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One tactic Satan uses to distort our view of God’s truth is introducing doubt in our minds. The serpent did not directly attack God’s word to Adam and Eve, since that would have been met with immediate defenses and distrust. Instead, he introduced...

The holy grail, a supposed “Christian” relic, has dotted the lines of medieval literature. This cup, or cauldron, or stone (depending on which version of the legend). Supposedly, the holy grail was a vessel of importance, used by Jesus or one of...

God hates sin. From pride to lying to murder, and other sinful acts and thoughts, evil is detestable to the Lord. Without Christ’s loving sacrifice no one could be pleasing to the Lord due to the evilness of the human heart.

The split happened as to whether the Holy Spirit proceeded from just the Father or both the Father and the Son. The controversy, between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Tradition, mostly took place with the addition of “and the...

Angels, spiritual beings, appear in the Bible more than 200 times. They have aided prophets, saints, and God’s people through the Old and New Testament and throughout the history of the church. They have been known to praise God (Luke 2:13-14),...

When trying to convert people from a pagan religion to Christianity, they noticed some pushback when it came to certain traditions and holidays, so they tried to compromise and give them the best of both worlds.

Although Jewish readers have the same books in their Bible as we do in our Old Testament, they have a different way of classifying the different sections. Although we divide ours into sections such as the law, historical books, wisdom literature,...

When examining multiple verses, the Bible teaches that Jesus died as a ransom for all people. He paid the price for the sins of mankind, but each person must place faith in Him to receive this gift of salvation.

What if God’s disposition was like that of Ahasuerus: rash, unpredictable, and merciless? Or even like the patient killer — gleefully cruel? God has certainly seemed cruel to many readers who don’t know the whole story.

The bottom line is that false prophets bring a message that is not from God. Their message contradicts what God instructs, often appealing to our earthly cravings or passions. And ultimately, they produce “bad fruit.”

Does the Bible ever excuse (or even encourage) leaving a church?

That faith also holds to the truthfulness and reliability of Scripture, because if God can do all the things that Scripture says he can, then he can certainly preserve the integrity of his Word in any language.

It should come as no surprise, then, that a peacemaker is someone who emulates Jesus — called the Prince of Peace — by working to reconcile people with God and with each other.

Peter meant well, but he had no idea what he was saying. As well-intentioned as he was, he was obstructing the will of God — the very mission of the Messiah — and so Jesus spoke this famous rebuke, “Get behind me, Satan!” (Matthew 16:23).

Transcendentalism is a philosophical and social movement that emphasizes the inherent goodness of all nature and humanity and the belief that people can find truth through their own intuition and imagination. People are at their best when they are...

The person you are helping desires your encouragement and help — not your judgment. Therefore, it is important to be accountable, practice accountability, and be a good accountability partner, but we should never be judgmental to others. 

Today, the tapestry of church music is more diverse than ever in history as worship leaders and pastors get to choose from a database at their fingertips of almost limitless songs that span thousands of years. So, no matter what, we may praise the...

For centuries, the Book of Revelation has enthralled both Christians and non-Christians with the allure of unlocking its apocalyptic mysteries. Sects and Doomsday cults use their own interpretation of this book to prey on and fulfill their own...

True serenity is found in nothing and no one besides Christ. Serenity means being calm, peaceful, and still, which can only come about by focusing on Christ. Focusing on the world or the desires of the flesh will not bring serenity into our bones.