Is it possible for followers of Jesus to hasten his return? In seeking to answer this question, let's examine two seemingly conflicting New Testament passages regarding the coming day of the Lord.

Previously, we spent considerable time exploring John's vision of New Jerusalem (read post #1; read post #2), which the writer of Hebrews describes as "Mount Zion ... the city of the living God" (Heb. 12:22). Now, with this setting in view, we may better envision the inhabitants of the heavenly Jerusalem.

Last words may be pithy or droll -- Winston Churchill is noted to have said, "I'm bored with it all" before slipping into a coma -- yet they often reveal a perspective on the lives we have lived and, perhaps, our readiness to step through the portal of death. This is true, not only of noted authors, artists, and statesmen, but biblical characters as well.

Christ's letter to the church in Sardis echoes a troubling thought proclaimed in other passages of Scripture: the possibility that certain people may have their names erased from the book of life. Yet there's a promise to the faithful that their entries in the registry of the redeemed will remain. How do we deal with that tension?

The Missouri Baptist Convention has released a new resource designed to help evangelical Christians engage Mormons -- members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- in gospel conversations. It's called Sharing the Gospel with Latter-day Saints.

Dr. Timothy Faber serves as the director of missions for the Lake of the Ozarks Baptist Association. He has 25 years of pastoral experience and has written for Biblical Illustrator and Lifeway publications.

Listen to the sixth in a series of interviews about the Trinity between the MBC's Rob Phillips and Carmen LaBerge of The Reconnect on Faith Radio. In this session, they explore the collaborative role of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in creation.

The Missouri Baptist Apologetics Network is a group of two dozen pastors and lay leaders committed to the Christian faith and called to equip believers to more effectively share their faith.

If Sheol or Hades is the temporary abode of deceased people, is there a transitory place of punishment for some fallen angels? The answer, it seems, is yes, in a place the Apostle Peter refers to as Tartarus.

Does God draw a line in the sand when it comes to sin? Can those who reject the one living and true God rebel against him so grievously, and reject his grace so persistently, they pass a point of no return? Passing the Point of No Return addresses these questions by exploring biblical accounts of people and people groups that ignore God's warning and step across a divinely written line in the sand.