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The Bible refers to God as a “Father” in several different senses. Many sincere people are confused about this. One may believe that he is a “child of God”; and he is in one sense, but may not be in another—the most important. It is crucial that we understand this issue.
Several questions and comments have been recently received relative to some of our material dealing with the purpose of “water baptism,” as that theme is set forth in the New Testament. Accordingly, in this Feature article, we wish to address a reader’s obviously sincere concerns.
What is the significance of the genitive case, “faith [in] Christ” in Romans 3:22? Why are the verbs “believe” and “confess” in Romans 10:9 in the aorist tense?
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.
Does the New Testament authorize the observance of each-Sunday communion? Is communion restricted to Sunday?
Is a Saturday-night observance of the Lord’s Supper just as good as observing it on the Lord’s Day?
The New Testament gives a clear picture of what the church was under the leadership of the Lord’s apostles. The church’s origin was divine; it continues to be subject to the authority of Christ. Should it not be the same today — simply, the church of Christ?
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?
Ezekiel 28:1–19 is a fascinating study of the prophetic promise of the fall of ancient Tyre. Unfortunately, this segment of Scripture has become the seedbed of two ideas that have no merit in the sacred text—namely, the fall of Satan in Eden and the rise of the Antichrist near the end of the curr...
On a high mountain plateau just west of the Dead Sea in AD 73, the final battle between the Romans and the Jews took place. It was the concluding destruction and dispersal of the Hebrew nation, as such previously was known for the preceding 15 centuries.
When the plan of salvation is so easy to understand, why do some go to such great lengths to obscure it?
It appears that 2 Kings 8:26 and 2 Chronicles 22:2 conflict with reference to the age of Ahaziah. Is there a reasonable explanation for this discrepancy?
What is the actual history of the Seven Sacraments?
Some Jews adamantly deny that Jesus of Nazareth was the promised Messiah. They contend that the true Messiah is yet to come? Study this matter with us.
What is the meaning of Balaam’s prophecy that begins: “I see him, but not now”?
Was Paul the founder of Christianity, as some atheists allege?
The Scriptures speak of the “common” faith and the “common” salvation. Does this term allow for the divergent views and practices in today’s world of “Christendom”? Does it permit various modes of “salvation”?