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What Are the Most Important Mountains in the Bible?

Hope Bolinger

There are several mountains mentioned in the Bible, but what are the most important mountains in the Bible. And what happened at each location?...

What Exactly Is Intercessory Prayer?

Heather Adams

Intercessory prayer, sometimes called "standing in the gap," is essentially lifting up the needs and concerns of others to God. And it is an expression of agape, or selfless, love....

What Does the End of the World Mean?

Clarence L. Haynes Jr.

When the Bible talks about the end of the world, I think it's important to define what that statement really means. A better way to think about the end of the world is to think about the end of the wo...

What is the Significance of Names in the Bible? Top People Names and Their Meaning

Lori Stanley Roeleveld

God’s Word makes much of peoples' names, so it can be beneficial to consider some of the top biblical names in the Bible....

6 Lessons from What the New Testament Tells Us about Damaris

Britt Mooney

While Damaris may seem like a random name at the end of a New Testament story, how she gets highlighted in the story of Paul’s evangelism in Athens tells us something key about God, women, and ministr...

The Hopeful Truth of the Verse "For Everything There Is a Season"

Pamela Palmer

Just as there are seasons that pass in nature, there are also seasons in our own lives. We experience seasons of joy and sadness, victory and defeat. When Scripture declares that for everything there ...

Why Do We "Have Not Because We Ask Not"?

Blair Parke

If you have spent any amount of time in your life praying, you likely know that not all prayers get instantly, or ever, fulfilled. But in Scripture, James tells us that we have not because we ask not....

Is It Actually Possible to Refrain from Anger?

Emma Danzey

Parents opt to leave home. Governments withhold help to their citizens. Co-workers lie to you. Is it actually possible to refrain from anger and turn from wrath?...

Trusting an Unchanging God, Part 2

God never changes. That's as comforting as it is sobering. Are there ways you've been turning to the wrong sources for answers and success instead of turning to God? I want to assure you that God will...

Did Christ Actually Empty Himself Via Kenosis (Self-Emptying)?

Lisa Loraine Baker

The kenosis theory states Christ gave up some of His divine attributes—such as omniscience, omnipresence, and omnipotence—during His incarnation as a man. ...

Why Does the Bible Say a Husband or Wife's Body Is Not Their Own?

Bethany Verrett

This verse does not require spouses to meet a quota in their relationship, but it does encourage them to be giving to one another to avoid sin. Intimacy between a man and a woman is a gift from the Lo...

Do Believers Have Guardian Angels?

Bethany Verrett

Whether you believe in guardian angels or not, it is important to remember the message of the angel to the Apostle John. Angels are servants of the one who truly deserves worship and praise, and who u...

7 Things We Can Do Today to Support Persecuted Believers

Bethany Verrett

Sometimes we can feel hopeless, like there is nothing to be done to support brothers and sisters who are suffering. God assures His people that He loves them and sees them, but He also encourages Chri...

How Can We Model the Love of Christ through Being Considerate?

Sheila Alewine

The Bible does give us a pattern for how we can consider the circumstances of the people around us and respond, both in Jesus’ life and words, and the teachings of the apostles. The most inconsiderate...

20 Scriptural Ways to Cultivate a “Good and Noble” Heart That Will Bear Fruit

Sheila Alewine

We are responsible to cultivate and keep a “noble and good heart” so that the Word of God continues to bear fruit pleasing to God. Here are twenty ways that Scripture addresses our heart and shows us ...

Why Should We Know God as "Jehovah Rapha"?

Frank Santora

This Hebrew word, Rapha, is used sixty times in the Old Testament, and it means to “restore, to heal, to cure and to repair.” For example, in 1 Kings 18:30 says Elijah, “repaired (raphe) the altar of ...

Powerful Scripture Truths about Forgiveness and Why We Must Forgive

Sheila Alewine

The concept of debt forgiveness is essential to understanding God’s view of forgiveness. We can only practice forgiveness to the degree that we are aware of our own need for it, and this begins with o...

What Is the Sin of Fornication?

Rick Kirby

There are some issues that the Bible is a bit quiet on, while there are other topics that God speaks to directly, leaving no room for interpretation or debate. The sin of fornication, or sexual immora...

What Are the Synoptic Gospels and Are They Contradictory?

Madison Hetzler

Matthew, Mark, and Luke, or the Synoptic Gospels, differ from John in that they closely mirror one another in their accounts. In these three gospels, we find similar wording, chronology, and Old Tes...

What Is Adultery and What Are Some Sneaky Signs We're Ignoring?

Emma Danzey

Adultery is a serious sin and whether within the heart or by actions, it is important to identify it and repent....