Key teachings, parables, and stories from the Bible that provide moral lessons and insights. Focuses on the narrative and instructional content of the Bible, and the historical and cultural backdrop.
The creation story tells us that we are made in God’s image (Genesis 1:26-27). While sin has corrupted us, affecting how closely we follow after that image, the basic design remains intact. This isn’t so much talking about our physical form looking like His, as God doesn’t have a body; but rather, talks about our … Read more
Roughly 3,500 years ago, Moses received the tablets of the Law from God Himself. That wasn’t the beginning of religion, merely the beginning of the Jewish religion. The Egyptians, as well as many other people groups, had established religions long before that. Mostly, those were pagan religions, steeped in idolatry. Just what is paganism? Paganism … Read more
Many people, whether they are active Christians or not, turn to God to meet the various needs in their lives. One such need is for healing. There are countless people who would never pray to God for anything, until the doctor gives them a prognosis that they have an incurable disease. That can turn anyone … Read more
The Bible starts out in the Old Testament with an account of God’s creation of the world. As part of that creation work, we see Him creating Adam and Eve, the first human couple. Some have tried to say that these were merely symbolic “people” as evolution slowly ground its way towards what we know … Read more
It has been said that the Bible has answers to everything. It has also been said that the Bible can be used to prove any point of view. But the truth is that neither of these statements are correct. While the Bible does have answers to many, even most, of life’s questions; there are some … Read more
The study of angels is a legitimate are of theological study. At the same time, it can easily slide over into a cult religion or even idolatry, when we seek to please angels in order to gain access to their power. Mankind has always sought to know and receive benefit from those who are more … Read more
Mankind has always struggled with the big questions: Why am I here? What or who controls the rain and the sun? Where will I go after death? Anthropology and Philosophy point to religion as mankind’s invention, seeking answers to those questions. Ancient religions fit that description, being almost all paganistic, worshiping nature through deifying natural … Read more
One of the Biblical principles that people in the modernized Western world have trouble dealing with is that of the spirit realm. We readily accept the fictional idea of other dimensions or universes, even that spirit beings can exist; but when it comes to the real world we live in, they fall somewhere between a … Read more
Baptism is something that all Christian denominations declare to be a necessary sacrament. Everyone from the Catholics, through the Baptists to the Charismatics agree on baptism in water. But that’s about as far as the agreement goes. There are those who say that without baptism, one can’t go to heaven and there are others who … Read more
There are many names given to God in the Bible; those which are commonly known, such as Jehovah Jirah (God my Provider) and El Shaddai (Lord God Almighty) as well as others which may easily be skipped over, without us realizing they are names. But those names are important, as all names in the Bible … Read more