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• What Is the PRAYER OF JABEZ?

  Let’s read the prayer of Jabez from the two most popular versions of the Bible: 9Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, c saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.” 10Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand […]

• Did Jesus Forgive His Murderers on the Cross?

  Christ didn’t forgive anyone when He was on the cross. Read the text: When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left. 34Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Luke 23:33-34 Yeshua […]

• How Does the Holy Spirit Convict People?

    Here’s what Christ said about the Holy Ghost convicting the lost: But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 When he comes, he will […]

• What Are “Positional Truths”?

  Many truths in the Bible are practical in nature. You hear or read what the Word of God says and you do it, like “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” (Ephesians 5:25). These are practical truths. Yet there are revelational and positional truths as well. […]

• Is the Use of ‘Man’ for Humanity Sexist?

  The term ‘man’ in the Bible refers to both male and female, unless the context tells otherwise, as observed here: Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all […]

• How Old Is the EARTH According to the Bible?

  The Bible does not say what the age of the Earth is and so people draw conclusions based on various data. It’s a non-essential issue and believers can hold to one position or another without it affecting their relationship with God or their Christian service. The more important an issue is, the more directly and […]

• Q&A on Sex, Romance and Marriage

  Is It Okay to Be Promiscuous? Over and over in the Bible’s Song of Songs, the Shulammite maiden advises “Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires” (2:7, 3:5 & 8:4). The Berean Study Bible phrases this as “Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.” In other words, don’t […]

• Q&A on SHEOL / HADES, the Intermediate State of the Unsaved

  What Does the Bible Teach About SHEOL / HADES? Sheol or Hades involves the intermediate state of unsaved souls between physical death and later resurrection when they’re judged (Revelation 20:11-15). It is “the world of the dead,” as scholar James Strong defined it, or “the assembly of the dead,” as Proverbs 21:16 describes it, or […]

• What Couldn’t Jesus Tell the Disciples Because They Couldn’t BEAR IT?

  The Lord made this interesting statement to His disciples: 12“I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will […]

• What Does It Mean That the “SEA” Gave Up the Dead?

  Let’s read the passage in question with focus on verse 13: 11Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were […]