The Abyss or Bottomless Pit: What Does the Bible Say?
What is the abyss that demons fear and Revelation calls the bottomless pit? Scripture gives us enough detail to distinguish this prison from Hades…
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The Book of Ruth: God’s Faithfulness in Ordinary Lives
The book of Ruth is often remembered as a love story, but when I open it, the first person I meet is a widow…
Praise Music: How to Tell if a Song Is Biblically Sound
What should we actually be listening for when we call a song biblical praise? A song can move us quickly and stay in our…
The Noahic Covenant: What God Promised Noah
What exactly did God promise when He made the covenant with Noah after the flood? The rainbow is the sign most people remember, but…
Which Bible Translation Can I Trust?
With so many English Bibles available, which translation can we trust for daily reading, serious study, and teaching? To answer that, we need to…
The Pharisees: Who Were They and Why Did Jesus Rebuke Them?
The Pharisees appear so often in the Gospels that it is easy to picture them as simple religious villains. But who were they, what…
Fasting in the Bible: What It Is and What It Is Not
Fasting can be confusing because Christians sometimes treat it as either legalism to avoid or a spiritual key that guarantees a breakthrough. What does…
Polycarp: A Biblical Examination of an Early Christian Pastor
Polycarp lived close enough to the apostolic generation that his name carries real historical weight, but what can the surviving evidence actually prove? I…
The Altar of Incense: What It Meant in the Tabernacle
The altar of incense stood in the Holy Place, just in front of the veil, and that location makes me want to slow down.…
Pre-Tribulation Rapture: What Does the Bible Teach?
Will the church go through the seven-year Tribulation, or will Christ gather His people before that hour begins? I do not think this question…
Rahab and the Scarlet Cord: What It Meant
Rahab’s scarlet cord is easy to remember, but what exactly did it mean? It hung from a window in a city under judgment, marking…
Apostasy in the Bible: Can a Christian Fall Away?
Apostasy is one of those Bible words that can frighten us before we understand what Scripture means by it. Is every season of doubt…