Did the Apostle Peter boast too much before his denial of Christ? This is an interesting question to consider. I don’t know if I would call Peter’s responses to Jesus boasting. I think he thought he could handle whatever was in front of him. But on the night when Jesus…
Can I translate Koine Greek into modern Greek into English? I suppose you could translate from one language to another language to English. But why would you want to do the extra work? Aside from that you may run into issues as you translate. For instance, even though it’s the…
What is the heavenly language and the unknown language in 1 Corinthians 13:1? This is a great question that can only partially be answered until we get to heaven. Here is a short piece of that passage for our review to answer this question as best we are able now.…
In Genesis 1:1, why does “it was good” keep getting repeated? The word “good” appears seven times throughout the creation narrative in Genesis 1. There is great significance as to why the word appears so much. When there is repetition in the Bible it usually has a great purpose. When…
If according to Genesis 1 God created the world in 6 days and for God a thousand years is like a day (Psalms 90:4), then did God create the world in 6000 years according to the Bible? There are many arguments for the age of creation. Some scholars have suggested…
Were Greek writers responsible for the original New Testament gospels? The four writers of the Greek New Testament are Matthew, John Mark, Luke, and John. Of these four, only one was a Gentile. Matthew, also known as Levi (Matthew 9:9; Mark 2:24) was a Jewish tax collector that Jesus called…
What is the New Testament referring to, when it tells us about the "paths of life" in Acts 2:28? Peter quotes this small passage from Psalm 16:8-11. Peter was declaring the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. He then connected this passage in David’s Psalm prophesying about the resurrection of…
Two of the most commonly repeated numbers in the Bible are 7 and 40. Besides it rained 40 days and 40 nights, what are other examples of the number 40? Some of the examples of the number 40 being used in the Bible may signify that it is a number…
What is the message of Luke 17:21? “Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of…
What does 2 Corinthians 6:9-10 mean? “through honor and dishonor, through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making…