How Were People Saved in the Old Testament?
When Adam and Eve first sinned, God promised that one of Eve’s…
When Adam and Eve first sinned, God promised that one of Eve’s…
The writers of Scripture often used the word walk to describe the Christian’s conduct or manner of life. The apostle Paul instructed Christians to…
Many Christians are not certain they will enjoy eternal life when they die. Some doubt because they have neglected to…
Jewish people around the world are still traumatized by Hamas’s horrific, unprovoked surprise massacre…
The ancient historian Josephus identified Magog as the area inhabited by the Scythian tribes, a nomadic people in the mountainous region north of the Black and Caspian Seas…
The threat to Israel’s survival has existed for millennia. Jewish people often stand before their history in sober silence, so stunned by the unmitigated brutality…
Ezekiel said, “So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day forward” (39:22). Israel will…
Professional athletes devote their lives to the pursuit of a prize. They focus all their efforts on reaching their goals, putting aside all distractions…
In Revelation 3:5, the apostle John wrote, “He who overcomes shall be…
Contending for the faith is not easy. It’s an unpopular, perilous, thankless job. It is more pleasant to be an appeaser than an opposer…
Theologians hold two positions on the nature of Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness (Mt. 4:1–11). One position teaches…
Life is full of warnings. The Internet, TV, and billboards bombard us regularly with warnings, telling us what to think, believe, and do…
The “key of the house of David” or “key of David” is mentioned only twice in the Bible (Isa. 22:22; Rev. 3:7). Possessing the key…
The apostle Paul personally discipled several committed men who partnered with him in spreading the gospel. Most of them came to salvation in Christ during…
God’s revelation concerning the Israelites’ Tabernacle covers 50 chapters in the Old Testament, while His revelation about the creation of the world…
Christ commended the Ephesian church for its zeal and service to God. He recognized the believers’ devotion in…
Many godly men and women in the Bible serve as examples for us of how to live for Christ. They trusted God’s…
Originally, humanity was created perfect by God. People possessed a perfect…
In Philippians 2:3–4, Paul admonished Christians to live in spiritual unity with one another. Nothing was to be done within the church through selfish ambition…
A mystery is something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain. It has a secret quality whose meaning is…
The 6th-century BC Greek storyteller Aesop, whose oral tales compose the famous Aesop’s Fables, has been credited with the origin of the…
The answer to the title’s question is an unequivocal yes! God is omniscient and knows everything about your life…
An old martyr once told his executioners, “You take a life from me that I cannot keep and bestow a life upon me that I cannot lose…”
Reading the book of Esther is like reading a novel filled with suspense. Chock-full of intrigue, heroism, pathos, and deception, it holds your attention from beginning to end…
King Solomon wrote, “The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, like the rivers of water; He [God] turns it wherever He wishes” (Prov. 21:1)…
Providence is God’s active care, control, and governance over everything in His created universe by His…
If anyone had a reason to ask, “Why me?” it was the apostle Paul. No one who followed Christ suffered more for the gospel than he did…
Omniscience means having complete and unlimited knowledge and understanding of all things. No one fits this description but God…
Several years ago, we received a Thanksgiving Day card titled “Blessed and Grateful.” The sender wrote, “We hope your celebration of God’s blessings is…
In biblical times, a judgment seat (called the bema) was a raised platform erected at…
Christian leaders often create ministry strategies, only to discover God’s will is different…
When people think of King Solomon, they usually recall his great wisdom and the magnificent Jewish Temple he built…
God is not to be trifled with. He warned Israel’s kings not to worship other gods, and He meant it. Because He knows the end…
Every human being will receive a resurrected body prepared for eternity…
Place yourself in the apostle Paul’s sandals: You are in a dungeon awaiting execution, knowing your fellow workers face great persecution from Roman officials…
It has been said the key to all Messianic prophecy hangs at the Bible’s front door and was given by God to that “old serpent, the Devil…”
Satan’s goal is to rule the world instead of God and have all humanity worship him (Isa. 14:12–14). Consequently, he has tried…
People in sports know the name Nike. It’s a popular brand of footwear and gear identified by its logo: the swoosh…
If we had written the apostle Paul’s last words, we might have chosen to conclude his final epistle with a testimony to his victorious, faithful ministry…
The phrase intermediate state refers to the condition of people between death and the resurrection of their bodies…
Are you prepared to die? The last words a person utters or writes when death is imminent are usually of great importance…
People often ask, “Will there ever be peace on Earth?” Yes, there will be when Jesus the Messiah returns…
A. It is made with the Jewish people (Jer. 31:31). B. It is different from the Mosaic Covenant…
The prophet Isaiah provided a wonderful glimpse of the future…
God made eight binding covenants that are recorded in the Bible…
Knowing his life would soon end, the apostle Paul fixed his attention on completing his letter to young Timothy, his protégé and son in the faith…
Voltaire, the famous French philosopher once called the “prince of infidels,” reportedly said in 1776 that within 100 years…
In explaining that we consider Scripture the ultimate authority for life, we often use the phrase verbal, plenary inspiration. The apostle Paul said…
The apostle Paul’s statement about Jesus in Philippians 2 has been misunderstood and misinterpreted over the centuries…
The apostle Paul was martyred during the rule of Roman Emperor Nero, an evil, diabolical man whose vicious cruelty…
