Book of Romans

Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay What is the main theme of the book of Romans? As Paul traveled toward the city of Rome to present his case to Caesar, he wrote the book of Romans. He didn’t know any of the churches in Rome personally, but he would be staying…

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Jews and Greeks

Image by truthseeker08 from Pixabay Who was Paul talking to when he said, “Neither Jew or Greek”? Was it Israelites following after Greek gods or other nations? This quote comes from Galatians 3:28. The book of Galatians was written to the region of Galatia. All of the churches in that…

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God’s Omnipresence

Image by composita from Pixabay What are some scriptures that support God being present everywhere? God is present throughout his entire creation. Because he is Spirit () he can be anywhere all the time. At the beginning of creation, all three members of the Trinity took part in creating the…

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Stephen

Image by Karen Arnold from Pixabay As righteous as Stephen was before he was stoned, why didn’t he write any of the books of the Bible? All of the books of the New Testament were written by either apostles, those who had first-hand eyewitness account from an apostle who influenced…

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Beasts of Revelation

Image by Michael Siebert from Pixabay What is the difference between the beast of the sea in Revelation 13:1 and the second beast of the earth in Revelation 13:11? These two beasts are the agents of the Dragon, or Satan. They both serve him but in slightly different ways. The…

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Matthew 24-25

Image by Quinton Delmar from Pixabay Why is Matthew 24 so important in the Bible? Matthew 24 is the first half of Jesus’ instructions in telling us what will happen in the last days and end times. I separate the last days from the end times. The last days began…

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Guardian

Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay What does “guardian/tutor” mean in Galatians 3:24? The guardian was much like what we would think of as a nanny today. Before the son of the house was old enough to receive the inheritance, the guardian kept it safe for him. This required the guardian…

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Red Sea Vs. Reed Sea

Image by WorldEnglish from Pixabay What’s the difference between the Red Sea and the Reed Sea? I’ve heard theories that the Israelites walked through the Reed Sea instead of the Red Sea. Depending on what route the Israelites took, they ran into the Red Sea or the Reed Sea (Sea…

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Pastoring

Image by Alex S. from Pixabay How has being a pastor changed you? I have had the privilege of pastoring for over 10 years now. I think my favorite part of it is that I feel accountable to God’s people and to his Church. I want to do everything I…

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Apostles and Scripture

Image by Erich Steinwendner from Pixabay Is it true that some of the apostles of Christ never wrote any books of the Bible but just helped with spreading the gospel? Yes, this is true. While it was part of the abilities of a first century apostle to write Scripture because…

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