What Is the Trinity? One God in Three Persons
At Jesus' baptism, the Son came up from the water, the Holy Spirit descended upon Him, and the Father spoke from heaven about His…
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The Hypostatic Union: How Jesus Is Fully God and Man
When Scripture describes Jesus sleeping in a boat and then commanding the storm to cease, it is speaking about the same Person. His weariness…
Why Israel’s Kings Had to Read God’s Word
God required Israel’s king to keep a personal copy of the Law and read it throughout his life. He would have officials to advise…
The Septuagint (LXX): What It Is and How Christians Should Use It
I would not call the Septuagint "the Bible of the apostles" without explaining what I meant by that description. The apostles' use of Greek…
Casting Out Demons: What Does the Bible Teach?
The Gospels describe Jesus freeing people who had suffered under real, hostile spirits. I believe those accounts. The same Scriptures distinguish demonic affliction from…
Noah’s Descendants: Masoretic Text vs. Septuagint Lifespans
When the Hebrew and Greek texts of Genesis give different ages, I first need to know what those figures measure. A difference may place…
The Book of Enoch: Should Christians Read It as Scripture?
Jude says Enoch prophesied, and wording close to that prophecy appears in the collection called 1 Enoch. Does quoting a true prophecy make the…
Being Taken or Translated in the Bible: What It Means
Does the Bible describe anything like teleportation? Philip's removal from the Ethiopian official and his appearance at Azotus may bring that word to mind,…
False Gospels: How to Recognize Them
A message can use Christian words while changing the gospel those words are supposed to convey. A teacher may speak warmly about Jesus, quote…
Why Are There Four Gospels? Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John describe the same Jesus, but they do not tell us everything in the same words or include every event…