Posts by Layton Talbert

This column has been exploring why God has given us prophecy, and why so much. [See Part 1 and Part 2] We have explored that question with a view to understanding what we are to do with the prophecies that are yet future—how we are to interpret and apply them. The most definitive way to…

Luke’s historical veracity and reliability have been repeatedly corroborated by archaeology. He records that Jesus “showed himself alive” to his disciples “by many infallible proofs” (Acts 1:3). That expression (tekmērion) is a technical medical term for “demonstrative evidence” — physical evidence that conclusively demonstrates a diagnosis. These are the words of a trained physician, a…

We should expect that the Christian claim to the resurrection of Jesus should meet with skepticism, even scorn. It always has (Acts 17:32). It is, after all, a singular event unique to all human history and experience. Since it is so central to the reality and reliability of everything we believe, it is worth briefly surveying the wide…

The resurrection of Jesus from the dead is the doctrinal, theological, and historical hinge-pin of Christianity. The ramifications of no resurrection are of the profoundest possible magnitude. If the resurrection is false, then (1) Jesus and his followers were pathetically mistaken, certifiably deranged, or cunningly deceptive; (2) Christianity is a worldwide religion built upon a…