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.

Zechariah 14 has no reference whatever to a millennial reign of Christ upon the earth.

A brief devotional study on one of the greatest examples of faith during the ministry of Christ.

What is the law of sin (Rom. 7:25) and what is the “law written in their hearts” (Rom. 2:15)?

In a letter to the church at Corinth, Paul affirmed that “the natural man does not receive the things of God.” Some allege that this text suggests that one cannot understand the Scriptures without direct guidance from the Holy Spirit. But, as Wayne Jackson demonstrates in this article, this view reflects a misunderstanding of the apostle’s argument.

The concept of “sleep” is used in many ways in the Bible. A study of these usages yields many valuable lessons.

Our Jewish friends offer numerous objections to the identification of Jesus of Nazareth as the promised “Messiah” of Old Testament prophecy. In this week’s Q&A, we deal with one of these.

Why was Christ’s burial important in the scheme of redemption?

Sometimes the most unpleasant topics are worthy of addressing for the benefit of others. That is the case with the theme below.

Rachel, the wife of Jacob, died in connection with the birth of her child, Benjamin. Centuries later the apostle Matthew refers to Rachel as “weeping for her children.” This was in connection with Herod’s murder of the male babies in the region of Bethlehem. What was the connection? Let us explore this issue.

The greatest teacher who ever lived was a carpenter from Nazareth. His benevolent influence is beyond dispute by even his critics.

For Bible believers, there can be no compromise between evolutionary chronology and the biblical historical record.

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.

Jehovah’s questioning of the patriarch Job demonstrates the futility of criticizing our Creator.

What is a command in the New Testament and what is merely cultural and not binding today?

Is the doctrine of eternal punishment in hell consistent with the idea of a good and loving God?

Part two in a two-part series on Bertrand Russell’s reasons why he rejected Christianity

Was Jesus fully God or less than fully God while he was on the earth?

Parents need to reflect upon the example left by young Jesus, and direct their own offspring in a similar course of living.

There is an ongoing controversy in the religious community as to whether or not human beings, after death, exist in a state of consciousness.