One of the many Scriptures Sunday school teachers encourage their students to memorize is 2 Timothy 3:16. It is God’s guarantee to us that…
What joy was mine when I ministered in Israel for one month each year when I served as director of…
Many people say Jesus was a great teacher, even a prophet, but that He never claimed to be…
In many of his epistles, the apostle Paul warned churches that in the last days, charlatans will emerge teaching erroneous, deceptive doctrines that cause…
The recent growth in world travel and technology has been remarkable…
People who serve Satan may not realize what they are doing. But if they distort, oppose, twist, or deny the true gospel…
Self-love heads the list of sins because human nature is always selfish. All evil desires spring from this craving…
Americans entered 2020 with great hope. The stock market, employment, and prosperity were at all-time highs…
Satan is not mythological. He is a real being who truly exists in the world (Job 1:6) and whose name means “accuser” or “adversary.” He possesses the attributes of…
A quick overview of the book of Job…
What is the church? Many people think of it solely as a building—sometimes a great and majestic cathedral and sometimes an unadorned, small, simple structure…
Paul wrote, “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live…
Confronting false teaching is not easy, particularly for a young minister. But it is necessary, as the apostle Paul explained to his protégé Timothy…
People often ask how the phrase the last days should be interpreted and what events signal that we’re living in the last days…
Someone has aptly said, “Counting time is not nearly as important as making time count!” No one can stop the clock of history. It ticks with exactness through each…
What is the ultimate purpose for a Christian’s use of spiritual gifts? The apostle Peter stated it succinctly: “That in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ…
The Christian life is not a sprint to the finish line. It’s a marathon. It requires faithful endurance from beginning to end; and to live it, we must draw on…
Horrible things happen in life, and some people blame God. God said through the prophet Isaiah, “I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil…
A peculiar industry has been growing in America. It generates $2 billion in revenue a year and employs roughly 85,000 people who are primarily mediums, astrologers, palm readers, and fortune-tellers…
Bible scholar Harold Willmington once wrote, “Bible prophecy is simply history written in advance!” In the case of Cyrus, king of ancient Medo-Persia, God wrote the…
A concert violinist once was asked, “How did you become such a skilled violinist?” The musician replied, “By planned neglect. I planned to neglect everything that was…”
More than any other time of year, Christmas is when people talk about Jesus’ birth. You would think that after 2,000 years, Jesus’ miraculous conception would be…
Isaiah 7:14 is not the only Hebrew Scripture that ascribes deity to Israel’s Messiah. Isaiah 9:6–7 is another well-known prophecy…
In the final week of Jesus’ earthly ministry, a scribe (lawyer) asked Him a question: “Teacher, which is the great commandment…
Eighty percent of the people around the world today being persecuted for their faith are Christians. Many live under the constant threat of violence…
How do we find meaning in life? That is a question people around the world ask themselves. Even Israel’s King Solomon, the wisest, richest man who ever lived, asked it…
The apostle Peter faced corrupt, willfully ignorant teachers who argued that since the world’s creation, God had never intervened…
Timothy was a young leader in the Ephesian church when the apostle Paul wrote the epistle of 2 Timothy to encourage his “son” in the faith…
The phrase times of the Gentiles is unique to the Gospel of Luke. Jesus said, “And they [the Jewish people] will fall by the…
Memory is a wonderful gift from God. Some people say the human mind can store as many as 600 memories a second…
Jewish people have faced annihilation ever since Moses led them out of slavery in Egypt more than 3,400 years ago…
One of the most asked questions concerns the status of the 10 northern tribes of Israel. These tribes of the…
The final words of someone facing death usually hold great significance…
Elijah and Elisha were among Israel’s most important prophets. Some people confuse them, but they were extremely different men…
God performed 28 miracles through Elisha that affected people, prophecy, and politics and are recorded in the book of 2 Kings…
After performing a miracle in Jericho, the prophet Elisha went to Bethel…
A church is like a family. All members need love, and sometimes someone needs discipline. This fact was especially…
Many Christians are confused about the apostle Paul’s statement, “And we know that all things work together for good…
Charles Haddon Spurgeon, often called the prince of preachers, had much to say about his prayer life…
The apostle John wrote, “Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him…
Few subjects pique our interest more than the afterlife. What happens to us when we die? Many people speculate they’ll have a more fulfilling existence beyond…
False teaching had shaken the Thessalonians’ faith. It had persuaded them they were living in the Day of the Lord…
People often use the phrase the apple of my eye to express how precious a loved one is in their sight…
It’s encouraging to know that before the Antichrist even appears on the world scene, his ultimate demise and destiny in the Lake of Fire are certain. When Christ returns to Earth, He will destroy this man of sin…
Without any announcement, the prophet Elijah appeared in Israel and boldly confronted his generation with a strong warning from God…
God instituted civil government in the Noahic Covenant after the universal flood (Gen. 9:6, 8–17) to protect human life and…
The northern kingdom was plagued with evil kings, beginning with Jeroboam (931–910 BC), who intentionally caused Israel to sin by erecting golden calves…
While establishing the church in Thessalonica, the apostle Paul personally instructed believers concerning future prophecy…
The apostle John told Christians, “If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, and He will give him…