Joseph Smith and Mormonism: A Biblical Examination
Joseph Smith claimed to speak for God and to restore authority that the Christian church had lost. I cannot accept that claim on the…
Explore Extra Biblical Examinations
Choose a study below and keep following the subject through Scripture.
Read Study
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…
Codex Sinaiticus: What It Is and How to Evaluate It
An ancient manuscript deserves careful attention, but its age cannot settle every question about its text. Codex Sinaiticus preserves an exceptionally early New Testament…
The Dark Ages: What Happened to the Church and the Bible?
The phrase “Dark Ages” can settle our opinion of a thousand years before we have examined any of them. There was terrible corruption in…
Halloween and Christianity: What Does the Bible Say?
People can mean very different things when they talk about Halloween. One neighbor pictures children asking for candy; another thinks of graphic horror, witchcraft,…
The Nephilim: Who Were They in Genesis 6?
Genesis 6 describes the “sons of God” taking wives from the daughters of men and places the Nephilim in that same setting. I believe…
The Scofield Bible: Can You Trust Its Notes?
A Scofield Reference Bible places the biblical text and a particular interpretation of it on the same page. Before I answer whether that Bible…
The Fall of Jerusalem in AD 70: What Jesus Fulfilled
Jerusalem’s fall in AD 70 fulfilled Jesus’ warning that the temple would be destroyed. It did not fulfill His bodily return, the resurrection, or…
Easter: Should Christians Celebrate It?
The word Easter can start an argument among Christians very quickly. One family uses it for a day devoted to Christ's resurrection, another prefers…
Church Security: Is It Biblical?
I believe a church can prepare for danger without failing to trust God. The question is whether that preparation serves the people Christ has…
New Age Ideas in the Church: A Biblical Response
New Age ideas can enter a church through language that sounds reassuring: spiritual awakening, inner divinity, energy, or guidance from the universe. Before correcting…
Nimrod in the Bible: What We Know and What We Don’t
Genesis gives Nimrod a reputation for unusual strength, names the beginning of his kingdom, and connects him with Babel. It gives us much less…