The difference between pastors and priests

One of our kids asked “Why were pastors at one time called priests [paraphrase]?” Simply put, the word for “pastor” in Greek means “shepherd.” A shepherd is someone who watches over a pasture of sheep. The New Testament applies this...

Is Jesus the Son of God?

That is a great question! Yes Jesus is God’s Son. We can find many passages in the Bible that refer to Jesus as being the Son of God. God calls Jesus His own Son twice: Matthew 3:17 – And behold a voice [God] out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I...

Can we touch Jesus wounds when we get to heaven?

In John 20:26-27, Jesus appears to the disciples after he has risen from the dead. He shows the holes in his wrists and feet where he was nailed and his side where he was stabbed by a spear. Jesus clearly had a resurrected and glorified body and still had the scars on...