The word "Hebrew" is of uncertain origin. Some scholars define it as meaning to traverse or pass over. There is evidence that the term was applied to long distance traders even before the word's first usage biblically in Genesis 14:13 ("Abram the Hebrew"). Other scholars believe Hebrew referred to [...]
While some worship idols, images created by human hands, Paul declares, “…no idol is anything in the world…there is no God but one.” (1Corinthians 8:4 ASV). In 1 Corinthians 8:6, he continues by proclaiming that there is one God (chief, supreme being), the Father [...]
Revelation 20:12-15, “And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the [...]
Marriage and divorce in the Bible The union of two people in marriage forms one body, which, like in nature, does not cease until death. “The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, [...]
One of the most memorable miracles in the Bible was the deliverance of the nation of Israel when they crossed the Red Sea. The Gulf of Aqaba is also called “The Red Sea.” We read in 1 Kings 9:26 – “King Solomon also built a fleet [...]
There are no scriptures that state that Jesus is God. There are only scriptures which are interpreted as saying Jesus is God. The scriptures teach that “to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and [...]
Jesus said in Matthew 12:40, “For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” Luke 23:54 records that [...]
The commission to preach the gospel is a fundamental part of the Christian call. It is a great privilege to be God’s ambassadors preaching the message of forgiveness of sins and of reconciliation with God. 2 Corinthians 5:20 (NIV), “We are therefore Christ's ambassadors; God is making his appeal through [...]
The “…ends of the world…” (1 Corinthians 10:11) is the ending and transitional period of the world as we know it. It is called, “…the great day of Jehovah…” (Zephaniah 1:14 YLT). The righteous Kingdom of God, under the authority of Christ, will be [...]
The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus is all about role reversal. Jesus was warning the Jewish leaders that Israel (the Rich Man) was about to be cast out of God’s favor. Soon, Lazarus (representing the Gentiles - those considered poor because they [...]
Edom was the name given to Esau, the twin brother of Jacob, after he sold his birthright (Genesis 25:30-34). The name was applied both to the people descended from him and to the country in which they settled (Genesis 36:1; Numbers 20:18-21; Jeremiah 49:17). The name [...]
The theme of James Chapter 4 is one of admonitions for living a Christian life. “Do you not know that friendship with the world means enmity to God? Whoever is bent on being friendly with the world makes himself an enemy to God......Submit [...]
The books of the Bible are inspired messages from God. “All scripture is inspired by God …” 2 Timothy 3:16. The Bible teaches that God wants all men to live forever in loving harmony. 1 Timothy 2:3,4 “For this is good and acceptable in [...]
Jesus, as a perfect human being, lived in the same constraints of time as all people. The Bible reveals Jesus was bounded by time as He did not know the time of His second advent. If He had been able to time travel, He could [...]
The book of Titus is a letter written by the Apostle Paul, approximately 62 to 67 A.D., to Titus, a mature brother in Christ. Paul and Titus were missionary traveling companions at one time. Paul had left Titus on the island of Crete to [...]
The question sounds mythological, because it does not distinguish between the fact that Jesus Christ was a man on earth and was a spirit being in his prehuman existence. The Bible never teaches that the Man Jesus had a double nature, human and spirit [...]
In the beginning, Adam and Eve were created with the ability to make decisions and to choose their own actions. There was no evil at that time, so they did not understand evil or its consequences; they only knew good. God knew that Adam [...]
People think of "luck" as things that happen by chance. But Christians have no chance happenings. As Romans 8:28 teaches, "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." Every detail [...]
I do not ask God why. Why God does things is beyond our comprehension. In the book of Job, Job's three friends tried to give Job reasons for his suffering, but God was displeased with all of their answers. In Job 38:2-4(NLT) God said, “Who [...]
The Apostle Paul records a lengthy explanation regarding the gifts of the spirit in 1 Corinthians chapters 12-14. Paul specifically names the gifts of the spirit in 1 Corinthians 12: 8-11, “To one there is given through the spirit a message of wisdom, to another a [...]
