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• Was Samuel Raised from the Dead to Speak to Saul?

    Samuel was the last of the judges and the first of the major prophets (1 Samuel 3:19-21). After Samuel died, ungodly King Saul was desperate for counsel and so went to a medium to get word from the dead prophet, which was a wicked act strictly forbidden by the LORD (Deuteronomy 18:10-13). The question […]

• What Scripture Passages Disprove CALVINISM?

  The Scriptures that disprove Calvinism are as follows: Genesis 1:1 – Revelation 22:21.   For respectful details, see David Servant’s excellent Calvinism’s Five Points Considered. Related Topics: Human Freewill and God’s Sovereignty Hermeneutics — Proper Bible Interpretation Berean Spirit — What is it? How Do You Cultivate It?

• What Are the “GREATER WORKS” Christ Said Believers Will Do?

  The Lord said “Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father” (John 14:12). What are these “greater works” that believers are supposed to be doing? Since one could hardly do […]

• Are Christians Commissioned to RAISE THE DEAD?

  Christ raised three people from the dead during his earthly ministry: The widow’s son at Nain (Luke 7:11-17) Jairus’ daughter (Matthew 9:18-26, Mark 5:21-43 & Luke 8:40-56) Lazarus (John 11:1-44) Because the Lord said “Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do […]

• Q&A on Solomon’s SONG OF SONGS

    This article mines the Song of Songs and related resources for insights by addressing myriad key questions concerning this unique book of the Bible. Whenever the answer is uncertain, the best possible ones are supplied. What is the Song of Songs? The Song of Songs is a poetic book of the Hebraic Scriptures — […]

• Does the Bible support Monogamy or Polygamy?

  While the LORD allowed Hebrew men to marry multiple wives for a couple reasons, polygamy is not God’s best for marriage, as clearly detailed in the beginning (Matthew 19:4-6). Polygamous marriages chronicled in Scripture suffered contention with the inevitable rivalry of the wives (e.g. 1 Samuel 1:1-8). Meanwhile Solomon’s myriad wives were his undoing (1 Kings […]

• What’s the Diff Between “Milk” and “Solid Food” (“Meat”)?

  Both the Old Testament and New Testament say that “Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Deuteronomy 8:3 & Matthew 4:4). This suggests that God’s word is spiritual food for people. The way you partake of this spiritual food is by exposing yourself to […]

• What Did Paul Mean by “According to the Scriptures”?

  Speaking of Christ’s death, burial and resurrection, Paul made this statement by the Holy Spirit: For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 What Scriptures was Paul referring […]

• What Are the Sources of TRUTH (Reality)?

  Christ said that “the truth will set you free” (John 8:31-32). The Greek word for ‘truth’ is alétheia (ah-LAY-thee-ah), which means “the way it really is,” aka reality. Since the devil is “the father of lies” and is temporarily the “god of this world” (John 8:44 & 2 Corinthians 4:4), it’s going to take truth […]

• Was There a “Talking Snake” in Genesis 3?

    Unbelievers, and especially militant atheists, are known to ask this question for the purpose of mocking the Bible’s depiction of events in the Garden of Eden just before the fall of humanity. The scenario takes place in Genesis 3, but the creature wasn’t a snake in the sense that we understand the reptile. It […]