The Bible tells us that Jesus Christ was most certainly resurrected from the dead. We can find the eyewitness accounts of His resurrection in Matthew 28:1-20; Mark 16:1-20; Luke 24:1-53; and John 20:1–21:25. Acts 1:1-11 tells of the resurrected Christ appearing before His disciples, teaching them more about the kingdom of God and promising the arri

No. It would be impossible to think about God 24/7—especially since we're sleeping part of that time! However, that doesn't mean that we ought to choose to never think about God or that we shouldn't keep Him close to our thoughts.While we should definitely set aside time in our day to read the Bible, pray, and meditate on God and His word, it would

Saving faith is something that every believer has. We know from Scripture that it's only by our faith in Jesus Christ that we are saved (Ephesians 2:8-9) and that, without faith, it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6). We also find that faith is listed alongside other spiritual gifts in 1 Corinthians 12:9 as a special gift given to some beli

How can I be a good friend to someone who has anxiety? This is such a beautiful question. And the answer is both extremely simple and infinitely complex. Short Answer: Simply love your friend. Your relationship with a friend who suffers from anxiety may be just like any other on most days. But when their anxiety flares, realize that how your friend

Parables are basically little stories used as teaching tools. They're like fables or allegories, but parables always use human characters. The word "parable" is translated from the Greek parabolē, which means "comparison, illustration, analogy." Another common way to put it is "earthly stories with a heavenly meaning." We can find TONS of these lit

The Old Testament, as well as Jesus Himself, promised that He was going to die and rise again to pay the punishment for our sin (Matthew 16:21; Luke 24:46). So if Jesus didn’t really die on the cross, then Jesus would have been a liar and an imposter. Worse than that, Jesus wouldn’t have been our Savior, and we would still be unreconciled to God. S

We often use the word "miracle" very loosely. For example, someone might say "It’s a miracle!" when a loved one heals from a terrible sickness or is protected from harm, if a sports team makes an amazing comeback win, or something unexpectedly good happens—like running into an old friend after years apart or passing a test you didn’t study for. Eve

"YOLO," or the phrase "you only live once," is a term that came into popularity somewhere in 2012, but it's still getting lots of use. YOLO promotes a let loose, who-cares lifestyle. The philosophy is communicated well enough in its name: you got one life, so pull out all the stops, and do everything. (And they mean everything.)YOLO gets a bad rap

The fear of death is universal. Even believers, who can be secure in their eternal fate, may still experience an ugly fear of death, but we do not have to fall victim to that fear. God never wanted us to die, but after sin entered the world, death became necessary. In a way, death is a grace, otherwise, we would have to live in a sinful world forev

When something goes wrong in our lives, the lives of our loved ones, or the world, the temptation for humanity to blame God can be remarkably high. He did create light and darkness, and He can create peace as well as disaster (Isaiah 45:7). If God is supposed to have control over all things, why would He allow bad things to happen? Can't He interve

I know it can be tough to make time for a relationship with someone when you're really busy. You may have lots of schoolwork to do at home. You may have a part-time job or chores commitments that take up time. Maybe you know that spending time with God is important, but you're just struggling with finding that time for Him. All these things are tot

“Do not judge, or you too will be judged...” —Matthew 7:1When Jesus gave this command, did He mean that we should withhold all judgment ever? Should we never say a critical word to anyone for any reason? Many people like to interpret Jesus' words in Matthew 7:1 as meaning, "You don't have the right to tell others they're wrong!" The mantra "don't j

The Apostle Paul warned Christians, "Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry" (1 Corinthians 10:14). I don't know about you, but when I hear to flee something, I think of fleeing from snakes, bears, and masked, chainsaw-wielding maniacs! So when the Bible tells me to flee something, I take notice. This must be a big deal. But what is idolatr

The original language of the Bible has no word to describe sex before marriage, so we need to look at other biblical principles to help us figure this out. The Bible condemns adultery and sexual immorality, but does premarital sex fall into that category? Let's look at 1 Corinthians 7:2, which offers a "cure" for the sin of sexual immorality: "But

Hebrews 11:1 describes what faith is: "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things unseen." It's important to recognize what is meant by the word "hope" here. This isn't the "Oh, I hope it doesn't rain today" kind of hope. This is an unshakable hope— Biblical hope that cannot be separated from faith. A friend of mine on

The idea of a "soul mate" is that for every person there is another person who is a "perfect fit," and if you marry anyone other than this soul mate, you will never be happy. This idea of soul mates goes way back to the teachings of Plato in the 3rd century. But does the Bible say anything about soul mates? Fantastic and romantic as it is, having a

The Bible tells us that all humans have natural tendency to rebel against God, which is a path that leads to death (Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:1). All humans also have a natural moral compass or inherent knowledge of right and wrong—which God "programmed" into us when He made us in His image (Genesis 1:27). But these are both traits that ALL humans a

In Romans 12, the apostle Paul begins talking about how followers of Christ should act differently than the rest of the world by saying, "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect" (Romans 12:2). As the chapter g

Do you know someone who is not a Christian and also a really kind and generous person? It's likely we've all met someone like that. People don't have to be Christians to be kind or generous or do good things. So yes, an atheist (someone who believes that God does not exist) CAN be a good person because everyone is capable of doing good things. We a

Many people in the world have heard of the historical figure of Jesus. Maybe you grew up hearing about Him in Sunday school, or maybe you've only just heard about Him. In any case, yes, Jesus was (and is!) a real person.Almost Everyone AgreesA couple thousand years ago, Jesus existed in the flesh. Even most non-Christian historians acknowledge that