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News sources report that a recently published document from Roman Catholic scholars attempts to promote a compromise between Jewish and Christian views regarding the Messiah? What is the basis of this ecumenical attempt?
Are the days of the creation literal 24-hour days or extended ages of time? Exodus 20:8-11 provides the answer.
Pilate paraded Jesus before the crowd and exclaimed, "Behold, the man!" (Jn. 19:5). Significantly, this very phrase is found in an Old Testament prophecy that heralds the coming of Israel's Messiah.
What is the difference between the doctrines of "transubstantiation" and "consubstantiation"?
Even atheists have recognized the principle that "where there is design, there must be a designer." Now, however, with mounting evidence for design in the Universe, the skeptics are fleeing from this fundamental, logical proposition.
It is sometimes claimed that the Bible is inconsistent in its theology in that it claims infallibility for the apostles' teaching, yet acknowledges they made mistakes in their personal lives. How does one address this alleged difficulty?
Richard Dawkins, one of atheism's most vocal spokesmen, blames the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001 on "religion." But the article "misfires" and leaves the Oxford professor in the lurch.
Does Paul's condemnation of sorcery include prescription drugs?
There is a vast contrast between the events associated with the beginning of Christianity, and the origins of other world religions. This brief article takes note of a major contrast between the religion founded by Christ and other systems of world religion.
Is it possible to rediscover the church of the New Testament in today's world? Many sincere people have never considered this possibility. But is it possible?
Must a woman keep silent in the church? The term "silence" in 1 Corinthians 14:34 is often misunderstood and misapplied.
Exactly what is "psychology" and how does this area of interest relate to the Bible?
In two Gospel narratives, representing the same incident, one writer refers to a certain woman as a Canaanite, while another calls her a Syrophoenician Greek. Does this constitute a Bible contradiction?
Some have suggested that certain accounts within the Old Testament appear to depict God not as holy, kind, good, and merciful, but instead as unjust, mean, vengeful, and unmerciful. How can God be called "good" in light of such events?
Some New Testament passages indicate Christ's reign will end at some point. Others indicate it will last forever. Is this a contradiction? Can these passages be reconciled?
Are we baptized in the Spirit or in water?
Zophar, one of Job's friends, was a fierce critic of the patriarch of Uz. Many of his charges were unjust. Occasionally, however, he uttered meaningful truth. This brief article discusses one such episode.
One of the first recorded activities of man in the book of Genesis was "sleep." Exactly what is this strange experience? Did God design it?
Is worship "regulated" by God? Or is man left to his own inclination in this matter?
