I was recently reading a study by LifeWay Research about the religious beliefs of Americans. The findings were troubling to me but not surprising. The overall findings of the study are that religious beliefs are a matter of personal opinion, not objective facts–54% of people studied believe this.

It can be easy to take some of the most important things in life for granted. From the air we breathe to the force of gravity holding us to Earth, there’s much we assume or ignore. But surely, if we suddenly had no oxygen or started floating away from Earth, we’d once again realize our need for those things.

I have heard from many atheists that religion, or more specifically Christianity, is anti-science or incompatible with science. Once you look at the weight of evidence studies provide, you actually discover that this statement is more philosophical than scientific.

The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ is the crowning proof that Jesus was who He claimed to be–God manifested in human flesh. His resurrection is of critical importance to the Christian faith. Fortunately, our faith is not a blind faith, as the world likes to say,...

Transitions of power tell a story. When an elderly pastor passes off the lead pastor role to a younger pastor who he’s discipled for years, it speaks well of the older pastor’s faithfulness and preparation.

The Bible is a single, unified story. It can be easy to forget this since the Bible is made up of 66 books, 1,189 chapters, and 783,137 verses. These divisions, which are helpful reference points, can accidentally trick us into seeing the Bible as a collection of loosely related stories.

Proverbs 30:5 tells us that every word of God proves true, and 2 Timothy 3:16–17 says “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every...

Conviction comes through the Holy Spirit because there are many people do not see what is right on their own. They don’t see their sin, unrighteousness, or need for judgment.

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus explained the standard for righteousness. To be considered ‚Äònot guilty’ one must not only not commit murder; they must not be angry with others. One must not only not commit adultery; they must not lust in their heart. By that standard, and in considering the other commandments of the Bible, everyone has sinned, and everyone is guilty. Therefore, no innocent person has ever gone to Hell. Only the guilty go to Hell.

The first two points of Bellevue’s Mission Statement–Love God. Love People.–come from the Great Commandment; the last two points–Share Jesus. Make Disciples.–come from the Great Commission.

The Church is the Body of Christ, which is made up of individuals who have repented of their sins and placed their trust in Jesus Christ alone.

God’s purpose and design for the family began in Genesis 1 where His Word tells us that He created humanity in His image (Genesis 1:26). We also see that God ordained the institution of marriage between one man and one woman (Genesis 1:27–28).