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Two Parts of the Gospel You Need to Know

Denise Larson Cooper

What is the Gospel? Simply put, the law reminds us that we cannot be good enough for God, but the gospel gives us hope in the Savior....

How Long Is a Generation in the Bible?

Lisa Loraine Baker

How many years is a generation in the Bible? The answer helps us to understand not just how the Bible emphasizes the importance of family, but also why it's important to pass lessons on....

How Can We Extend Grace This Christmas?

Ruth Clemence

Grace is described as a gift which justifies us before God through the redemption that is in Jesus (Romans 3:24). However, like any gift we may open this holiday season, will we receive it with joy an...

What Does the Bible Say about the Soul?

Lisa Loraine Baker

As human beings created in the image of God, our souls were given by God when He breathed life into the first man — Adam. No breath of God, no life....

How Can We All Use Our Creative Talents to Glorify God?

Ruth Clemence

When we look at the intricacy of a snowflake, the symmetry of a butterfly, or the perfect location of the earth’s position in the rest of the solar system, we see the handiwork of our Creator God. He ...

What Is the Doxology and Why Do We Sing It?

Jessica Brodie

In essence, a doxology is a praise song, usually a very specific one that is meant to express full, unadulterated, complete, and perfect worship and adoration for the Lord God Almighty....

5 Things that Changed When Jesus Was Pierced for Our Transgressions

Meghan Trapp

What did the prophet Isaiah mean when he said that the future Messiah would be pierced through for our transgressions and crushed for our iniquities?...

Was Jonah Really Swallowed by a Fish?

Bethany Verrett

When analyzing a story with about something as difficult to believe as Jonah being swallowed by a whale, it is important to remember that, while the Bible does have parables and metaphors in it, it is...

Why Did John the Baptist Say 'He Must Become Greater' about Jesus?

Lori Stanley Roeleveld

“He must become greater; I must become less” is a powerful and compelling declaration made by John the Baptist, quoted in John 3:30 NIV...

How Do We Know that God Is Good All the Time?

Heather Riggleman

Sometimes life is just so hard. It’s in these times we must hold fast to this simple truth: God is good all the time....

What Does It Looks Like to Be an Ambassador for Christ?

Lisa Loraine Baker

As Christians—first and foremost in relation to what the world sees—we are to be ambassadors for Christ. We are people called by God to represent Him to a lost and dying (secular) world, and as w...

What Is Shalom's Meaning in the Bible?

Britt Mooney

Peace is a running theme throughout the whole of scripture, usually using the Hebrew word shalom. Scripture, however, doesn’t throw the word around as a nice gesture. It has a deep meaning which could...

Is a Believer's Baptism Biblical?

Stephen Baker

The practice of credobaptism finds its roots in the very beginning of the Church Age in the first century. The second chapter of Acts records the baptism of about 3000 people after they heard Peter pr...

Is There a Mother God?

Dr. Michael A. Milton

To be clear, the Bible never says that the Lord God is Mother God. The Bible declares that the Lord is like the universally admired maternal instincts. The Lord uses similitudes to help us unders...

10 Verses from James to Deepen Your Faith

Micah Maddox

Things like death, or circumstances that bring grief in strong waves, or pain that feels unbearable, causes us to either lean into faith or push away from it. The book of James in the New Testament gi...

Who Is Malachi the Prophet, the Last Writer of the Old Testament?

Britt Mooney

The book of Malachi is the end of the Old Testament. But God makes it clear that it is not the end of the Story He is telling. The best is yet to come....

All Things Subject to the Risen Christ

Marvel at the power of the risen Jesus today to subject all things to himself. Marvel that one day, at his coming, he will use this power to transform your body into a body like his. Marvel that today...

Who Are the Sons of Jacob and Why Is it Important That There Are 12 of Them?

Lisa Loraine Baker

The lessons are numerous. A thorough study of the sons of Jacob reveals life lessons for all who take heed....

30 Day Thanksgiving Bible Study (Explore Gratitude from Genesis to Revelation)

Lisa Loraine Baker

This Bible study is structured to have 30 days of Scripture study so that you can end around the Thanksgiving holiday if you choose....

A Biblical Guide for Praying over Your Marriage

Liz Auld

This is why we must pray for our marriage through changing circumstances, our commitment is to love our spouse in good times and bad just as God loves us. We should pray for our marriage when things a...