Biblical Studies / Books of the Bible

  • Qualities of Christ by

    The New Testament reveals to us that Jesus was more than a miracle-working Messiah from Bethlehem. In fact, He has qualities that precede His own birth. John the Baptist introduced Him to the world as the Lamb of God. Many …

  • The Roll Call of the Faithful by

    Abel brought acceptable offerings to God. Noah built an ark to save his family from the coming flood, and Abraham moved from his homeland looking for a city that has foundations, whose designer and builder was God. What caused them …

  • What Is Faith? by

    How do you know that Christianity is true? Scripture tells us that we live by faith and not by sight. The book of Hebrews tells us that faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things …

  • Run the Race with Endurance by

    The Christian life is one of endurance. Yet sometimes, many times in fact, our faith wanes and weakens. What shall we do in those times? Scripture tells us to look to the author and perfector of our faith, Jesus. But …

  • Can a Christian Lose His Salvation? by

    Many of us have had friends and family who said they were Christians fall away from the faith they once professed. Judging by our experience, it would be easy to conclude that they have lost their salvation. But we know …

  • Don’t Be a Spiritual Baby by

    Children often tease one another by calling each other babies. No child, or adult for that matter, wants to be labeled as a baby. As insulting as that may be to us, the author of Hebrews chose that very word …

  • Our Hearts Are Restless by

    During the hippy movement in the sixties, the word “peace” found its way into popular usage. This one-word benediction, often accompanied with its universal hand signal, circulates even to this day. But wishing peace upon someone doesn’t make it …

  • Saved From God’s Justice by

    If you are a Christian, then you have been saved by grace. You have been saved from the power of sin and a life of despair and vice. But quite often when people ponder their salvation they associate it with …

  • Who Was Melchizedek? by

    During the formation of the nation of Israel, God set the Levites apart to be the priests of Israel. The genealogy of Jesus gives no indication that He is from Levi, but the book of Hebrews tells us He is …

  • About the Book by

    The apostle Paul wrote more than half of the New Testament. Specifically, some say he only wrote thirteen of the twenty-seven books of New Testament, while others say fourteen. So which is it—thirteen or fourteen? The difference of opinion …

  • Our Great High Priest by

    Immediately after Jesus was baptized by John, He went into the desert for forty days being tempted by the devil. Why was this necessary? The Bible says He went to learn righteousness. Does that mean that Jesus didn’t know …

  • A Tale of Two Representatives by

    Who wants to be punished for what someone else did? We can agree that in at least some cases, it would be unjust for someone to be punished for something they didn’t do. But can that be applied to …

  • Introduction to Wisdom by

    When you think of philosophy, do you think of useless pursuits of abstract thoughts and meaningless questions that have no connection to real life?  Isn’t philosophy a worldly study rather than a Christian endeavor? Beginning this series on Wisdom …

  • No Partiality by

    The church is filled with all kinds of people with different ethnic, political, and economic backgrounds. With such a diversified demographic, and given the fact we are all sinners, there are bound to be certain relational issues that arise within …

  • The Rich and the Poor by

    It would be easy to blame the rich for all the problems of the poor. Sentiments like that gave great momentum to the spread of Marxism. But does the Bible give reason for that sentiment? In the book of James …