InRomans 16:5 and 1 Corinthians 16:15, the first converts of a particular area were called “the firstfruits.” Some translations use the term “first converts,” but literally it is “firstfruits” (KJV), the same word used in 1 Corinthians 15:20. What does firstfruits in the Bible...
What does the Bible say about tattoos? The verse in the Bible that most Christians make reference to isLeviticus 19:28, which says,"You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the Lord." So, why is this verse in the Bible? What ...
WHERE IS GOD WHEN WE SUFFER?: What The Bible Says About Suffering.The article reviews the book "Where Is God When We Suffer? What the Bible Says About Suffering," by Lynn Gardner.doi:10.1097/01.CNJ.0000337023.77829.68Keller, Noelle C...
There is no doubt that society has changed since the Bible was written. Does that mean God’s Word should change? Or do the fundamental principles of marriage that God outlined in the Bible remain as relevant today as they were thousands of years ago? We delve into the scr...
During the season of Lent, I preached a four-part sermon series on the verse John 3:16, which culminated in this new interpretation of the most famous verse in the Bible: For God so loved the entirety of Creation that God revealed God’s own self in the gift of God’s only Child:...
Do you believe that God wants you to see Him? The Bible says He does. He reveals Himself to us. Psalm 98:2 says, The Lord has made known His salvation; His righteousness He has revealed in the sight of the nations. God reveals Himself to us through His creation (see Romans 1:20)...
But doesn’t the Bible say that “every day in the temple and from house to house they continued without letup teaching and declaring the good news about the Christ, Jesus”? (Acts 5:42) Yes, but the Greek words translated “from house to house” here are exactly the same words ...
What hedesires, that he does. 14For he will complete what heappoints for me, and many such things arein his mind. 15Therefore I am terrified at his presence; when I consider, I am in dread of him. 16God has made myheart faint; ...
Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” Translations from AramaicLamsa BibleThomas said to him, Our Lord, we do not know where you are going, and how can we know the way?Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishThoma said to him, “Our ...
What Does The Bible Say About The End Times?: A Catholic View [Paperback] Where did we come from? Where are we going? How will the world come to an end? Has God given us clues from which we can deduce an end-time scenario? Will believers be raptured, spared the tribulation of cata...