What is the most complex structure in the universe? I’ll give you a hint: it weighs only a few pounds, and you own one.
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19
Dec
2025
19
Dec
2025
1 Cor 15:33 – By quoting a pagan poet as part of Scripture, doesn’t Paul thereby pronounce this pagan writing a part of Scripture?
Problem: Paul quoted a Cretan who said that “Cretans are always liars” (1:12). But if this was said by a Cretan and Cretans always lie, then he too was lying. But if this Cretan was lying when he said Cretans always lie, then Cretans do not always lie and there is a lie in the Scripture. If, on the other hand, this Cretan was telling the truth about Cretans, then Cretans do not always lie, at least not the one who said this. In either event, by incorporating this statement in Scripture, the apostle seems to have included a falsehood.
18
Dec
2025
Calling Yourself a Christian
Having found Jesus is a beautiful thing.Your life seems to have meaning. You’ve seem to have found something that brings you great joy and happiness. Your loneliness and emptiness have disappeared. Praise the Lord.
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18
Dec
2025
1 Cor 15:31 – Do Believers Need to Die Daily?
Problem: Paul’s personal statement, “I die daily” (1 Cor. 15:31) is somewhat enigmatic. Christians, perhaps with this verse in mind, might say, “I need to die to self and die to sin daily.” The context of Paul’s statement, both in the verse that precedes and in the verse that follows, speaks of Paul being persecuted for the cause of Christ. He was constantly exposed to danger (1 Cor. 15:30) and he was under vicious attacks for the sake of the gospel (1 Cor. 15:32). So his expression, “I die daily” probably meant that he was exposed to death every day.
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16
Dec
2025
Divorce – How to rebuild your life – the church
Divorce – How to rebuild your life – the church
Divorce is sometimes looked down upon for many religions. There are plenty of people that think you are a bad person because you are not getting a long with your spouse and you may be considering divorce. For these people, they may find it hard to make the decision to get divorced and stay in a relationship that is not healthy for them. This is something that many people may want to seriously think about before they decide to go on through life not being happy.
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16
Dec
2025
1 Cor 15:29 – Baptized for the Dead
Else what shall they do which are baptized for [on behalf of, in place of, instead of] the dead [plural, “dead ones”], if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
It’s important to understand what this verse does not teach. Water baptism does not save anybody
15
Dec
2025
American Churches – Inspiring or Entertaining
I almost stopped first at a larger church only a block from away from the little church I visited. The large brick church had a parking lot fairly full of cars and several people were going in as I drove by. I can?t say what made me keep driving but only a block away was a little white church with two people sitting on the front steps. As I slowed down to look at the church the two people waved to me and smiled. They beckoned for me to come in. I did.
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15
Dec
2025
1 Cor 15:28 – A Sound Explanation of a Difficult Verse
1 Cor. 15:28—“But when all things shall have been subjected to him, then also the Son himself
will be subjected to him that subjected all things to him, that God may be all in all.”
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14
Dec
2025
Giving Jesus the First Place in your Life
Giving Jesus the first place in your life.
Matthew 6:33 (King James Version)
33.But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
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14
Dec
2025
1 Cor 15:20-23 – Christ the Firstfruits
Problem: In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul wrote at length concerning the resurrection of the dead, because some of the Christians in Corinth taught “that there is no resurrection of the dead” (vs. 12). As one of his proofs for the Christian’s eventual resurrection, Paul pointed to the fact of the resurrection of Christ, and showed that the two stand or fall together, saying, “if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins” (vss. 16-17)! After hypothetically arguing from the absurd in an attempt to get the Corinthian Christians to see that their stance on the final resurrection completely undermined Christianity, Paul proceeded to demonstrate that Christ had risen, and thus made the resurrection of the dead inevitable. It is in this section of scripture that some find a difficulty. Beginning with verse 20, Paul wrote:
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13
Dec
2025
Who Wrote the Bible?
The Bible is the most investigated document in all of history—for good reason! It claims to be God’s Word and to tell us how we can be reconciled to him through the sacrificial death of Jesus, God in the flesh.
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13
Dec
2025
1 Cor 15:20 – Was Jesus the first one ever to be resurrected from the dead?
Problem: The Bible seems to claim here that Christ was the first one ever to rise from the dead, calling Him “the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.” However, there are many other resurrections recorded in the Bible before Jesus’ resurrection, both in the OT (cf. 1 Kings 17:22; 2 Kings 13:21) and in the NT (cf. John 11:43–44; Acts 20:9). How then could Jesus’ resurrection be the first one.
12
Dec
2025
Jesus: King of Kings
With Christmas just around the corner our thoughts turn naturally to the birth of Jesus. Most people think of Jesus as a teacher and a healer, and of course they would be right. The Bible also tells us that God promised King David a son who would reign over Israel for ever. That son was Jesus Christ.
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12
Dec
2025
1 Cor 15:5 – The “Twelve”?
Problem: Numerous alleged Bible discrepancies arise because skeptics frequently interpret figurative language in a literal fashion. They treat God’s Word as if it were a dissertation on the Pythagorean theorem rather than a book written using ordinary language. They fail to recognize the inspired writers’ use of sarcasm, hyperbole, prolepsis, irony, etc. Such is the case in their interpretation of 1 Corinthians 15:5. Since Paul stated that “the twelve” (apostles) saw Jesus after His resurrection, these critics claim that Paul clearly erred, because there were not “twelve” apostles after Jesus’ resurrection and before His ascension. There actually were only eleven apostles during that time. [Judas already had committed suicide (Matthew 27:5), and Matthias was not chosen as an apostle until after Jesus’ ascension into heaven (Acts 1:15-26).] Skeptics claim Paul’s use of the term “twelve” when speaking about “eleven” clearly shows that the Bible was not given “by inspiration of God.”
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11
Dec
2025
Is God just an evolutionary necessity?
“The God-idea met human needs, not vice versa.”
Have you ever come across an argument denying the existence of God that you’ve never heard before? First Peter 3:15 tells us to always be ready to give an answer, but new attacks against God’s Word bombard us all the time! How do we respond to arguments that seem brand-new?
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