Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 60042 This is a question that sceptics love to raise. If Jesus said that not one stone would be left upon another, how is it that the Western Wall—also called the Wailing Wall—is still standing in Jerusalem today? Did Jesus get it wrong? Was His prophecy a failure? The answer lies in understanding exactly…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 3062 When we think of resurrection in the Bible, our minds naturally go straight to Jesus rising from the dead on Easter morning. And rightly so, His resurrection is the central event of all history. But Scripture records other instances where people were raised from the dead, both before and after Jesus’ own resurrection….
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 3063 Few statements in the Apostles’ Creed have generated more confusion than the phrase “He descended into hell.” What does it mean? Did Jesus, between His death and resurrection, actually go to the place of the damned? Was He suffering there? Preaching there? Triumphing there? Christians have debated this for centuries, and sorting through…
Reading Time: 7 minutesQuestion 0010 Before we can answer why, we should be clear about what we mean by a catechism. The word comes from the Greek κατηχέω (katēcheō), meaning “to teach by word of mouth” or “to instruct.” Luke uses this word in his Gospel when he tells Theophilus that he is writing “that you may have…