What is the significance of number 40 in the Bible? Jesus fasted for 40 days; the Israelites were in the wilderness 40 days, etc.
The number 40, as used in the Bible, seems to represent a complete period of testing or preparation and, sometimes, cleansing. Our Lord's temptation for 40 days proved His complete devotion to His Heavenly Father and His opposition to sin as He was about to enter His ministry. The Israelites' 40-year wandering in the wilderness [...]
I watched a video of Muslim condemning the Bible based on 1 Samuel 13:1. He claimed different versions like the KJV, RSV, NIV etc are different concerning this particular verse. Therefore he said the Bible is fake. Is the Bible the authentic word of God?
The Bible has been recognized as a Holy Book by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Its authors include lawgivers, historians, statesmen, laborers in orchards, shepherds, kings, poets, warriors, the victorious, the defeated, men of peace, prophets, owners of vast estates, and the impoverished. Here in this historical account, we are dealing with a clerical error. This [...]
How few are the few in Matthew 7:14, "But the gate is narrow and the way is difficult that leads to life, and there are few who find it."
“Someone asked him, Lord, are only a few people going to be saved? He said to them, Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.” Luke 13:23, 24 NIVIn Luke 18:22, 23, Jesus was approached by a rich man [...]
Is it wrong to tell on someone when they are doing wrong?
Tattling or reporting a wrong is a serious issue. We are all sinners and are thankful no one is reporting all of our errors to others. If a sin is very serious, however, then you need to weigh the matter in your mind and pray about it. Will the sinful behavior seriously hurt others? Are [...]
Does God bring people back to life today?
Only two men ever possessed life in the fullest sense—Adam, before his transgression and the subsequent dying process, and the man Christ Jesus (Genesis 5:5; 1 Timothy 2:5, 6). Adam was judicially dead from the moment of the sentence, "For the wages of sin is death..." (Romans 6:23). The spark of life possessed by mankind, [...]
2 Kings 8:26 and 2 Chronicles 22:2, please mistake clear.
“Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.” 2 Kings 8:26 “Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His [...]