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By DAVE MILLER, Ph.D. [Editor’s Note: This article is excerpted from AP’s book Baptism & the Greek Made Simple.] Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, and having a High Priest […]

My family recently moved out of California, and one of the primary reasons for doing so related to the desire to get our children out of a state that Kari and I didn’t believe offered them a bright future. There is no perfect state in our country, we know that, but we did what we […]

By: DAVE MILLER, Ph.D. In Matthew (26:26-27) and Mark’s (14:22-23) record of the institution of the Lord’s Supper, Jesus blessed the bread first and then the cup. However, Luke seems to give the opposite order with the cup mentioned first (22:17-19). Is this difference a discrepancy in which the inspired writers contradict each other? It […]

By Eric Lyons, M.Min. Three times in the book of Acts, Luke the physician recorded non-Christians asking what they needed to do to be saved, and three times a different answer was given. The heathen jailor from Philippi asked Paul and Silas, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?,” and was told: “Believe on […]

By: WAYNE JACKSON, MA Q.How does one respond to the charge that the New Testament endorses superstition by its occasional references to demon possession? A.Demon possession was a real, historical phenomenon of the first century. Spirit entities, known as demons [the KJV “devils” is an incorrect translation], did inhabit and afflict human bodies during that […]

by ERIC LYONS, M.Min. According to skeptics, the writers of Kings and Chronicles were contradictory in their recording of where King Josiah died. Popular skeptic Steve Wells lists 2 Kings 23:29-30 and 2 Chronicles 35:23-24 as #253 in his list of “contradictions” in the Bible,1 while the website 1001biblecontradictions.com cataloged these verses as “contradiction” #250.2 […]

by Eric Lyons, M.Min. In his debate with Michael Horner on “Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead?” atheist Dan Barker asked: Who were the women who came to the tomb? Matthew said it was Mary Magdalen and the other Mary. Mark said it was Mary Magdalen, Mary the mother of James, and Salome. Luke […]

by Eric Lyons, M.Min. The question frequently is asked by those who are contemplating becoming a child of God, “How much do I have to know in order to become a Christian?” Some feel like they have to know virtually every detail in the Bible before submitting to the Savior to get rid of sin […]

Dear Friends and Family, “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf; be reconciled to God”  2Cor.5:20 A recent sermon I heard had us thinking about the thought, “you may be the only Christian that many will ever see”. As I think about this […]

By: Eric Lyons, M.Min. Numerous passages of Scripture clearly teach that God is omniscient. The Bible declares that God “knows the secrets of the heart” (Psalm 44:21), that His eyes “are in every place” (Proverbs 15:3), and that “His understanding is infinite” (147:5). Of Jehovah, the psalmist also wrote: O Lord, You have searched me […]