It was precisely because Jesus knew that Judas would betray him that He chose him as a disciple. For us to be saved, it was essential that Jesus die for our sins on the cross — and Judas’ treachery would lead to that event. As popular as Jesus was, the authorities knew that it could …
Q: How were people saved in the Old Testament times since they lived before the coming of Jesus Christ? The short answer is, “The same way we’re saved today – by faith.” Just look at the eleventh chapter of Hebrews, where the writer explains how “the people of old received their commendation.” He doesn’t say …
Sometimes Christians hear a skeptic point to the fact that there are four different accounts of the life of Jesus as some sort of embarrassing evidence that the early Christians couldn’t get their story straight, or worse, that these are the stuff of legend. I’ve known some believers to get very flustered when the issue …
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Welcome to the Q&A section of the BibleMesh blog. During all of my years as a professor and dean, the most interesting questions inevitably come down to the following: “What does the Bible say about ___________?” I think one of the reasons why this line of inquiry never ceases to fascinate me is that Christian …
Welcome to the Q&A section of the BibleMesh blog. During all of my years as a professor and dean, the most interesting questions inevitably come down to the following: “What does the Bible say about ___________?” I think one of the reasons why this line of inquiry never ceases to fascinate me is that Christian …