This small book contains one of the 1,005 songs penned by king Solomon (1 Kgs. 4:32). It extols the passion and bliss of wedded love, and praises the king’s “beloved.” Many scholars have suggested ...

Was Mark confused regarding the identity of “Philip,” the first husband of Herodias?

Paul’s great “mystery of godliness,” when unfolded, is rich indeed. It is the gospel in seed form. It is intellectually satisfying, emotionally rewarding, and practically motivating.

People frequently want to know how to be better students of God’s word. In this article, Wayne Jackson provides some very practical suggestions.

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.

In addition to being the Son of God, Jesus of Nazareth had a human family. A consideration of family details is a thrilling and rewarding investigation.

Kindness (chrestos) may be defined as that which is characterized by honesty, friendliness, goodness, generosity, compassion, etc. The term is used in the N.T. in two main senses. (a) Kindness desc...

Certainly, many of those who have defended the idea that sprinkling is an acceptable form of baptism have attempted to establish their case by such an appeal.

R. C. H. Lenski (a Lutheran), for exa...

Paul wrote this epistle to a church he had established on his second missionary campaign (Acts 18:1-11). It deals with problems within that local congregation, such as division (1:10ff), carnality ...

What about the terms “Godhead” and “Trinity”? Is it appropriate to use these words? Do they represent biblical ideas? Study this issue with us in this week’s Q&A session.

The recently translated English Standard Version, in a passage dealing with the ultimate fate of the earth, speaks of the earth being “exposed” at the time of Christ’s return, rather than the common rendition “burned up” (2 Pet. 3:10). Does this translation provide comfort to the “Jehovah’s Witnesses”?

The Bible is the verbally inspired Word of God, and by its words spiritual life is obtained. No person who is really interested in the eternal welfare of his soul can afford to neglect a careful study of the words of sacred Scripture.

The word “providence,” is not used explicitly of divine activity in the Scriptures, though the concept is apparent in both Testaments. The word basically means “foresight.” Theologically, it has be...

Wayne Jackson reviews the new English Standard Version translation of the Bible.

This celebrated book is a narrative regarding an ancient patriarch who lived in Arabia. As a test case, designed to prove that God is “worthy to be praised” (Psa. 18:3) irrespective of the blessing...

The English “angel” is an anglicized form of the Greekaggelos(pronounced angelos). The term signifies a “messenger.”

The wordAggelosis used in several ways in the Scriptures. 

• It commonly denot...

Every life is a sacred gift from heaven intended to honor the Creator and prepare us for eternity.

This word is related to a Greek verb, apostello, meaning “to send away, to send forth.” It is used in several senses in the New Testament. 
• Christ was God’s “apostle,” sent from heaven to reveal ...

There is a great deal of confusion among religious folks regarding this word due to the fact that the English form “hell” actually represents three different terms in the Greek New Testament.

The book of Ephesians was a letter written by Paul from Rome while he was in prison (AD 60-62). The book develops the theme of “God’s eternal purpose” (3:10-11). It reveals that even before the wor...