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…
Image by Roger Casco Herrera from Pixabay Can we really trust biblical prophecies? “Biblical prophecies” can be taken two ways. First, if you refer to biblical prophecies as those prophecies found within the pages of the Bible, then yes, we can trust every biblical prophecy. If you refer to biblical…
Image by Mediamodifier from Pixabay In this season of voting and choosing candidates, I want to take a few posts to share some of my biblically political views on the world. You won’t find my personal views here. But you will find the perspective of a preacher and pastor when…
Image by Lubos Houska from Pixabay Aside from the Bible, what are some really good holy books to read? By holy books, I am not sure if you mean other sacred texts from other religions or if you mean books that enhance our understanding of the Bible and the Christian…
Image by loulou Nash from Pixabay What lessons have you learned from the life of Noah and his family? There are many lessons we can learn from Noah. I will list just a few that I have learned as I have studied his life. Noah was a man who lived…