In today’s post, we’re talking about WHY Jesus breaks us out of the prisons we sometimes find ourselves trapped in. Jesus came to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and to set the oppressed free. Whether it be the prison of sin, the prison of our past, or the prison of negative thought patterns, Jesus has…
Well, let’s start with what I think is the most powerful, and easily understood argument: God gave the Apostle John a vision of Jesus having a tattoo, so we’re pretty sure God doesn’t hate all tattoos! On his robes and on his thigh, he has this name written: King of Kings and Lord of Lords.…
[Download a PDF of this article here.] Let me just be clear about a few things right up front so you can decide if you want to keep reading: If you’re looking for sensationalistic fear-mongering, you’re going to be disappointed here. Spoiler alert: the COVID-19 vaccine is not the “mark of the beast” from the…
I have always liked big churches. I realize that’s not really the “in” thing to say, but it’s the honest truth. What I like about big churches isn’t necessarily spiritual, just personal. I like the resources big churches have to do big things for God. I like the momentum big churches have to keep moving forward…
Hey Dr. Smith, I have a question. I’m doing a NT theology paper on the theology of 2 Peter & Jude, but I’m also preaching this weekend at our church. Jude 12 talks about “love feasts,” I’m curious if you believe this is referring to communion or not? I am inclined to think so, esp.…
Anyone who has read the Bible with serious intent to understand it will almost certainly have come across the occasional strange annotation, often in a footnote, that says something like “Many manuscripts…” or “the earliest manuscripts and many others…”, followed by a reading that differs a bit from what’s in the body of the text.…
Several news outlets are reporting that biblical scholars Craig Evans and Daniel Wallace are working with a team that may have uncovered the earliest known copy of the Gospel of Mark. You can see full articles with all the details here and here. In short, this fragment of the Gospel of Mark has been found in a paper mache…
Here’s an interesting question I was recently asked to address: how do we know that the serpent in Eden (Genesis 3:1) was actually the devil? A distinct, but closely related question that I’ve been asked at other times is this: is the serpent in Genesis 3 literal or symbolic? The first question is rather easily…
We all know the old adage: if it looks too good to be true, it probably is. But what about when the thing that looks too good to be true comes from someone we have every reason to trust explicitly, like Jesus? In John 14:13-14, it is reported that Jesus said this: “Whatever you ask…
Note: Shepherd Project does not endorse the worldview or assumptions present in the following resources. They are presented here because the evidence they refer to supports the historical reliability of the Genesis account of the Flood. The fact that these predominantly secular – and in some cases even anti-Christian – organizations acknowledge this evidence is…