While the Bible does not present its central teachings and themes in formats similar to modern Statements of Faith,...

“The Curse of Jeconiah,” pronounced by the prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 22:24-30), was a divine judgment against the last reigning kings of Judah for their persistent rebellion, injustice, and covenant unfa...

Every human organization has a culture. The expected behavior within that organization is determined by whatever values are enforced.

The Bible is replete with a literary device called a “chiasm.” Readers who do not recognize this device can be easily confused or make wrong interpretations.

Faith in Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah and Son of God is a fulfillment of Old Testament scriptures, not something fabricated or contradictory to Judaism. The gospel of Jesus is the completion ...

In short, God made humans to prove a point; namely that lesser beings ruling in harmony and service will create a vastly better world as compared to superior be...

Just as with most words, the full meaning of “save” depends on context. The Greek language operates similarly; the wo...

When the LORD prophetically declares or predicts future events using a past tense, He is emphasizing that what is to come is as certain as if it were alread...

Emotions are a gift from God, but can be a stumbling block if we do not steward them well. Emotions can enrich our life and help us appreciate its fullness.

When we hear the word “complaining,” we typically think of something negative: whining, bitterness, or negativity that brings others down.

Jesus was fully God and He was entirely human. The Bible is abundantly clear that Jesus Christ was a man as well as God.

Explore the prophetic role of John the Baptist.

The message of the Bible is clear and consistent: the Gift of Eternal Life is available to every person—freely, fully, and without limit. This promise is not restric...

The Branch prophecies, particularly Isaiah 11:1-10, appear to be the basis for the claim that Jesus fulfilled what was "spoken through the ...

To fear someone or something is to orient our behavior toward gaining or avoiding a consequence from that someone or something. For example, we fear policemen because they have the power and authori...

Paul’s presentation of the Gospel demonstrates how the t...

This is part one of a series that considers how the New Testament expresse...

This TBS article has three parts to it as it further explains what the Targums were, the concept of the Memra, and verse by verse co...

This article intends to answer the question of whether facts from science and reason support a belief that a super-intelligence (God) created the universe. The...

A Short History of Celebrating the Birth of Jesus

The festivals of Passover, Hanukkah, and Tabernacles each tell their own story of redemption, light, a...

This article attempts to list these appearances with their scripture references in chronological order.

A harmony of Biblical events after the day He rose until He ascended into heaven

This article is the first of two TBS articles that attempts to harmonize the Bible’s resurrection accounts. 

The Christian faith is squarely based on a historical event. This event is Jesus’s physical resurrection from the dead. If this event occurred, then the Bible’s claims are true.

At first glance, these words may seem like a cry of defeat in the face of cruel death, but upon further consideration we see that it is the opposite of being va...

The Greek term which John used to capture the meaning of Jesus’s expression was “tetelestai.” This expression was commonly used as a financial term in the ancient world to si...

In addition to the sharp and humiliating pains of being nailed naked to a cross, the body also suffered prolonged exposure to the elements. When we consider how Jesus suffered a...

This infers that Jesus, the Messiah, was in unimaginable turmoil when he shouted out these words. Taken in isolation, these words could seem to indicate a cr...

Shortly after the soldiers divided up Jesus’s garments (Matthew 27:35-36; John 19:23-25a), Jesus said His third recorded statement from the cross.

God’s love extends to the depraved thief, and to every sinner who entrusts their hope upon Jesus. There is no sin or level of depravity that a person can si...

What is remarkable about this statement is who and what He was praying for. He was not praying for Himself. He was not asking God to rescue Him or alleviate His suffering. Jesus was pray...

In addition to the seven final statements our Lord said on the cross, There is a prophetic warning that He gave to a group of women referred to as “Daughters of Jerusalem”.

The Bible records seven sayings of Jesus from the cross. They are the final things Jesus said before He died, was buried, and was resurrected. While Jesus later said many things after He came ...

The Problem of Evil is a profound dilemma that has sparked intense debate from the earliest memories of our history. The issue is rooted in the inherent tension between the e...

