1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, discovered in this matter? 2 If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about— but not before God. 3 What does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."...
Don’t you know what Scripture says in the passage about Elijah—how he appealed to God against Israel:New Living TranslationNo, God has not rejected his own people, whom he chose from the very beginning. Do you realize what the Scriptures say about this? Elijah the prophet complained to ...
Can we really know what the Bible does and does not say about the end times? Let's take a look at some different viewpoints of the End Times and what it all really means. First, let's take a closer look at eschatology, the study of the end times, and try to break down each theo...
In Isaiah 40:1-11 we read how the Lord God of Israel wants to deliver His people. The Lord does not give up on us because of repeated sinning, but is always calling us back to His holy and righteous ways, to repentance, and to faith and faithfulness. This gives us continued h...
How do we know we are saved? What does the Bible say one does to be saved? This article will attempt to answer these crucial questions. "Perhaps no place in scripture can answer these questions quite like Acts 2:38. Acts 2 is an ideal place to study salvation for several reasons. ...
What Does the Bible Say about Virtue? Scripture makes it clear that virtue is something to be sought after and prized. God Himself is by nature completely good, and sets the example for us. “This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there ...
Joshua M. McNallIn church history, Christians built upon Scripture to conceive of different “models” of atonement. Like a model of a toy airplane or a fire engine, these interpretations of the atonement are imperfect pointers to a reality that is much larger than the “thing” ...
Are you, at conversion, an inheritor, an heir to inherit, or what — and just what does one inherit? Suppose you were asked what connection there is between salvation and that whole third of the Bible devoted to prophecy. Could you explain it? Another third or more of the Bible is ta...
Mary does not say much in Scripture. There is a lot of her life that remains unknown. However, there are nods to Mary from the very beginning of the Bible all the way to the end. Michael Gormley and Dave VanVickle share and explain some of the typology of Mary that can be found thr...
Did God create disorder and chaos? What does it actually mean to be evil? And how do you tell your kids that in the Bible dragons are actually the “bad guys”? In this episode, Tim and Jon respond to your questions from the first half of the Chaos Drago