Was King Solomon a good king?
Although Solomon (unlike his father David) was never described as "a man after My [God's] own heart" (as God had referred to David), Solomon started his...
Although Solomon (unlike his father David) was never described as "a man after My [God's] own heart" (as God had referred to David), Solomon started his...
Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law? With 613 Laws of the Old Testament called the Mitzvot and 38 Commandments from the four Gospels or 1050...
Where did these Anakites come from?
Numbers 13:33
Is dowsing a form of divination? Is dowsing an acceptable occupation for a Christian?
Deuteronomy 18:10 - 12
To me, this phrase means, whatever the situation is, Love is a proper answer. If we are exercising Spiritual gifts, some my not respond to tongues, prophecy...
The Bible explicitly tells us "who to pray to, whom to address our requests to and whom will 'hear our prayers directed to Him and Him alone in Heaven'....
Ethan the Ezrahite is the songwriter-author of Psalm 89. The title of that psalm says it is "a maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite." In addition to Psalm 89, Ethan...
The idea of a soul link is a New Age belief that finds its roots in Hindu mysticism and Greek mythology. A soul link is often called a soul mate, soul twin,...
The phrase "the prayer of faith" comes from a passage in James 5, which says that "the prayer of faith [or "the prayer offered in faith," depending on the...
We live in a world full of lies, and deceit comes from many sources. There are lying spirits who lead astray (1 Timothy 4:1); there are "evildoers and...
Carbon dating, or radiocarbon dating, like any other laboratory testing technique, can be extremely reliable, so long as all of the variables involved are...
The concept of "holy war" is most commonly expressed as a war justified on the grounds of religious differences. As typically understood, this concept is...
Contrary to popular belief, David is not the only author of the Psalms. In fact, of the 150 Psalms, David is named as the author of only 75. David is...
Gomer in the Bible was the unfaithful wife of Hosea the prophet. The Lord used Hosea and Gomer's relationship as an object lesson to show how Judah had...
We can learn how to pray for unbelievers by modeling the prayers Jesus prayed. John 17 is Jesus' longest recorded prayer and shows us how He prayed. Verse 3...
Several musical terms are used in the titles or verse breaks of the Psalms. In most Bible translations, a footnote will state that the meaning of these...
Allah is an Arabic word that means "God" or, more accurately, "the God." In Western culture, it is commonly believed that the word Allah is used exclusively...
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Can a Christian be a nudist? What does the Bible say about nudity?
How GOD's Name became Yahweh, then Jehovah (the Existing One) & then LORD is difficult to explain, even more difficult to understand. Our brains work...
There is another way in which we separate ourselves from God. Pride and self-righteousness are in the heart of every man. These two can come from obeying...
Christian baptism, as Jesus Christ commanded his disciples in the Gospel of Matthew 28: 16-20, is the fulfillment of God's promises, prophesied by prophet...
Several places in Scripture command us to make a joyful noise unto the Lord (Psalm 66:1; 95:1-2; 100:1; 1 Chronicles 15:16). The verses that follow explain...
Zophar the Naamathite is first mentioned in Job 2:11 as one of three friends who arrive to comfort Job after they heard of the bad things that had happened...
Muhammad, or Mohammed, is the founder of Islam and is considered a prophet by Muslims and Baha'is. In fact, in order to convert to Islam, one only has to...
Usury is, by modern definition, the illegal practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest. Usury is usually carried out with the intention...
Despair is the complete loss of hope. Circumstances can press in around us to the extent that we cannot see a way out. When fear grips us, hopelessness is...
Job's three friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, have historically been known for offering lengthy speeches that resulted in their being condemned by God...
The synagogue of Satan is mentioned twice in Revelation, once in Jesus' letter to the first-century church in Smyrna and once to the church in Philadelphia....
The origin of the word proselyte is a Greek word meaning "stranger" or "newcomer." At first, a proselyte was simply a convert to Judaism, usually from Greek...
In a discourse about John the Baptist, Jesus honored the prophet with these words: "Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone...
A eulogy is a speech (or a piece of writing) that praises a person, event, or thing. Most often, we think of a eulogy as a speech at a funeral given to honor...
The Ethiopian eunuch mentioned in the Bible was a high court official of Candace, the queen of Ethiopia. He was in Israel to worship the Lord at the temple,...
King Uzziah in the Bible was one of the good kings of Judah. His father was King Amaziah, and his mother was a woman named Jecoliah, from Jerusalem. Uzziah...
Dorcas, or Tabitha, in the Bible lived in the town of Joppa, a city on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Dorcas was also called Tabitha-Dorcas is a Greek...
In Job 13:15, Job declares, "Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him." This faith-filled statement has challenged countless believers through the centuries...
The Gospels of Mark and Luke both relay an incident involving a widow's gift to God. She didn't give much-just two mites-or did she? The story is often...
There is every evidence from Scripture that, before He began His ministry, Jesus was employed as a carpenter. His earthly father, Joseph, was also a...
Job faced many forms of suffering. He lost his children and wealth in a single day. He was then struck with painful sores over his entire body. After this...
The word translated "doctrine" means "instruction, especially as it applies to lifestyle application." In other words, doctrine is teaching imparted by an...
There are two basic ways we sin: either by omission or commission. Sins of omission are those in which we knew we should have done something good, but...
Historically, baptism has been used as a rite of initiation, showing the inductee's entrance into a new belief or observance. Baptism in the church is also a...
Jesus used the phrase "watch and pray" on a couple of different occasions. Once was the night before the crucifixion. Jesus took Peter, James, and John with...
In Job 31:1, Job says that he had made a covenant with his eyes-a promise not to look at something: "I made a covenant with my eyes / not to look lustfully...
The Bible mentions fighting in several contexts, including the fighting of a soldier against an enemy army (Joshua 8:1-11; 1 Samuel 14:52; 17:19), the...
Many Christians wrestle with their decisions over accepting valid medical therapies, including the use of prescription drugs. The Bible does not give us much...
The saying "live by the sword, die by the sword" is an idiom that basically means "what goes around comes around." More to the point, "if you use violent,...
The Holy Days of Obligation are set times, according to the Roman Catholic Church, when the faithful are obliged to participate in the Mass. On the Holy Days...
To be sectarian is to possess a limited range of interest, purpose, or scope, or to be devoted to a particularly narrow tradition or belief system. The word...
Ephesians 5:18-19 says, "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns...
Luke 17:11-19 records an account of ten men who had infectious skin diseases, commonly translated as "leprosy." In the Israelite community, when a person...
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