The Way Matt Sees It

-Jesus Christ (John 11:25-26)

Easter is upon us, and lots of people who don't normally attend church will be present Easter morning.  Many people come on Christmas and Easter only (dubbed "CEOs" by some Christians) out of habit, tradition, or obligation.  But is church even worth going to?  What if your heart isn't really in it?   Can you be a Christian and not go to church?   These extremely important questions (and variations of them) deserve to be unpacked the right way.    Here’s how I’m looking at it:             1.  What is church?             2.  What does the Bible say?             3.  What does God think about church? 1. WHAT IS CHURCH? Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge National Park Church can mean, “a building for public Christian worship,” as defined by Dictionary.com.   However, The Church is more than just a building.   The Bib...

We’ve been looking at several philosophical arguments for God’s existence.   These arguments show through the laws of logic that God is the best explanation for things like the cause of the universe and the existence of objective moral values and duties. This time we’re examining this claim: God is the best explanation for the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. DEFINE “JESUS” The historical figure known as Jesus of Nazareth had an unprecedented sense of divine authority.   He claimed to have lived a sinless life (John 8:46-47), that he was the only way to God (John 14:6), shared glory with God Himself (John 17:5), that He could forgive sins (Luke 5:20-21), and claimed to be able to give everlasting life (John 11:25) among many others.   These claims were not simply statements he made, but were backed up with miracles and exorcisms.   The chief of these divine acts was his resurrection of the dead. If Jesus truly rose from the dead, this is a di...