March 25, 2022 Four Biblical Ways a Christian Wife Can Cope with a Cheating Husband The world and sadly many churches today tell women to leave their cheating husbands. But is this what the Bible… Read More March 18, 2022 The Bible Never Calls Women “Daughters of the King” This “daug...
Biblical scholarship is a discipline of the Humanities, where we must (proudly) acknowledge that we deal with likelihoods rather than scientific proofs. Like many academic fields, we collect evidence, debate what is evidence, debate how evidence should be interpreted, and consider how different piec...
who led a rebellion against him (2 Samuel 15-18). We discussed in previous blog posts how David’s son Absalom was a narcissist raised up by GOD as discipline to David for his adultery with Bathsheba and the killing of her husband
False teachers promise peace when God says there will be judgment—and teachers who suggest otherwise are wolves in sheep’s clothing. False teachers tell you that you can live in sin and that God will not discipline you. These are all false teachings. Get in your Bible, Christian! Know th...
(the first book of the Bible), chapter three, verses fifteen through eighteen. With so many different translations and editions, identification by page number is simply not feasible. This refinement, however, was not found in the original manuscripts. It is the result of an editorial decision ...
In the 8th century the monastic discipline was extremely relaxed, and all efforts to restore it were ineffectual. Nevertheless, this kind of institution was in the highest esteem; and nothing could equal, the veneration that was paid about the close of the 9th century to such as devoted ...
Why Do Translators Change My Favorite Verses? (Psalm 1:1) Monday, September 2, 2024 I was reflecting on the NIV translation of Psalm 1:1, which reads: “Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take (ἐν ὁδῷ ἁμα...
Studying the Bible for oneself is an essential discipline for every Christian. It allows us to deepen our understanding and relationship with God, grow in our faith, and apply the teachings of scripture to our daily lives. Many people rely on pastors and other... ...
This charge is founded on such passages as 1Co 7:9: "It is better to marry than to burn;" and on those verses in the same chapter where there appears to be a certain preference in the apostle's mind of the single to the married life (ver. 33, 38, etc.). It must be confessed...
As you read your way through the verses, you don’t stop to look up words. Instead, you experience an uninterrupted and rich interaction with the untranslated word of God. This experience helps you grow in understanding of the original text without having to depend on the translation work ...