Ironworks

          This week it was reported on archeology.org that the tomb of the Egyptian god Osiris was found opposite the Nile River from the city of Luxor. The article describes the tomb like this, “it was modeled on the mythical tomb of Osiris, and was intended to celebrate that god's mysteries. Below the Osiris statue the team found the tomb's burial chamber, and a nearby room was decorated with reliefs depicting demons and deities holding knives and meant to stand guard over the body of the tomb's occupant.” While I concede it is too early to know if the body found in the tomb is the alleged Osiris, I cannot help to think about what it means if it is.            If this is the body of Osiris, he joins a long line of men who claimed to be gods, yet found themselves to be mere mortals by the fact that they each have died. We could make reference to older mainstream religions such as Buddhism and we could go to Jingchuan Coun...

Of the men therefore that have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us, beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day that he was received up from us, of these must one become a witness with us of his resurrection.  Acts 1:21-22 What is an Apostle?      There are some in the religions of the world that claim that they are apostles. There are some religions that believe in what is called “Apostolic Succession” (i.e. Roman Catholicism, Mormonism, et al). So what does the Scripture say regarding such a claim? To begin with, we must define our terms. The term apostle (apostolos) means in the original Koine Greek “one sent, or one commissioned.” In a general sense, we understand our obligation of the great commission that is given to Christians (see Mark 16:15-16; Matt 28:18-20). We are sent out to teach, baptize, and teach more. Is this the same as the apostles of our Lord that we find in the New Testament? No, it is not the sa...