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This discussion addresses whether or not a Christian should marry “out of the faith.”
Does the Bible specifically address the issue of the growing practice of “worship-drama”?
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...
The prophet Jeremiah made a startling prophecy regarding king Jeconiah, the next-to-last king ruling in Judah (Jer. 22:30). Was the prophecy fulfilled, or did Jeremiah err in his prediction?
This historical book covers a period of about 126 years -- from the death of David, Israel's great king, to the death of Jehoshaphat, one of Judah's rulers. It embraces the reign of Solomon, the tragic division of the people in the reign of Jeroboam (who led Israel into idolatry), and the conflic...
Premillenialists, desperately clinging to the notion that the “land promise” to the Israelites is yet unfulfilled, disregard clear Bible testimony.
This is the title of a sovereign who exercises regal authority over a certain territory. The term is used in the following senses in Scripture. (a) Jehovah God is king over the entire earth (1 Sam. 12:12; Mt. 22:7; 1 Tim. 6:16). (b) The title is sometimes used of the political rule of certain ear...
No, it is not a mistake. It is an example of the flexibility of biblical language. The expression "king of Israel" can be employed in either a specific sense (of a certain lineage) or in a generic sense (nationally). More technically, Jehoshaphat was a king of Judah, i.e., a king over the two pri...
This is a review of Professor Michael Dyson’s new book, The True Martin Luther King.
Saul, Israel’s first king, stands as a solemn warning to all who followed thereafter.
The first verse of the Gospel of John is absolutely brimming with meaning, and it refutes a host of popular errors.
The Old Testament identifies the father of Samuel the prophet as both a Levite and an Ephraimite. How can this be? Did the Old Testament writers make a mistake? Not hardly. Below is one possible explanation for the seeming conflict.
When 1 Peter 1:1, 2 is seen in concert with related biblical material, the doctrine of election is removed from the confusing fog of sectarian dogma.
This book contains the historical record of the change in Israel's form of government from judges to that of the kings. The nation, in an act of rejecting God, desired a king to be like their pagan neighbors (1 Sam. 8:4ff). The book spans more than a century, from the birth of Samuel to the death...
Christ is our attorney, pleading our case before the Father. What a thrilling concept!
Sennacherib sent a great army to Jerusalem. Through his military officials, he made a series of threats, the design of which was to bully the Hebrew king.
Some point to Genesis 1:1-2 as a biblical basis for the Gap Theory. Yet a brief study of the grammar of this passage shows there is no such basis.
It is a serious mistake to make the prophetic time frame of the book of Revelation hinge one solitary expression.
Did the apostle Paul teach that baptism was not necessary for salvation from sins? By no means. Study this passage with us.
A comparison of 1 Peter 1:22 and Acts 2:38 amplifies the meaning of “obedience to the truth.”