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The earliest recorded sermons defend the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Isn’t that astounding? Despite the claims of many scholars, the resurrection is not a mere invention of early Christians designed to dupe followers into creating a new religion. Instead, as Acts 2 demonstrates, our faith is founded on facts. The resurrection and the empty tomb were near Jerusalem, where eyewitnesses could verify them. New Testament Scripture comes from these eyewitnesses and thus is reliable.
Through this New Testament witness and His Holy Spirit, God has chosen to reveal Himself to us. In His power, He preserved these documents for us so that we might better know Him. Likewise, God makes Himself known through the Holy Spirit, as Acts 2 describes. In this chapter of history, the disciples’ witness about Jesus Christ began in earnest through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Watch part 76 of the 365 Key Chapters of the Bible series, based on Ken’s Handbook to Scripture.
These are the last recorded statements of Jesus Christ before His death on the cross. Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing. (Luke 23:34) When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and
Mortality and the purpose of life are prominent themes in Thomas Cole’s paintings. Through his paintings, he vividly brings out the human dilemma of mortality, a dilemma we ourselves must wrestle with. Given the inevitability of death, what are we to do with our days? We can try to stave
In the article below, Dr. Boa synthesizes material from several teaching sessions from his series Biblical Principles for Marriage and from portions of his spiritual formation text Conformed to His Image (primarily from chapter 18, “Holistic Spirituality”). Dr. Boa focuses on agape love as one of the five forms of loves (based on the different Greek words). After reviewing all forms, he gives reasons for why agape is the greatest.
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