Romans 9 Explained: God’s Promise, Israel, and Mercy
Romans 9 is often read as though Paul stopped his letter to explain an unconditional choice of certain individuals for salvation while passing over…
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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…
The Holy Spirit and the Wind: What Jesus Meant
Why did Jesus compare the work of the Holy Spirit to the wind? We cannot see the wind itself, but we hear it and…
Freedom in Christ: What It Means to Be Truly Free
What does it mean to be free in Christ? Some people hear freedom and think of doing whatever they want, while others turn the…
Tubal-Cain in the Bible: A Gift That Could Be Misused
Tubal-Cain gets only one verse in Genesis, yet that verse tells us a great deal about the world before the Flood. When I slow…
The Feast of Tabernacles: What It Means in the Bible
What was Israel supposed to remember during the Feast of Tabernacles, and why does the feast appear again when Jesus offers living water and…
Christophanies in the Old Testament: Was Jesus There?
Did Jesus ever appear in the Old Testament before He was born in Bethlehem? The eternal Son already existed, so I want to know…
Being Taken or Translated in the Bible: What It Means
Does the Bible ever describe something like teleportation? A few passages may sound that way at first, but Enoch, Elijah, Ezekiel, Philip, Paul, and…
Proverbs 27:19 Explained: What Your Heart Reveals
Proverbs 27:19 compares the heart to a face reflected in water, and that picture makes me pause. How can the hidden heart reveal the…
The Feast of Unleavened Bread: What It Means for Christians
Why did God tell Israel to remove leaven and eat unleavened bread for seven days? The feast began with a real night of deliverance,…
Is Jesus God? The Biblical Case for His Deity
People can speak respectfully about Jesus and still miss who He is, so I think we need to let Scripture speak more clearly than…
The Great White Throne Judgment: What Revelation 20 Means
What happens at the Great White Throne, and who will stand there? Revelation 20 describes a final judgment that is both sobering and exact.…