Posts from March 2016

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Did Jesus predict his resurrection?

by Joel Radford

The resurrection of Jesus Christ was not an accident. Jesus repeatedly told his disciples that he was going to rise from the dead before it happened. Mark, one of the gospel writers, records that Jesus taught about his resurrection on three different occasions: ‘He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must […]

Did Jesus die by crucifixion? Yes

by Joel Radford

Many people accept that the man Jesus died by crucifixion. But not everyone does. Some believe that Jesus never existed. So it makes sense that they also believe that Jesus didn’t die. How can someone die if they didn’t exist? Others believed Jesus lived, but didn’t die by crucifixion. One of the most famous teachers […]

What is adoption? Being a child of God by grace

by Joel Radford

We’ve been going through an old list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism published in the 17th Century. In particular, we’ve been looking at the communion the church has with Christ and the mediation Christ brings. We saw that part of Christ’s mediation involves justification: being made right with God. Now, […]

Who is justified? Those who trust in Christ’s death

by Joel Radford

We’ve been going through an old list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism published in the 17th century. In particular, we’ve been examining the doctrine of justification, which is a legal declaration that you are right before God. We’ve seen that justification comes by God’s word and the Spirit to those […]

Are we all called to evangelise?

by Joel Radford

This is a question that many Christians throughout history have debated. Whilst some, of course, would point to the great commission in Matthew 28:19-20 as a directive for all Christians to “go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, […]