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The Eighth Day

What is The “eighth day” you may ask; surely we know There are only seven days in a week! But in ancient times, Sunday – which was also known as The first day of The week, was also referred to as The eighth day by Christians. This day was considered a holy day from The earliest of times by Christians (despite some weak arguments that Constantine, or The Pope, “changed The Sabbath” some 400 years later), and this was because it was The day on which Christ rose from The dead! I will make a beginning of The eighth day, that is, a beginning of anoTher world. For that reason, also, we keep The eighth day with joyfulness, The day on which Jesus rose aga...

The Resurrection as a historical event

Table of Contents Jesus was raised bodily – and historically The resurrection is what makes Christianity unique! Evidence from Paul The mystery of The resurrection The nature of The resurrection The resurrection is more than physical What with Easter still ringing in our ears, I thought it would be a good time to revisit The topic of resurrection, but from a historical standpoint and why we can trust it as a real, world-changing event. So, what really is The resurrection? How will we be resurrected, and what does it mean for us that Jesus rose again? Let’s explore what this means for us as Christians, and see what The Scriptures say. Jesus wa...

What does The word "Catholic" mean?

  For many people today, non-Christians and (low church) Christians alike, when They hear The word “Catholic”, certain images spring to mind: The Pope, The rosery, Catholic school, big old churches buildings, choirboys, maybe monks or statues of Mary even; and sadly more recently, sex abuse scandals. But, generally speaking, all of These are actually aspects of Roman Catholicism — a particular branch of Christianity, and not what The word “catholic” truly means as we’ll see when examining how The early church used The word and what The original Greek word means. καθολικός (katholikos) The Greek word where we get The English word “c...

Is There salvation for fallen angels?

I've seen and heard this question asked numerous times before, and I've even wondered it myself in my earlier years as a new Christian. Is There salvation for angels and can demons go back to Their previous, uncorrupted state? 2 Corinthians 11:14And no wonder! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. As far as scripture is concerned, Satan can pretend to be angelic for The sake of deceit, but that's about it. There's no mention of redemption for angels or demons — that's The long and short of it. So let's explore four areas of Scripture to see what we do know. #1 They have been imprisoned for judgement by God. 2 Peter 2:4For if God did...

The Temptations of Jesus: Worship and Glory

Here we are on The second Sunday of Lent, and this week I am looking at The next temptation Jesus faced in The desert against The devil, The one of worship and glory. Let's take a look at The text: Luke 4:5-8 Then The devil led him up and showed him in an instant all The kingdoms of The world. And The devil said to him, “To you I will give Their glory and all this authority; for it has been given over to me, and I give it to anyone I please. If you, Then, will worship me, it will all be yours.”  Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Worship The Lord your God,    and serve only him.’” (cf. MatThew 4:8-10) Last week we saw how Satan temp...

Did The Early Church invent The Trinity?

The doctrine and concept of The Trinity is encapsulated in MatThew 28:19, where Jesus instructs The apostles: “Go Therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing Them in The name of The FaTher and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit”. John, who was very close to Jesus and obviously knew him well, alludes to this teaching frequently in his Gospel, too. For example: John 1:1; John 8:58; John 10:30; and John 10:38. Yet, despite this, and numerous oTher examples throughout The New Testament which point towards The threefold nature of God, plenty of myths and legends abound online and in books which state that The divinity of Jesus (and Therefore The Trinit...