Whenever I read the following verse, I see the fair and just workings of God. That is the conclusion about God’s actions that the saints can expect when the books in heaven are opened to them, and God Himself will … Continue reading
Category Archives: Bible Clarifications
Some have been confused by 1 Corinthians 7: 14. It says the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. To those confused, the thinking is that the … Continue reading
At first glance, a lot of the Mosaic Laws seem to not make sense. That’s the case for the one written in Deuteronomy 22: 22-29. On the surface, it’s not only shocking; it comes across even as barbaric. It says, … Continue reading
For victory in battle, Jephthah vowed to the lord that he would offer as a burnt offering, the first thing that met him upon his homecoming. Lo and behold, his daughter was the first to meet him. Instantly, he was … Continue reading
The caller wanted to know why most Christians keep the 1st day of the week as the Sabbath rather than the 7th day, as called for in the Ten Commandment Law. One of the TV panelists, a pastor, responded that … Continue reading
Research shows that there isn’t a contradiction in the following two accounts depicting Saul of Tarsus’ encounter with Jesus’ voice on Damascus Rd: Acts 9: 7 says that those accompanying Saul heard the voice that spoke to him. Acts 22: … Continue reading
Give strong drink to him who is perishing, and wine to him whose life is bitter. Let him drink and forget his poverty and remember his trouble no more. Proverbs 31: 6, 7. It’s best that a Christian not indulge … Continue reading
If someone cites Romans 10: 4 and tells you that it means the Law ended with Jesus, it’s probably because that person isn’t familiar with the meaning of the Greek word from which the word ”end” is translated. Here’s the … Continue reading
1Timothy 2: 15—Women will be saved through childbearing if they continue in faith and love and sanctity with self-restraint. The Apostle Paul couldn’t have been using the word “saved” in the sense of eternal destiny. That’s because all other scripture … Continue reading
There’s a puzzling verse in 1 Samuel 16: 14. It says that the spirit of the Lord left King Saul “and an evil spirit from the Lord terrorized him.” Did the Lord assign that mission to the spirit and then … Continue reading
Ingrained in popular Christianity is the thought that Israel will rebuild its temple that was destroyed in 70 A.D. This will come to pass, it’s said, in order to fulfill the following scripture. II Thess. 2: 3, 4—“Let no man … Continue reading
In the second Commandment, it is said, “For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing loving … Continue reading
“Has it not been written in your Law, ‘I said you are gods?’” John 10: 34. That is Jesus’ response to some Jews who took offense at His claim to be God. They considered that to be blasphemy and wanted … Continue reading
A thank you is given to Amazing Facts, a Christian ministry, for listing the following. Many of the numbers in the Bible have deeper prophetic or spiritual significance. Both in the Old and New Testaments, numbers reveal hidden concepts and … Continue reading
A thank you is given to Amazing Facts, a Christian ministry, for listing the following. Why cloak Bible prophecies in Symbols? Luke 8: 10. And He said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom … Continue reading
Is baptism merely symbolic and nothing else? I wondered quite a while about this because of verses like “John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;” and “Repent, and let every … Continue reading
I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying “Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, he who … Continue reading
Improper form. An example that quickly comes to mind is the practice of “sprinkling” babies. This isn’t a true baptism for several reasons: (a) the baby isn’t repenting nor consenting because (b) the baby hasn’t any awareness of sin. It … Continue reading
If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained. John 20: 23 During Jesus’ time on earth, the Jews wanted to stone Him because He … Continue reading
No longer will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not live out his days. For the youth will die at the age of one hundred, and the one … Continue reading
Many years ago before I became a believer – back in the eighty’s – I used to listen to the car radio after midnight on my way to work. A particular show I listened to was called Coast to Coast … Continue reading