Did Jesus Rise From the Dead?

Debate: Is the Resurrection Reasonable? Dr. Fernandez Vs. Atheist Mark Fulton, by Dr. Phil Fernandez
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The Bible says:

"The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God." - Psalms 14:1
"Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools." - Romans 1:22
"And if Christ be not raised, your faith is in vain, ye are still in your sins." - 1 Corinthians 15:16

Recommended reading:

The Case for Christ, by Lee Strobel
By the Way, Have You Had a Chance to Watch Ray Comfort's Video, Evolution Vs. God? (my post)
The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict, by Josh McDowell

Recommended sermon:

Compel Them to Come In, by Pastor Charles Spurgeon

Are Jesus & Santa Clause White?

Up until now, one of my most popular posts has been Russel Brand Takes On the Westboro Baptist Cult, I Mean, Church!. That may change, now that I've listened to the following podcast by Pastor Trevor Hammack:

Santa Clause and Jesus Are White

Recommended reading:

Megyn Kelly Responds to Santa Clause Critics: Get A Sense of Humor!
 Look Who Just Stole 'The Girls On Fox News'

Jesus Not Allowed - In America!

'Jesus Not Allowed': Anti-Faith Sentiment Sweeps US - US - CBN News - Christian News 24-7 - CBN.com:

For ten righteous men God would have spared Sodom and Gomorrah. I have to wonder if God is holding back his wrath against America because of the true Christians that still live in this land.  Our Lord Jesus said:

"Ye are the salt of the earth, but if the salt hath lost its savor it is henceforth good for nothing but to be cast under foot and trodden among men." Matthew 5:13

It is getting harder and harder for Christians to be salt in America. And the time may soon come when we have lost all our saltiness, and the godless in this country will trample us underfoot.

Jesus said, "And ye shall be hated of all men for my name sake, and then the end shall come." Matthew 24: 9

100 Years from Now, Will it Matter...?

"And the waitress is practicing politics,

as the businessman slowly gets stone.

They're sharing a drink they call loneliness,

but it's better than drinking alone."

-from The Piano Man, by Billy Joel

This year, 2012, is turning out to be a very busy year for Americans. Beside just trying to keep food on the table and a roof over our heads, many people are spending much of their free time following the news and rooting for their particular candidates and political parties. If you follow My Gospel Project, you will see that I also spend a lot of time following the news and politics (See Today in the News).

And while that is not a bad thing - we should be concerned about what is going on in the world around us - it is too easy to fill up our lives with the 'non-essentials' and let the important things be left undone.

Ask yourself these questions: One hundred years from now, will it matter to you who was elected President of the United States in 2012? Will it matter if Obamacare was overturned or if the Social Security Administration goes broke?

One hundred years from now, will it matter to you if the United States has finally burned up its constitution and has replaced our flag with one issued to us from the United Nations?

Probably not. Most of us will be dead within a hundred years.  I have already outlived 2 of my brothers, and while my doctor tells me I am in pretty good health (for my age!), I know that I will not live another hundred years.

Let me share with you what will matter - to you - one hundred years from now: The Bible! And the Bible says:

"Now learn a parable of the fig tree; when his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: so likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, this generation shall not pass till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away." - Matthew 24:32-35

What will matter to you most one hundred years from now is what the Bible says in Hebrews 9:27:

"And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment."

If you are like me and you make To Do lists every day, please let me suggest that you put this right at the top of your To Do list:

To Do

1. Listen to The Most Important Question and Answer, by Dr. David Murray

This sermon is based on Acts 16:30,31:

"And brought them out and said, 'Sirs, what must I do to be saved?' 'And they said, 'Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.'

Latter day Puritan, Dr. Martin Lloyd Jones, gave this timeless advice:

"Stop and ask yourself: 'What am I doing?' You will be dead long before this world will ever be put right. What therefore will happen to you?'

And another latter day Puritan, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, said:

"Look! Look! Look with solemn eye through the shades that part us from the world of spirits, and see that house of misery which me call hell! ...Remember that in that place there are spirits forever paying their debt to divine justice; but though some of them have been for these 4000 years sweltering in the flames, they are no nearer a discharge than when they began. And when 10,000 x 10,000 years shall have rolled away, they will no more have made satisfaction to God for their guilt than they have done up to now."

"One Door, and Only One, and Yet its Sides Are Two"

"One door, and only one

And yet its side are two.

Inside and outside,

On which side are you?

One door and only one

And yet its sides are two.

I'm on the inside,

On which side are you?

"One Lord, and only one

And yet the ways are two,

Right way and wrong way

On which way are you?

"One Lord, and only one

And yet its ways are two.

I'm on the right way,

On which way are you?

"One Book, and only one

Which tells of places two.

Good place or bad place

On which place choose you?

"One Book and only one

Which tells of places true

I choose the good place.

And which place choose you?

-One door and only one

Also, listen to this song by clicking here.

Here is a good anecdote from Spurgeon's Sermon Notes:

"A lady, who heard Whitefield, in Scotland, preach upon the words, 'And the door was shut,' being placed near two dashing young men, but at a considerable distance from the pulpit, witnessed their mirth; and overheard one say, in a low tone, to the other: 'Well, what if the door be shut? Another will open.' Thus they turned off the solemnity of the text.

"Mr. Whitefield had not proceeded far when he said, 'It is possible there may be some careless, trifling person here today, who may ward off the force of this impressive subject by lightly thinking, 'What matter if the door be shut? Another will open.'

"The two young men were paralyzed, and looked at each other. Mr. Whitefield proceeded: 'Yes, another will open, and let me tell you what door that will be: it will be the door to the bottemless pit! - The door of hell! - the door which conceals from the eyes of angels the horrors of damnation!'"

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Recommended listening:

Two Doors, by Dr. David Murray

God is Very Angry at the Sins of Children: Their Hearts are Naturally Full of Sin, by Jonathan Edwards



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