Jesus Derangement Syndrome: Why the World Hates Christ and His People

Jesus Derangement Syndrome is the world’s irrational hatred of Jesus Christ, His gospel, and His people. Scripture teaches that this hatred should not surprise us, because the world hated Christ first. The gospel exposes sin, confronts religious pride, demands repentance, and declares Jesus as the only Savior and rightful Lord.

Jesus Derangement Syndrome is not a medical diagnosis of the mind. It is a spiritual diagnosis of the heart. The phrase is meant to describe the irrational hatred that fallen Continue ReadingJesus Derangement Syndrome: Why the World Hates Christ and His People

Did Jesus Suffer in Hell at the Crucifixion? (Understanding Death, Hades, Gehenna, the Lake of Fire, and the Finished Work of the Cross)

He took your verdict, carried your curse, absorbed your wrath and walked out of the grave undefeated so you don't have to go to hell.

Some Christians have heard the phrase, “Jesus descended into hell,” and have wondered what it means. Did Jesus go to hell after He died? Did He suffer under Satan? Did Continue ReadingDid Jesus Suffer in Hell at the Crucifixion? (Understanding Death, Hades, Gehenna, the Lake of Fire, and the Finished Work of the Cross)

Judas Iscariot (Believer or Unbeliever, Remorse or Repentance)

What was Judas Iscariot’s spiritual condition? Was he ever truly a believer? Or was he a pretender all along?

That’s a great and important theological question—was Judas Iscariot ever truly a believer, like Peter and the other disciples, or even the thief on the cross? Or was he a Continue ReadingJudas Iscariot (Believer or Unbeliever, Remorse or Repentance)