Expert: Pastor Don Carpenter - 6/23/2011

Question
Hello,sir... How are u? I want to ask u a very simple question ,did jesus died on the cross or he went to kashmir<india>. Peoples there say they have a tomb where jesus was buried as he died a natural death. The bbc made a documentry on this topic, u can watch it on youtube. Moreover is it true, jesus had a son. Hope u will rply

Answer
Hi Pranab,

Thank you for this great question.  The Bible warns us of false teachers who will come up with crazy stories like this one.

Colossians 2:8 (AV)
8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

2 Peter 2:1–3 (AV)
1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. 2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. 3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.


If you want to know what the truth is, believe what the Bible says.  The Bible is the perfect Word of God... not what some unbelievers make up.

2 Timothy 3:16 (AV)
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:


The Bible is clear what happened to Jesus.

1 Corinthians 15:1–4 (AV)
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:


Acts 1:9–11 (AV)
9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; 11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.


Jesus did die, He was buried, He rose again, He ascended into Heaven.  This is what the Bible says, this is what is true.  I hope that this helps you.

In Christ
Pastor Don