Many Christians that I know will say how much they enjoy prayer in which they feel the presence of God in their lives, whether privately or prayer gathering of some kind. There is something powerfully refreshing about prayer. While on vacation I’ve been reading Octavius Winslow’s The Work of the Holy Spirit. In a chapter on… [continue]
Running a bit short on time this week, so I thought, “Who else has addressed 1st Peter 3:18-20 and the question of whether this passages teaches that Jesus spent Friday afternoon and Saturday in Hell?” Then I thought, “Piper has had to have addressed this over at desiringgod.org.” Sure enough. His treatment of this question… [continue]
Yesterday I intended to address this question as we considered John 19:31-42, a passage which includes the account of Jesus burial by Joseph of Arimathea. When Jesus died on the cross, what happened to him? Did Jesus go to hell after he died? Lots of folks are confused on this point. Today we will consider… [continue]