The Gospel (“good news” “good message”) is that Jesus the Son of God has freed humans from sin and separation by His death on the cross and His resurrection from the grave, if we t...

Throughout the annals of human history, few forms of execution have captured the collective imagination and invoked horror as profoundly as cruci...

This article seeks to uncover the layers of symbolism between the Day of Atonement and Pilate’s offer to the Jewish priests of crucifying and releasing Jesus or Barabbas as desc...

As sinful human beings we are all guilty of violating God’s commands and the good harmony He created for us to enjoy.  Romans 3:23 says: “for all have sinned and f...

As you read through the different Gospel accounts, you may notice a few common phrases Jesus uses when speaking and teaching. Perhaps the most memorable differenc...

This is the final of five articles discussing the events and circumstances of Jesus’s religious trial before the Jewish authorities.

This is the fourth of five articles discussing the events and circumstances of Jesus’s religious trial before the Jewish authorities.

This is the third of five articles discussing the events and circumstances of Jesus’s religious trial before the Jewish authorities.

The purpose of these articles is to highlight the injustices done to Jesus during His religious trials, by demonstrating the va...

The purpose of these articles is to highlight the injustices done to Jesus during His religious trials by demonstrating the various ways th...

Jesus’s final 24 hours is something that has been debated over the centuries as to when those events occurred in relation to Passover. Each gospel account gives a different per...

Over the course of their accounts, Matthew, Mark, and Luke all seem to depict this meal as a Passover Seder (Matthew 26:17, 26-30; Mark 14:17, 22-25; Luke 22:14-23). Though the Passover mea...

Incredibly, the roots of Passover Seders were celebrated as far back as the Exodus generation in obedience to God’s command to keep the Passover (Numbers 9:1-5). These services have evolved much over millennia.

There are many ways in which the original Passover events foreshadowed Jesus as the Messiah and God’s plan to redeem the world.

Broadly speaking, Passover evokes the entire story of Israel’s relocation to Egypt under the protection of Joseph, the flourishing of the Israelite people, the murderous decrees of Pharaoh, the birth Moses, his raising ...

The Bible speaks often of "righteousness.” For instance, in the New American Standard Bible, the English word “Righteousness” appears 309 times in 296 verse...

God’s covenant/treaty with Israel was set forth in a form common in the ancient Near East, a format known as a Suzerain—Vassal Treaty. In these treatie...

Hades/Sheol is a temporary holding place of the dead until the final judgment. Within Hades are two separated regions: a place of coolness and comfort for the good people which is cal...

Gehenna and the Outer Darkness are cultural illustrations that describe the shame—filled, bitter, sorrowful experience of a believer in Jesus at his judgment if he is unfaithful. The tr...

The Lake of Fire is the final destination for the devil and his angels. It is also where humans whose names are not written in the Book of Life shall be cast (Revela...

When God created men and women in His image, He created them to live in partnership forever with Him as they ruled over the earth. But when our first parents disob...

The Gift of Eternal Life is living forever with God as a member of His eternal family.

Revelation promises an extra special blessing in the next life to the one who “overcomes.” The book of Revelation is written in order to exhort believers...

In Hebrew, the temple is called the “Beit Hamikdash” which means “the holy house". It was intended to be God’s earthly dwelling place.

Jews of Jesus’s day were multilingual. To varying degrees they understood Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, and Latin.

One of the most powerful truths for Christians is summed up by Paul in Romans 8:14-16. He writes that all who are led by the spirit of God are sons of God.

Jesus often used the phrase Son of Man to reference Himself. In total, the four gospels will use the term Son of Man eighty-four times.

The Bible is neutral toward riches. It is our attitude toward riches and the way in which they are used that is celebrated or condemned.

Philosophical systems based on logic can never explain their founding paradox. An example is the relativist’s belief that “all things are relative”. The proposition that...

A covenant is a contract, a treaty, a ritual agreement or alliance between two parties. It formally binds the two parties together in a relationship, on the ba...

“By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible” (Hebrews 11:3).

The Flesh and the Spirit are complete opposites. Our most fundamental choice as believers is choosing each day, each moment, which to obey.