Article The Shocking New “Christian” Generation
Many analysts see some serious “flaws” in what is called “the new Christian generation.” It does appear there are serious problems with many who identify themselves with Jesus Christ.
Article The Bible and Self-Esteem
Does the Bible contain the secret to a health self-image?
Article All Things Work Together for Good: Controversy or Comfort?
Romans 8:28 has been a tremendous comfort to Christians for twenty centuries. In this article, Wayne Jackson does a textual study of this amazing passage.
Article Will Heaven Be on Earth?
There is a popular view that “heaven” will be on “earth,” after our planet has been purged by fire at the end of time. This theory is wholly without merit and results from a failure to understand the symbolic nature of several passages of scripture.
Article What Does the Bible Say About Miracles?
What is a miracle? What is the purpose of miraculous signs? Are genuine miracles happening today? What about the “miracles” of the so-called modern “faith-healers”? Do these indicate a miraculous presence of the Spirit in modern times? Study this important topic.
Question Are We Resurrected from the Dead When We Obey the Gospel?
Before we obey the gospel, we are dead in sin (Eph. 2:1). But the question is, to what does this refer: the physical body or a spiritual condition?

It refers, of course, to our spiritual conditio...

Question Can Job Be a True Story?
Let us first address whether or not the content of Job is historically authentic.

First, Job reads like history. It tells of events that happened to a man named Job. He lived in the land of Uz. It...

Question What Is a Pastor?
Three verses in the New Testament include the word “pastor” (in various forms): Ephesians 4:11, Acts 20:28, and 1 Peter 5:2.

In Ephesians 4:11, Paul discusses various roles that Christ placed in t...

Question Is It a Sin for a Christian To Be Depressed?
Could anxiety be sinful? Yes, if we accept the testimony of Jesus and respect Paul’s apostolic command.

But the Bible certainly acknowledges that life’s complications can be depressing. The words ...

Question Have You Been Called by God?
God calls every person who is saved. Not only does God pardon the sinner (cf. Rom. 3:26), but he also teaches him about the need and means of forgiveness. The Lord Jesus said,

““No man can come to...

Question Should Christians Have All Things in Common?
No, it does not. Rather, Luke testifies to the voluntary, loving, and selfless disposition of Christians in Jerusalem:

““Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and n...

Question Did God Reward Midwives for Lying?
First of all, the midwives may have told the truth. It may have been that the Hebrew women, fearing the king’s commandment, did not call for the midwives in a timely way.

Second, one is not obliga...

Question What Was the Gift of Tongues?
No, it wouldn’t. Note the following factors:

1. The term “unknown” is not in the original text. It was added by the King James translators. It is unwarranted and unnecessary.

2. The nature of ...

Question Buy a Sword?
Several observations regarding this matter are in order.

First, one cannot take a passage that presents a difficulty and set it against an almost encyclopedic collection of information that leads ...

Question Do Human Beings Have an Immortal Soul?
There are those known as “conditionalists” who argue for the eventual annihilation of the wicked. The gentleman asking this question does not appear to be in this category, but he repeats a charge ...
Question What Is A Cappella Music?
The phrase a cappella derives from a Latin expression that, via Italian, means “in the style of the church” or “as is done in the church.” It reflects the historical reality that instrumental music...
Question The Christian and Higher Education
I have a Christian friend who teaches high school science. Evolutionary propaganda fills the textbooks. He presents the authors’ viewpoints and clearly labels them as “theory.”

Then, using legitim...

Question Will Only “Your Bunch” Be Saved?
There are many ideas that people have about who will be in Heaven. Since no one on Earth today has ever personally experienced going to Heaven, all we have to go on is what has been revealed and co...
Question What Do the Two Beasts of Revelation 13 Represent?
Let’s address these questions one at a time.

What Is the First Beast Coming Up from the Sea in Revelation 13?As I noted in my book, Revelation: Christ’s Final Message of Hope, the first beast in R...

Question Why Was Cain’s Sacrifice Rejected?
The record of Cain’s rejected sacrifice reads:

““And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto Jehovah. And Abel, he also brought of the fir...