At the baptism of Jesus, the Holy Spirit descended "like a dove." All four Gospels record this divine moment. It was not poetic embellishment. It was a visible sign from heaven. But what exactly was seen? Was it a literal dove? Was it a metaphor? Or something else...
Few passages in Scripture have been more misunderstood, misapplied, or weaponized than Paul’s words, “Let your women keep silent in the churches.” Taken out of context, it sounds like Paul is silencing half the Church. But rightly divided, with care to the grammar,...
The great mystery of the Incarnation begins with the miracle of the virgin birth. Jesus Christ was not conceived by man, but by the Holy Spirit. As it was prophesied, "Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel" (Isaiah...
The first man we encounter with a divine relocation is Enoch. Genesis 5:24 tells us, “And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.” Hebrews 11:5 clarifies, “By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, ‘and was not found, because God...
The Johannine Comma is one of the most significant textual affirmations of the Trinity in Scripture and refers to verses 1 John 5:7–8 which read as follows in the King James Version (and NKJV), which both follow the Textus Receptus: “For there are three that bear...
Galatians is one of the clearest, most forceful defenses of the Gospel of grace in all of Scripture. It confronts legalism head-on, rebukes compromise, and elevates the sufficiency of Christ above all else. Paul was writing to the churches in Galatia, a region in...
From the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, casting out demons was a public and powerful demonstration of His authority. In Mark 1:23-26, “Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out... But Jesus rebuked him, saying, ‘Be quiet, and...
The Pentateuch, from the Greek pente (five) and teuchos (scroll or book), refers to the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. In Hebrew, this portion is called the Torah, meaning “law” or “instruction.” These books...
In John 7:15, the people marvel, saying:“And the Jews marveled, saying, ‘How does this Man know letters, having never studied?’” This was not a compliment—it was confusion mixed with suspicion. The word “letters” refers to sacred writings, the Scriptures. In their...
The Septuagint (LXX) and the Masoretic Text (MT) are two of the most well-known textual traditions of the Old Testament. The LXX is a Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures, while the MT is the authoritative Hebrew text preserved by Jewish scribes. Many today...
