Imprecatory Psalms

Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay What type of psalm is an imprecatory psalm? Imprecatory Psalms may be one of the toughest things we as Christians read in the Psalms. Used often by King David, these are curses against his enemies. They can be seen in the larger picture of his…

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Rapture or Resurrection

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Is 1 Corinthians 15 the Rapture, the Resurrection, or Both? First Corinthians 15 is mainly concerned with speaking about resurrection. Throughout the book of 1 Corinthians, Paul is responding to questions the Corinthians have sent him in a previous letter we do not have…

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Perspective

Image by PIRO4D from Pixabay We react to many of our situations based on our perspective. Our mind, emotions, and everything in between has a large part to play in how we perceive our surroundings. Even our own senses can fool us. I am legally blind, and many times it’s…

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Last Supper Meal

Image by Gerald Friedrich from Pixabay What food was served at the Last Supper? Jesus celebrated the Passover with his disciples as his last meal (Luke 22:15). This makes it easy for us to know exactly what they ate on that night. Some scholars don’t believe it was the Passover…

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God Causing Illnesses

Image by truthseeker08 from Pixabay Does Exodus 4:11 mean that God is responsible in every case for such defects as deafness and blindness? “But Moses said to the Lord, “Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I…

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Wretched Man

Image by Alfonso Cerezo from Pixabay Why does the apostle Paul describe himself as wretched? In most of Romans 7, Paul presents the person who tries to follow the law but fails every time. This person ends up doing what they don’t want to do, instead of what they know…

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Lust

Image by S. Hermann & F. Richter from Pixabay What exactly is lust? How does looking at someone become lustful? Lust might be one of the subtlest of sins. Sometimes it’s hard to define the line between looking at a person because he or she is beautiful and looking at…

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Benefits of Scripture

Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay In 2 Timothy 3:16, what is the meaning of the phrase “for correction”? Second Timothy 3:16-17 is a beautiful piece of Scripture that tells us all of the benefits not just of Paul’s writings, but of all of the Scriptures, Old and New Testaments. We…

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