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Does your definition of faith match the Bible definition?
In dealing with a contentious element in the Corinthian church, and in anticipation of a visit to this congregation, Paul admonished: “Examine yourselves.” Those who are conscientious regarding their own souls will appropriate this principle to their personal beliefs and practices.
What is faith? Is it merely trusting Jesus to save you? Or is action necessary for a believer to be pleasing to God?
An in-depth study of two contrasting ideas: what we’ve earned through sin and the free gift God has offered to humanity.
Have you ever considered the fact that “salvation” can be a future, past, present, still future event, depending upon the vantage point from which one is speaking? Think about this “tense” issue with us.
The life of Abraham abounds with lessons from which the sincere child of God can profit.
Valid faith is never passive. It becomes a redemptive quality only when it responds in implementing the will of Jehovah.
The declaration, “The righteous shall live by faith,” is found several times in the Bible. What is the significance of the expression? This essay explores this issue.
Scholarly sources may be helpful, but good Bible students recognize any human source can be biased or flawed. God’s Word is the ultimate standard of faith and practice.
Is the doctrine of eternal punishment in hell consistent with the idea of a good and loving God?
Can man know that God exists? Is humanity the result of divine creation, or merely the consequence of impersonal evolutionary forces?
The phenomenon of “sin” has wrought a terrible harvest upon this earth. Consider this matter with us.
The doctrine of baptism, as set forth in the New Testament, is scarcely recognizable in the modern world of “Christendom.” How did this strange and unwarranted change come about? Study this issue with us.
What happens when you die and your soul is separated from your body? There are diverse views about this matter. Here is one for your study and reflection.
As a potter fashions clay into a vessel, the book of Genesis affirms that mankind was “created” in the very image of God. He is not the product of an ancient slime pit.
Romans 5:1-2 is a beautiful text, so filled with meaning. Unfortunately, it has been terribly misunderstood by many. Study this sacred passage with us.
Study with us the thrilling text in 2 Corinthians, regarding Paul’s spectacular journey into Paradise.
Death is a mysterious subject—one that many are ill at ease in discussing. But the Bible can provide one with an altogether different perspective.
Some charge that the Bible is inconsistent since it condemns lying, yet appears to endorse Rahab’s involvement in this very sin. How is this supposed discrepancy to be explained?
Does a human person begin at conception, uterine implantation, viability, birth or at some point after birth?