Mark Driscoll

What Do You Believe About the End Times?

Matthew 24:24 – For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.  To catalogue all the nuanced and varied beliefs about eschatology would be nearly impossible.  In summary, a Bible dictionary says, “In the twentieth century there have been three … Read more

How Can You Make Sense of the End Times?

Matthew 24:24 – For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.  There are two primary ways that history has been perceived by academics.  The most controversial and complex area of Biblical study is the end times, or what theologians … Read more

Should You Get a Job?

Colossians 3:23 – Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men… In Paul’s day, and our own, there is a group of Christians who don’t want to work, expect the church or the government to provide for them from womb to tomb, are lazy, entitled, and make people feel guilty … Read more

Will We Work in Heaven?

Revelation 14:13 – And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!” Historically, Protestants have worked, following Jesus’ example, and the noted German sociologist Max … Read more

Do unborn babies and young children go to Heaven and do people who have never heard about Jesus go to Hell?

The loss of a child is deeply personal and painful. The eternal fate of unborn children and infants is a mystery that has always haunted the church. There are six options available as possible answers: All babies are reprobate sinners and thus immediately banned from Heaven, awaiting the final eternal judgment for their sin nature … Read more

Did Jesus Work?

Mark 6:3 – “…Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon?…” We tend to think of Jesus’ life on earth largely in terms of His ministry – preaching sermons, casting out demons, performing miracles, and getting pestered by religious neatniks. Scholars believe that Jesus … Read more