Some of the best advice I’ve been given is that the Bible is its best commentary. When I received one of my first Bibles after my baptism, I put this advice in the front cover. Another way this idea is… Read More »Let the Easy Texts Interpret the Hard Texts?
Carl said, “Hey I don’t think you should judge me. You know Jesus said, ‘Judge not that ye be not judged.’” Jasmine replied, “Well, Jesus also told us to ‘judge righteous judgment.’” If you’re like me, then you have probably… Read More »Judge Righteous Judgment?
Last night I was having a discussion with some friends about different stories in the Bible like Job and Jonah. During the conversation, we dove into the question of whether or not the characters in these stories literally experienced the… Read More »Is the Bible “Literally” true?
…and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. John 8:32 There are probably hundreds of articles and sermons which start off with something like, “Pilate asked that age old question, ‘What is truth?’” Then, some… Read More »Questioning… What is truth? [pt. 4]
In part 3 of our series on Questioning the Questions, we now come to the question of instrumental music. In the brand of Churches of Christ from which I come, acapella music is not just preferred, it is required. If… Read More »Questioning… Instruments in Worship [pt. 3]
In part 2 of our series “Questioning the Questions,” we will look at the question “What is the name of the church?” In each of these articles, I will answer the question the way I typically would due to my… Read More »Questioning… The Name of the Church [pt. 2]
You were trained how to read the Bible whether you know it or not. The approach you take, your interpretations, and even the questions you ask come from your environment. In Literature class, you were told to ask certain questions… Read More »Questioning the Questions [pt. 1]
In this study of the coming of the Lord, we will specifically be looking at passages that mention the future coming of Jesus in some way. In this particular post, we will be looking at these sayings in Matthew’s account… Read More »The Coming of the Lord – Matthew
Well, it’s been awhile since I’ve written on eschatology (the study of the end times), but thanks to a friend, I’ve got the bug to write about it, so I figured I would do an article once a week on… Read More »The Coming of the Lord – My Approach
“What does the Bible do?” may seem like a strange question. Perhaps, the following questions make more sense to you: What does the Bible say? What does the Bible mean? What does the Bible authorize? What distinguishes our question from… Read More »What Does the Bible Do?