Many believe the Genesis account of creation is an ancient myth, no better than tales originating in other cultures over the millennia.
Many believe the Genesis account of creation is an ancient myth, no better than tales originating in other cultures over the millennia.
When Jesus returns to earth as the promised Messiah and the Millennium begins the world will begin to be transformed into an Edenic paradise (compare Isaiah 51:3; Ezekiel 36:35)...
King Balak of the Moabites asked the pagan prophet, Balaam, to prevent the ancient Israelites from passing through Moabite territory.
There can be no set rule about the proper age for baptism. Experience shows a person must be of mature age...
Baptism by immersion symbolizes our death and burial, while rising out of the baptismal water symbolizes a resurrection to a new life in Christ (Romans 6:3-5).
The Bible does not specifically command a particular mode of burial for a Christian.
How can we determine which birds are clean – fit for human consumption – and those which are not (the unclean) and should not be eaten?
In the description of the Tabernacle or Sanctuary which God commanded Moses to build, we find glimpses of the very throne room of God in heaven.
Does the example of Elijah the prophet prove that the righteous go to heaven when they die?
Can we reconcile the existence of dinosaurs with the Bible and the creation week?
Paul shows that obedience and works have their place in the life of each Christian.
God nowhere in the Bible tells us to build our lives around moon phases and the signs of the zodiac as astrologers teach.
The Bible teaches that it’s the misuse of alcohol that is a sin (Romans 13:13; Galatians 5:21; 1 Peter 4:3).
Some have difficulty reconciling the creation record in Genesis chapter 1 with the ancient remains of huge dinosaurs.
God gives instructions about which days He wants us to observe and also tells us the specific day and month on which to keep them (see Leviticus 23).
When the expression “the cross” is used, it is used generally as a metaphor, like the gallows or the guillotine might be in later times. The cross stands as a symbol of what Jesus accomplished.
It is clear no drawing, image, or sculpture was ever made of Jesus that remains. All we have are conceptions that people came up with centuries later.
Jesus said the thief on the cross would be with Him in Paradise. What did He mean by this?
Is the seven-day weekly cycle with the Sabbath as the seventh day and invention of man or ordained by God?
Have you ever wondered whether dinosaurs were on board Noah’s ark? How can we reconcile such incredible creatures living side by side with other animals in the ark?
The Ark of the Covenant, the most sacred of Israelite relics, was lost at some point between the days of Solomon and Ezra. An ancient text, the Kebra Nagast, mentions the Ark of the Covenant in some detail.
Jesus said, "... When you see the 'abomination of desolation,' spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place ..., then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains" (Matthew 24:15-16). What was He talking about?
The indications in the Bible are that of all God’s physical creation, only human beings are made in God’s image (Genesis 1:26) and are destined to be resurrected in the kingdom of God.
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