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poses some significant questions, including the question of what is salvation, the role that faith plays in salvation and how fait...

first published in 1934). Although there are some subtle differences in their theories, each of these scholars saw humans as bein...

the laws regarding the firstborn, substituting something for an animal or a person (New International Version, Exod. 113:13; 34:20...

This research paper begins by relating the topic of food production to Exodus 16 and 17, i.e., the narratives associated with the ...

Law of Christ. The Israelites believed that the Spirit of God lived in the Tabernacle, which is why it was guarded so carefully. I...

author explains, based on this belief, "slavery of Africans became religiously justifiable."iii Proslavery advocates based their c...

as his twelve disciples, and the authors of the books of the New Testament, as well as the vast majority of the earliest Christian...

only in extremes. Right versus left; rich versus poor; conservative versus liberal: all these factions are at each others throats ...

and people were referred to as sheep: "When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless,...

seeming "errors" in scriptural passages. The position of Charles A. Briggs on inerrancy Briggs maintained that neither the Scrip...

"Each individual book only becomes biblical in the light of the canon as a whole" (Pontifical Biblical Commission, 1994, Canonical...

way to be part of the community.3 Each person had a role - the host would extend a graceful welcome to the guest and the guest wou...

political leaders say they pray for wisdom but they do not seem to be making wise decisions and Solomon did. This is one reason w...

Reformers argued that Gods grace changes or transforms lives. Calvin consistently wrote and preached about the Holy spirit through...

mentioned again so we might assume that first man was not willing to follow without having a secure bed. In that case, a permanent...

can help. Anderson points out that secular counseling is not holistic in that it does not generally include the persons spiritual...

This research paper/essay offers an overview, summary and comparison of Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5, which both pertain to the Dec...

This essay pertains to aspects of E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O'Brien's text Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes. The n...

This essay reports different perspectives regarding the nature of the church. The major divisions are the nature of the church as ...

This essay discusses the differences between the bible translations of the first chapter of Revelations in three translations of ...

This essay discusses Wayne A. Grudem's views and interpretations of the Greek word "metochos," referring to the way in which it is...

This essay offers an overview of the issues associated with divorce and remarriage from the perspective of scripture and the Chris...

(Pitzele 24). This process can be encouraged by reading by Bible commentary or even by viewing how filmmakers have interpreted scr...

that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures" (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). In this letter, Paul...

born a Jew and lived under the Jewish law and system (Galatians 4:4). * Jesus life was characterized by service and humility (Phil...

be pardoned" (Luke 6:37). God is clearly telling us that it is in our own best interests to forgive others for whatever umbrage w...

angels lost their original holiness and became corrupt in nature and conduct.5 In 2 Peter 2:4, it tells of how some were cast into...

by a monarch entailed certain secular dangers, such as possibility that a king might become oppressive in his rule or lead the peo...

by humanity, without turning to any other body of factual information or knowledge. In other words, it is possible for people to c...

the creation of the universe. Genesis says that at first the earth was covered by water. Scientists claimed, even at that time, th...