Image by Hilary Clark from Pixabay What is the verbal plenary inspiration of the Bible? This is a fancy theological way of talking about how the Holy Spirit inspired the authors of the New Testament to write the books of the Bible we have today. Inspiration is the idea that…
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay I’ve been a Christian my whole life and asked God for the Holy Spirit multiple times. I have done everything the Bible says to do to receive. What do I do to receive the Holy Spirit? There are two answers to this question. First,…
Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay Does Luke 4:18 misquote Isaiah 61:1? Luke does not misquote Isaiah. When Jesus reads from the Isaiah scroll in the synagogue, we don’t know if he read from the Septuagint (Greek version of the Hebrew Masoretic text) or if he read from the Hebrew Masoretic…
Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay One of the most pervasive attackers in the church today is legalism. Many people don’t even realize that they are falling back into it from freedom in Christ. We’ve been so used to legalism in the past and it can be a comfort to us.…
Image by Mediamodifier from Pixabay What does "whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God," in 1 Corinthians 10:31 mean? “If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?” (1 Corinthians 10:30, ESV) Throughout 1 Corinthians 8-10, Paul discusses…
Image by TukTukDesign from Pixabay How did Paul prove his Roman citizenship? Paul had dual citizenship between being Jewish and a Roman citizen. Because he was born in a Roman province, in the city of Tarsus, he automatically had Roman citizenship. This is just like American citizenship if you are…
Image by Jills from Pixabay How can we pray if we can’t know God’s will or decree? We know a little bit about God’s will. We know that he waits for the last of the people to be saved to come into his kingdom before he returns (2 Peter 3:9).…
Image by Bessi from Pixabay What is the context of Hosea 1:9? “And the Lord said, “Call his name Not My People, for you are not my people, and I am not your God.”” (Hosea 1:9, ESV) Hosea’s book begins by laying out the background for his ministry. He takes…
Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay Adam and Eve are the parents of Abel and Cain. Who is Cain’s wife? In Genesis 4:17, after Cain is given a mark to protect him, the Bible simply says that he knew his wife and she bore Enoch. But some people understand the Bible…
Image by Savana Price from Pixabay What are the major differences between the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John’s portrayal of Jesus’ character in their respective books? Many people highlight the differences between the Gospels to claim that there are many contradictions in the Bible. Each of the Gospels…