Tongues of Fire at Pentecost: What Happened in Acts 2?
What were the tongues that looked like fire at Pentecost? Acts 2 describes something people could see, followed by languages people could understand. We…
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The New Covenant: Why God Promised Something New
Why did God promise a new covenant when the covenant at Sinai came from Him? The problem was never God's Law. Israel broke that…
End Times Timeline: What Does the Bible Say Happens Next?
End-times teaching can become tangled when we begin with a chart and then try to force every headline into it. I want to begin…
Carnal Christianity: What Does the Bible Mean?
What does Paul mean when he calls the Corinthians carnal? He is speaking to brethren and babes in Christ, yet he rebukes conduct that…
The Mark of Cain: What Was It and Why Did God Give It?
People have offered all kinds of ideas about the mark of Cain, but Genesis never tells us what it looked like. So what does…
God Will Not Forsake You: What the Promise Means
What does God mean when He promises not to leave or forsake His people? Suffering can make Him feel far away, and a peaceful…
Tetelestai: What Jesus Meant by ‘It Is Finished’
What did Jesus mean when He said, “It is finished”? John gives us one Greek word behind that English sentence, but I do not…
New Age Ideas in the Church: A Biblical Response
New Age ideas do not always come into a church with an obvious label. I have heard them show up in talk about energy…
Take Up Your Cross: What Jesus Means by Denying Yourself
What did Jesus mean when He told us to deny ourselves and take up the cross? I do not think He was calling us…
The Number 40 in the Bible: Does It Have a Meaning?
The number forty appears so often in Scripture that it is hard not to wonder whether God is drawing our attention to it. But…
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 Holy Spirit as Our Helper: What It Means
What does it mean to call the Holy Spirit our Helper? His help is personal and powerful, but it never competes with Jesus or…