful students of the Bible concerns the accounts of the denial of Christ by Simon Peter. Jesus said to Peter, “Truly I say to you that this very night, before a cock crows, you shall deny Me three times” (Matthew 26:34, NASB). Matthew records the fulfillment of this prediction,… Read more »
