Father and Son

Image by Jeff Jacobs from Pixabay Are Matthew 11:27, 24:36, Mark 13:32, Luke 10:22, Acts 1:4-6 contradictions about the Father and Son? There are two different issues this question raises about the Father and Jesus. I will address them one by one. First, let’s deal with Matthew 11:27 and Luke…

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Epistles

Image by Isaín Calderón from Pixabay What are the major and minor books of Epistle in the Bible? I’m not sure if you are referring to the prophetic books in the Old Testament or the epistles in the New Testament. Major and minor usually refer to the prophetic books. There…

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Unconvinced

Image by Tumisu from Pixabay Who are "they" that will not be convinced if someone should rise from the dead in Luke 16:30-31? This is one of the most interesting parables Jesus taught, only found here in Luke. It’s about the time in the afterlife when a poor man named…

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Kingdom of God

Image by Michael Kleinsasser from Pixabay What is meant by “the kingdom of heaven is within us”? Are there any Bible scriptures that speak about the Kingdom of Heaven being within us? This phrase, “the kingdom of heaven is within us” is found nowhere in Scripture. However, there are a…

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Meaning of Revelation

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay What does the Book of Revelation tell us? John’s Revelation is of Jesus Christ. It is set in the end times, the apocalypse in which the world has turned against God and worships the dragon, the beast, and its false prophet. In these unsteady…

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Four Views of Revelation

Image by Hebi B. from Pixabay What are the four main views of the Book of Revelation? The four different ways a person can understand the book of Revelation are the Historicist, Preterist, Futurist, and Spiritualist/Idealist interpretations. I will give a quick summary of each. Historicist – popular with the…

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Biblical Wisdom

Image by waldryano from Pixabay What does the Bible say wisdom is based on? Wisdom is based on God himself. God is the one with ultimate wisdom. From the foundation of the world God had the wisdom to create out of nothing everything we know and see. Jesus himself is…

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Biblical Knowledge

Image by Lubos Houska from Pixabay What does the Bible say knowledge is based on? Proverbs 1:7 tells us that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. So knowledge is based on the fear of the Lord. The fear of the Lord is to revere and be…

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Enough Evil in the Day

Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay What is meant by "Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof"? The reference for this phrase comes from Jesus’ teaching about anxiety and is the conclusion verse (Matthew 6:34). He has just finished teaching about not being anxious because God will provide for all…

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