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How does God, the Creator of human life, view death? Certainly not in the way many humans do. What does the Bible say about the matter?
This profile of the Ephesian church serves as an example for our learning.
Study with us the thrilling text in 2 Corinthians, regarding Paul’s spectacular journey into Paradise.
The word “propitiation” is a strange and interesting word. It is worthy of our study and attention.
When a Christian loved one dies, folks often say, “God called him home.” Yet scripture seems to say that the devil has the “power of death” (Hebrews 2:14). Who does cause death?
The arrival of Christianity provided refreshing encouragement of love of fellow man to a time that was marked by the lack of philanthropy.
Both the liberal left and the radical right have seriously distorted 2 John 9 to support their causes. What does this passage mean, and how does it relate to modern religious controversy?
Jesus demonstrated compassion for hurting people in his life and in his teaching.
If we would emulate our God, we will cultivate kindness. This one moral attribute can work wonders on both friends and enemies.
Does the Bible teach that a Christian cannot ever fall away from grace?
The lessons learned from the Parable of the Prodigal Son – concerning the consequences of estrangement from God, and those qualities necessary for restoration, are treasures indeed.
Every spiritual blessing that God the Father gives, he gives to those who are in Christ. Paul identifies in Ephesians 1:3-14 that Christ is the sphere in which God the Father blesses. How important it is to understand how one enters the redemptive relationship with Christ.
The Book of Job is one of the most magnificent documents of literary history. This treatise may be studied from several vantage points. One of these is to examine some of the penetrating questions that are posed in the book. In this month’s Feature, Wayne Jackson explores some of these queries.
A sincere lady lives in terror because she fears that she is lost and cannot find peace of mind.
The expression “the gift of the Holy Spirit” in Acts 2:38 has long been a matter of interest and discussion among the people of God.
How would it be possible for one to be happy in heaven, knowing that some of his loved ones are suffering in hell? This is a question that every thoughtful Christian has pondered at times. Is there a reasonable solution to this problem?
Did Jesus receive a fair trial? Part 1 of this study examines the nature of the Lord’s path through the legal system of the time.
How can God be viewed as good, when the Bible suggests that he created evil?
Does God grant pardon to the “alien sinner” by means of prayer? Some suggest that the case of Cornelius (Acts 10) supplies an affirmative answer. This week’s question explores this issue.
Must you be “illuminated” by the Holy Spirit before you can understand what he wrote?