Reformed Blogging

As Easter Sunday is celebrated today, it's very easy for Christians to think of the message of hymns such as "He Lives" or "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today". The message of Easter is summarized as "The Lord is risen!" Yet, the resurrection is still argued against by those skeptical against it. Christians must allow the unbelievers to face it with scrutiny so they can provide evidence. Many try to refute the resurrection by making up various theories that don't make any sense at all. These theories not only reject Jesus as God but also the fact that He really died on the cross. If there was no death then there's no resurrection. The quest is not just to refute Jesus' death but also His resurrection. If they can't disprove His death then why not try to disprove His resurrection. It doesn't happen only on Easter Sunday but the whole year round. Then again, the resurrection of Jesus is a message meant to be preached all-year-round as muc...

Today is Easter Sunday and it's still sad that walk-in to churches is still not allowed. Some churches are open but most of its members are still worshiping online . There's really no motivation to wake up early like it was before the pandemic. However, it doesn't change the fact that Jesus Himself really rose from the dead. People and skeptics have been trying to disprove the resurrection with several theories that are just mind-blowing and just don't make sense. Yet, people hearken unto these rather ridiculous theories such as the swoon theory, the robbery theory, the vision theory, or even the UFO theory (and life in other plants has been disproven) even if they're disproven because of the hardness of hearts. The resurrection in itself is just as important as the death and burial of our Lord. The resurrection fully validates Jesus' claim to be the life and resurrection in John 11:25. It's not enough to make the claim - it must be validated. Christianity i...

After Good Friday, we have Black Saturday towards the end of Lenten season. Jesus died on a Friday and rose on the third day, Sunday. The burial of Jesus is really hard to believe that it happened the way it did. People who were crucified were usually just thrown out or left to rot as an example to the public. Yet, we can see the slow conversion of people after the mockery. A centurion who participated in the mockery and crucifixion ended up exclaiming, "Truly this man is the Son of God!" in Mark 15:39. Some believe the same centurion who pierced Jesus' side to find out if the latter was dead could be the same centurion in John 19:34. The centurions always checked out if the persons were already dead prior to breaking down the legs. We read an act done by Joseph of Arimathea who became a secret follower of Jesus. There's a saying you can't keep a secret for long. This was the case of Joseph of Arimathea. A man who secretly followed Jesus out of fear for the Jews w...

There are people today who still say, "We're too scientific to believe in a God." Really? I don't see any reason why God is contradicted by science. Some will try to explain away the resurrection with various speculations to try and explain away. Here are the following speculations that were made in the attempt to explain away the resurrection.  Here are the common ones I hear and why I don't believe them: The robbery theory A study of history would show that there are stiff penalties for soldiers caught sleeping on duty.  Did the Pharisees who bribed the soldiers aware that termination wasn't the only thing waiting for the soldiers? Soldiers caught sleeping on duty were also executed for sleeping on duty.  Also, the disciples were too afraid to even attempt to steal the body. Not to mention, the linen cloth was in place and it was empty.  The vision theory  If it were all a vision, how do we account for the women who wanted to anoint the blood...

Isn't it amazing that April Fool and Easter's Sunday hit on the same day for this year? Here's an explanation is because the Lenten cycle follows a lunar cycle which usually coincides with the Passover festival. April 1 became Easter Sunday during the years  1923, 1934, 1945 and 1956 and now it's happened again. This would be a good time to talk about how sinful people tend to treat the Resurrection of Christ as a hoax when it isn't. It reminds me of the time when the Pharisees decided to bribe the guards to tell people that Jesus' body was stolen and He had not resurrected.  Matthew 28:12-15   [12] And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers, [13] Saying, Say ye,  His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.  [14] And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you. [15] So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and  this saying is...