Easter, as it's commonly called today, is not a biblical term. The King James Version mentions the word “Easter” once in Acts 12:4, but it is a mistranslation of the Greek word Pascha, which always refers to the Passover. The correct reading, found in...
Jonathan was the firstborn son of King Saul (1 Samuel 14:49), which made him the legal heir to the throne of Israel. In the world's eyes, Jonathan was destined for kingship. But Jonathan's account is not one of political ambition; it is one of self-denial, courage,...
Paul writes to Timothy, his spiritual son and a young overseer in Ephesus. In 1 Timothy 4:12, he exhorted Timothy, “Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers...”, meaning that though Timothy is young, he is still to lead with...
Let us begin with a critical fact: nowhere in Scripture is the physical act of masturbation specifically named or directly condemned. It is not found among the explicit sexual sins listed in the law, nor in the New Testament epistles. But that does not mean the...
To begin, the pastoral office is not simply a role—it is a divinely ordained position of spiritual authority within the body of Christ. The structure of leadership in the church is directly tied to the order of creation and God’s design for authority....
In Matthew 5–7 and Luke 6, we find Jesus teaching the crowds in what we call the Sermon on the Mount and the Sermon on the Plain. Though the locations differ, the core teachings are the same. These messages are about the Kingdom of God: how its citizens are...
There is a place in Scripture shrouded in darkness and dread: a place called the bottomless pit, or the abyss. When opened, it does not release gas or ash. It releases judgment. demons/">Demonic beings, restrained by God until their appointed hour, are loosed...
Education is not neutral. Every form of instruction is shaped by a worldview, either anchored in truth or drifting in deception. Christian parents today are waking up to a sobering reality: the modern public school system, far from being a place of moral...
Bathsheba is often remembered for scandal, but Scripture gives us a broader and richer portrait of her life. She was a daughter, a wife, a mother, and eventually the queen mother of Solomon. Her name appears in critical moments in the lineage of Christ, and though...
The greatest threat to the Church has never come from the outside. Persecution may bruise the body, but it does not corrupt the soul. Heresy, however, begins in the pews and often climbs into the pulpit. It masquerades in robes of light, speaks in tones of piety,...
