Many people in our country have grown disillusioned with religion with all its competing religious ideas, and I don’t blame them. Maybe you consider yourself an atheist and don’t believe that God exists; or an agnostic and you believe that even if God existed, we can’t know him. Maybe you are militantly opposed to religion,… Continue reading Ball tampering and the existence of God
Tag: Good Friday
Why did Jesus die?
Jesus’ death was not a tragic accident. Jesus’ death was not like the suicide bomber whose vest accidentally explodes. It was not the case, as many think, “If only Jesus had lived longer, imagine how much more good he could have done.” It was not the case that Jesus found himself caught up in circumstances… Continue reading Why did Jesus die?
The killing of the son of God
It’s an historical fact that Jesus was executed, but who was responsible?
Who killed Jesus?
Mel Gibson’s movie Passion of the Christ came out in 2004. It was a phenomenal box office success and confounded industry experts. It was one of the fastest money-making movies at the time, only Spiderman and Lord of Rings: Return of King grossed more money. Hollywood has realized that there is market for so-called Christian… Continue reading Who killed Jesus?
The definitive sacrifice and scapegoat
This past Friday was especially good. We remembered specifically Jesus’ death to secure our ultimate good. For the first time ever I preached from the book of Leviticus in the Old Testament. What was I smoking you may ask? What drew me to Leviticus was the recent popular denial of Jesus’ death as a sacrifice to appease… Continue reading The definitive sacrifice and scapegoat