“What should be the focus of a Christian funeral?”……Answer: There should be a vast difference between a Christian funeral and that of a non-believer. It is the difference between light and darkness, joy and sorrow, hope and despair, heaven and hell. A Christian funeral should, first and foremost, reflect the words of the Apostle Paul: […]

“Who are the dead in Christ in 1 Thessalonians 4:16?”……Answer: Before identifying the "dead in Christ," we should note the context in which this phrase is found. The immediate context is 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, which deals with the question of what will happen at the return of the Lord Jesus. Paul's readers were concerned that […]

“What is eternal death?”……In short, eternal death is the fate that awaits all people who ultimately reject God, reject the gospel of His Son, Jesus Christ, and remain in their sin and disobedience. Physical death is a one-time experience. Eternal death, on the other hand, is everlasting. It is a death that continues through eternity, […]

What happens when we die? If there’s one constant throughout almost every human culture and religion that’s ever existed, it’s a sense that there’s more to human existence than what we do and experience during the everyday humdrum of our lives. A suspicion that death isn’t the endis but just a step towards… something else. […]

“Where do I find the age of accountability in the Bible? What happens to babies and young children when they die?”……Answer: The concept of the “age of accountability” is that children are not held accountable by God for their sins until they reach a certain age, and that if a child dies before reaching the […]

“What is the intermediate state?”……Answer: The "intermediate state" is a theological concept that speculates regarding what kind of body, if any, believers in heaven have while they wait for their physical bodies to be resurrected. The Bible makes it clear that deceased believers are with the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:6-8Philippians 1:23). The Bible also makes […]

Is It Safe to Die? Life after Death Part 1: If Jesus is our Savior, then what is He saving us from?……By Jim Allen……Several years ago, while heading up a church outreach initiative to the community on the topic of life after death, I came across this interesting phrase: “If every living person knew what […]