Coming Untrue

In Genesis 3, when God cursed the ground on account of Adam, he assured Adam — and all those to be born of Adam — that under this new orde...

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“… so we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.” “… we will all stand before the judgment seat...

Another instalment in the re-presentation of our 2013-2014 series about studying the Bible using methods deduced from the Bible itself. Th...

This is the first instalment in the re-presentation of our series about studying the Bible using methods deduced from the Bible itself . ...

“What is the difference between an archangel and a cherub?” Whether we are talking about Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Protestant Christianit...

Studying the Bible is good for you. Forgive me for stating the obvious. The late Christopher Hitchens would probably have disagreed, fam...

One attitude that seems to characterize nations on the brink of being judged, conquered and dispersed in scripture is an all-but-universal...

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“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth  … God created man in his own image , in the image of God he created him; male a...

“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand , that we should walk in them.” Remem...

Professional magicians refer to the art of misdirection as “attention management”. I like that. The basic idea is to direct the eyes of on...

“What is a reprobate mind?” The phrase “reprobate mind” comes from the old English translation of Romans 1:28, where Paul declares that ...

The author, on one of his better days. I get tired. I’m a little tired right now, as a matter of fact. There are days and weeks when I...

The Israelite legal requirement for multiple witnesses to any criminal charge goes back to the Law of Moses and the book of Numbers, but ...

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“Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, ‘ I am the light of the world  … Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, for I kno...

The famous Phoenician seaport of Tyre has a long history intertwined with the history of Israel. When Canaan was first divided into tribal...

It is undoubtedly more blessed to give than to receive — I know, I didn’t exactly come to that conclusion on my own  — but I suspect it ma...

“Do Jews go to heaven?” Before we rush to give a pat answer to what seems an obvious question, we should stop to ask what the questioner...