Is Genesis Trustworthy?Of all the documents in the Bible, should we hold Genesis as the most suspect? After all, depending on when Genesis 1 occurred, even by conservative estimates, this would mean that Moses wrote down the events thousands of years after they occurred. Surely translation errors must have seeped in. And if they did not, that would

What Does "Fullness of Time" Actually Mean? Was there a set, planned time for Jesus' arrival?To understand the fullness of time in relation to the birth of Jesus we need to go back to the prophecies surrounding his future arrival. If you go all the way back to Genesis, you will see that God made a pronouncement that there would be a coming “son” th

3. God’s Spirit Provides the Power to Sustain Us Through Our TroublesWhile we can’t physically run into God’s presence, God has provided a way that He is physically with us, through the indwelling Spirit of God, who comes to live in every true Christ-follower at the moment of salvation. As we learn to confide in the Father and commit to obey the Wo

What Is Isaiah About? The message of the book becomes clear as you read through its pages. Isaiah speaks a series of prophecies, calling out the sins of God’s people who were steeped in rebellion. From its opening verses Isaiah begins crying out to Judah:“Woe to the sinful nation, a people whose guilt is great, a brood of evildoers, children given

The Psalms and ProverbsProverbs 17:3 – “The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord tests the hearts.”Psalms 66:10-12 – “For you, God, have tested us; you refined us like silver.” The New Testament1 Peter 1:7 - These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even th

Accountability: What Is It? In order to examine accountability and its necessity in our lives, we need to look at the different definitions of the word from faith-based and non-faith-based perspectives. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary online, accountability is “the quality or state of being accountable; an obligation or willingness to accep

Lucifer Became Satan the Accuser, Who Tempts Humanity to SinSatan has been using his wisdom and lies to rob humanity of eternal salvation since his own fall from grace. In fact, Satan ushered in humanity’s first sin by tempting Adam and Eve with much the same desire that caused his own fall—the sinful desire to be like God (Isaiah 14:13-14; Genesis

Identification of Rahab is challenging. Some understand Rahab to be a poetic name for Egypt. Others see it as synonymous with Leviathan. In Jewish folklore, Rahab was a mythical sea-monster, representing the chaos of the sea.The Mythological ViewpointSo, were Behemoth and Leviathan real creatures of Job’s day? Or were they mythological creatures un

What Is a Generational Curse? To begin with I want to redefine the term because what people often describe as generational curses are really generational consequences. What I mean is that what is passed down is not a “curse” in the sense that God is cursing the family line. What is passed down is the consequence of sinful actions and behavior. Thus

But there’s more. Luke 3:1 locates the preaching of John the Baptist “in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius” which we know from history would be A.D. 29 (although there is some flexibility there, too, because Roman historians usually—but probably not always—dated the emperor’s accession to absolute power as of the first January 1 after he

What Is a False Prophet? Let’s start by answering this question, what is a false prophet?A prophet in the Bible was one who would proclaim the word of the Lord. They would speak on the Lord’s behalf into a situation. Sometimes they would speak about a future event and other times they would speak about a current matter. By definition then, a false

Do We Know What the Forbidden Fruit Was? While we don’t know what that fruit was, somehow in many pictures and imageries an apple gets portrayed as that fruit. To clear up any confusion, here is what Genesis actually says about the fruit.“When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for

“See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?”There is a part of God’s character that requires him to judge sin. He is a just judge, but he is the judge nonetheless. Though judgment is not God’s first

Why Is God Called the Lion and the Lamb? The Lion of the Tribe of Judah and the Lamb are two distinct names for God that are used in Scripture that describe elements of Christ’s nature. “But one of the elders said to me, ‘Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven

In Scripture, similar to the term, heavenly host, which is used to describe angels, is the phrase, Lord of hosts, which refers to God. In 1 Samuel 1:11, Hannah prayed to God, calling him, “Lord of hosts.” Elsewhere, in Malachi 3:17, God is referred to again as Lord of hosts. In Hebrew, Lord of hosts means Lord of armies. In Revelation 12:7-9, it is

1st Counterfeit Truth of Progressive Christianity: You Are Perfect Just as You Are In progressive Christianity, the doctrine of original sin is abandoned and replaced with “original blessing” or “original goodness.” In their comprehensive survey of progressive Christianity, progressive authors David Felten and Jeff Procter-Murphy write, “Far from b

1. "We Gather Together" by AnonymousThis hymn, originally sung as a Dutch patriotic song in celebration of Netherland’s freedom from Spanish rule, has been cherished for centuries. It’s a powerful reminder of God’s promise of total liberation that comes through His Son.As the lyrics proclaim, we trust God to make His will known, to defend the oppre

1. Psalm 29:10-11“The Lᴏʀᴅ sits enthroned over the engulfing waters,the Lᴏʀᴅ sits enthroned as the eternal king. The Lᴏʀᴅ gives his people strength;the Lᴏʀᴅ grants his people security." (NET)They say when you come to a roadway that has flooded, you shouldn’t try to navigate it or drive through it. Instead, you should turn around and go down another

Who Wrote Philemon? The Apostle Paul wrote the book of Philemon, which we learn from the very first verse of the letter because it asserts Pauline authorship. Timothy is also named, which indicates that he was likely a co-sender of the letter, or perhaps even a co-author.This letter was addressed to Philemon, who was a fellow Christian and probably

1. Embrace a New Way to Live At the start of Ephesians 4, Paul reminds us of the unity we have in Christ.: “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were ca