Deep dives into theological questions, doctrines, interpretations, and scholarly analyses of biblical texts. This includes controversial issues, defense of faith-related topics, and apologetics.
Marriage, as the Bible defines it, is a spiritual joining together of one man and one woman in a life-long committed relationship. It is something created by God, for our benefit, and carries His blessing. Although the word “marriage” is not used there, we see the very first couple, Adam and Eve, joined together by … Read more
It’s not uncommon for people to think that God doesn’t hear their prayers. After all, there are now more than eight billion people occupying this planet of ours. We’re not all praying at the same time, but we’re all living; and God does much more than just listen to our prayers. He somehow keeps track … Read more
It is an article of faith amongst Christians that the Bible is the inspired Word of God, given through the Holy Spirit to somewhere between 35 and 40 separate authors, over a period of roughly 1,600 years, in two or three different languages, depending who you ask. It is not the work of a man … Read more
The term “prophetess” is one that is not commonly found in the Bible. But that doesn’t mean that it shouldn’t be or that there is something wrong with the idea of women in the ministry. God has called women to positions of ministry in the Bible. Therefore, we should not go against God in this. … Read more
One of the more baffling books in the Bible is the story of Job. Just about everyone knows the story; but that doesn’t mean we understand it. The idea that God would allow Job to suffer as He did, seems to go against the idea of a loving God who looks after us. Worse than … Read more
The world we live in is filled with evil. Satan has wasted no time, starting in the Garden of Eden, in teaching mankind the knowledge of evil and how to fill our lives with it. He started by ensuring that Adam and Eve would gain the knowledge of good and evil, then has majored in … Read more
Prayer, regardless of the form it takes, is probably one of the biggest signs of religious belief. People pray to their god, regardless of who he, she or it is, in order to seek favor, blessings, healing or any of a host of other things. Many ancient, pagan religions prayed to their gods for rain, … Read more
Believers the world over complain about being plagued by the existence of the devil. Whether or not they are is possibly open for debate; but as far as those believers are concerned, there’s no doubt that they are. They see bad things happen in their lives and assume that the devil is behind them; causing … Read more
Heaven is a fascinating place to those who believe; made even more fascinating by the fact that the Bible really doesn’t tell us a lot about it. There’s enough that we can be sure that it exists as God’s abode; but as for specific detail, there really isn’t much. We don’t find an explanation for … Read more
One of the better known statements of Jesus, was when He was asked which of the commandments was the greatest. This occurs in all three of the Synoptic Gospels; Matthew, Mark and Luke, with all three writers recording the same basic response, but Luke adds something interesting which is left out of the other accounts. … Read more