The Kings of Israel: What Their Reigns Teach Us
Keeping Israel's kings straight can be difficult. Names repeat, the nation divides, and some rulers begin better than they end. As I work through…
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Grief and Faith: What the Bible Says About Mourning
Grief can leave a Christian wondering whether honest sorrow means weak faith. I do not believe Scripture asks us to hide the pain or…
Abraham’s Life: Faith, Failure, and God’s Promise
Abraham’s story begins with a call to leave everything familiar for a land God had not yet shown him. As I follow him from…
War and Fighting: A Biblical Examination
How should a Christian think about war without making violence either unthinkable or easy? Scripture commands enemy love and personal peace, yet it also…
What Is Legalism? A Biblical Guide for Christians
What exactly makes a rule legalistic? The answer cannot be simply that the rule is strict, because Jesus really does command His people to…
What Does the Bible Say About Men’s and Women’s Hair?
Hair may seem like a small subject until we come to 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 and see how seriously Paul treats it. What is he…
Original Sin: What Does the Bible Teach?
What do we mean when we say that people are born with “original sin”? Scripture clearly teaches that Adam's fall changed the human condition,…
Righteous Anger: What Does the Bible Teach?
Is anger always sinful, or can it sometimes be a faithful response to evil? Scripture tells us to be angry without sinning, yet it…
The Blood of Christ: Why It Is Essential for Salvation
Why does Scripture speak so often about the blood of Jesus instead of simply saying that He loved us or died for us? The…
The Heavenly Jerusalem: God’s Home With His People
What exactly is the Heavenly Jerusalem, and when does it become the home of God’s people? Revelation gives us a real city that comes…
Apostasy in the Bible: Can a Christian Fall Away?
Apostasy is one of those Bible words that can frighten us before we understand what Scripture means by it. Is every season of doubt…
The Post-Tribulation Rapture: A Biblical Examination
Does the Bible place the gathering of the Church after the Tribulation, or before that seven-year hour of judgment begins? Christians who hold either…