Pastor, Bishop, and Elder: What Is the Difference?
A church can use the right titles and still misunderstand what a pastor is there to do. He may be treated as a chief…
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False Gospels: How to Recognize Them
Religious language can sound Christian while quietly changing the message that saves. So how can we recognize a false gospel when it still speaks…
Onesimus in the New Testament: The Gospel and Restoration
Onesimus appears only briefly in the New Testament, but what happened to him brings the gospel into a difficult relationship. What happens when Christ…
Joseph of Arimathea: The Disciple Who Buried Jesus
Joseph of Arimathea appears only near the end of the crucifixion day, so it is easy to read past him. Yet all four Gospels…
Circumcision in the Bible: Covenant, Salvation, and Christ
Why did God command circumcision and later warn Gentiles not to receive it as a condition of salvation? I want to understand that difference…
John the Beloved Disciple: From Son of Thunder to Faithful Witness
John is remembered as the disciple Jesus loved, yet this was also the man who wanted judgment on a Samaritan village. He and his…
The Sabbath: What Does the Bible Teach Christians Today?
Christians can talk past each other about the Sabbath because we may be asking different questions. God’s rest at creation and Israel’s seventh-day command…
The Dead Sea Scrolls: What They Reveal About the Bible
How much can ancient manuscripts tell us about the Bible we read today? Some people speak as though the Dead Sea Scrolls prove that…
The Bride of Christ: Who Is She in the Bible?
Who does Scripture call the Bride of Christ? I want to answer that carefully because the picture tells us who the Church belongs to…
The Apostle Peter: His Failures, Restoration, and Faith
Before Jesus was arrested, Peter insisted that he was ready to go to prison and die with Him. When that loyalty was tested, he…
The Twelve Tribes and Twelve Apostles: What Is the Link?
Why does Scripture keep bringing the twelve tribes and the twelve apostles together? There is a real pattern here, especially when we reach the…
Ananias and Sapphira: What Happened in Acts 5?
What unsettles me about Ananias and Sapphira is that their gift could have looked admirable to everyone watching. They brought money to the apostles…