Image by Ichigo121212 from Pixabay What’s the meaning of 2 Corinthians 10:5? In this first section of 2 Corinthians 10, Paul is defending his ministry as an apostle of Christ. But he takes a moment to talk about the spiritual battle of fighting false doctrine in the church. Paul was…
Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay What is the real reason why the wall of Jericho fell? The account of the walls of Jericho falling down can be found in Joshua 6:1-27. The Israelites faced a daunting challenge in taking Jericho. It was a fortified city, like most in Canaan. And…
Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay How could Jesus have given the disciples power and authority when he is yet to be exalted? Actually, Jesus gave the disciples power and authority toward the beginning of his ministry, rather than at the end after he ascended to heaven. In Luke 9:1-6, Jesus…
What's the main idea behind the "sermon of the mount"? This is quite a question to ask, for the Sermon on the Mount encompasses the whole of Christian and Kingdom character that Jesus is working in all of those who follow him. It shows the character that the Holy Spirit…
Image by Viraj Tamakuwala from Pixabay What is Paul's message in 2 Thessalonians 2:1-10? In 1 Thessalonians, Paul took great pains to describe the second coming of Jesus and the rapture of the church (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). Now he returns to the subject at the end of 2 Thessalonians 1,…
Image by Welcome to all and thank you for your visit ! ツ from Pixabay Why did Jesus get baptized? You can find the baptism of Jesus in Matthew 3:13-17, Mark 1:9-11, Luke 3:21-22, and John 1:29-34. Jesus comes to John the Baptist, one of his relatives, and asks to…
Image by Frank Winkler from Pixabay Which “rock” was the church founded upon? In Matthew 15:18, Jesus tells Peter after his confession of faith in Jesus as the Son of the living God that he will build his church on this rock. Throughout centuries of church history, scholars and theologians…
Image by ElisaRiva from Pixabay What does it mean to renew your mind in Romans 12:2? Paul opens Romans 12 by talking about some of the action steps we take as Christians to become more like Jesus (Romans 8:29-30). To conform to his image is to not conform to this…
Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay Where in the Holy Bible does it say the husband is the spiritual leader in the family? To my knowledge, there is no verse that says this in black and white. Most scholars infer this idea from certain texts. For instance, Adam is the one…
Image by Walter Bichler from Pixabay Why did Daniel choose not to eat the king's food? When Daniel and his three friends first arrive in Babylon in captivity during the exile, the king wants to see the very best of Israel. So he has these young men and he wants…