Is the Bible reliable?
How to understand the Bible
Surveys of Bible books and chapters
- The Jonah Syndrome
- Scripture: God’s Gift
- The Written Word of God
- Bible Study Secrets
- Inspiration, Authority, and Reliability of Scripture
- The Importance of Doctrine
- God Speaks to Us!
- Five Simple Rules for Bible Study
- Be Devoted to Scripture
- Timeless Truths in Cultural Clothes: The Authority of the New Testament Writings
- Guided Tour of the Bible
- Breaking the Ice – Getting Started With the Bible
- The Beginning – the First Five Books of the Bible
- Chosen People, Promised Land – Israel and Judah
- Words of Wisdom and Praise
- Hear Today, or Gone Tomorrow! – The Prophets
- Jesus the Messiah
- Apostles and Epistles
- How Beethoven Helped Me Understand the Bible
- Ancient Words…But Ever True? Can We Still Trust the Bible?
- Do We Have the Right Books in the Bible?
- Why Study the Bible?
- Should You Take the Bible Literally?
- Literal and Figurative
- Choosing a Bible: A User’s Guide
- Will You Respond Like a Berean?
- How We Got the Bible in English
- William Tyndale and the Birth of the English Bible
- Digging Up the Bible
- The Bible: Truth or Fiction?
- Comforted by the Word
- Evidence of Black Africans in the Bible
- Articles About Science, the Bible, and Faith
- Exploring Genesis
- Genesis: "In the Beginning…" From Creation to Abraham
- What Does Genesis 1 Really Teach?
- Genesis 1: Are the Six Days of Creation Literal or Figurative?
- The Battle Over Genesis 1
- No Contest – Why the Argument Over Genesis?
- Beyond the Reach of Science
- The Faith of Abraham
- Abraham, Isaac and Jacob: Were They Real People?
- Abram, the Real Story
- The Founding Fathers
- Where Did the Hittites Come From, and Does It Matter?
- A Mother’s Love
- Genesis: Isaac and Jacob
- Joseph: The Hand of God
- Exploring Exodus
- Exodus: Birth of a Nation
- Crossing Your "Red Sea"
- The Name of God
- Should Christians Keep the Law of Moses? – What About the Ten Commandments?
- Did Moses Steal the Ten Commandments?
- Leviticus: Living a Holy Life
- A Chart of Israelite Annual Festivals
- Tithing in Israel
- Exploring Numbers
- Numbers: Life as a Pilgrimage
- Miriam: First Lady of the Exodus
- Exploring Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy: God’s People Challenged
- Bible Concepts From the Torah
- Bible Facts From the Torah
- Bible Trivia From the Torah
- God’s Relationship With His People in the Books of Moses
- Exploring Leviticus
- Exploring Joshua
- Joshua: Conflict and Conquest
- Exploring Judges
- Judges: The Misery of Sin
- Judges: Gideon and His Son
- Judges: Jephthah and Samson
- Weapons and Warfare in Ancient Israel
- Judges: The Danites and Civil War
- Our Sure Foundation
- Exploring Ruth
- Ruth: Naomi and Ruth
- Ruth: Romance and Redemption
- Exploring 1 & 2 Samuel
- Samuel and Saul
- Lessons From the Life of King David
- Fighting Your "Goliaths"
- Artwork of King David
- David and Uriah: Are You Losing Faith?
- Bathsheba: Mother and Queen
- Bible Concepts From the Historical Books
- Bible Facts From the Historical Books
- Bible Trivia From the Historical Books
- God’s Relationship with His People in The Books of History (Joshua-Esther)
- Exploring Psalms
- Psalms: When You Talk to God
- Music in Ancient Israel
- The Key to Biblical Poetry
- Psalms Can Help You Pray
- The Lord Is My Shepherd
- Types of Psalms
- Psalms: Thematic Collections
- Psalms in the New Testament
- God’s Relationship With His People in The Psalms
- Exploring Proverbs
- Proverbs: Words of Wisdom
- The Numbers Game
- Proverbs 31: Portrait of a Godly Woman
- A Letter from Death Row
- Exploring Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes: The Voice of Experience
- The Limits of Wisdom
- Exploring the Song of Songs
- Song of Songs: A Lover’s Paradise
- Bible Concepts: Books of Poetry
- Bible Facts: Books of Poetry
- Bible Trivia: Books of Poetry
- Hosea: The Great Reversal of the Great I-Am
- The Message of Hosea 11
- Amos 7 – When Mercy Fails
- God’s Relationship With His People in The Prophets
- Exploring the Gospels
- The Trial of Job
- Why Do We Need Four Gospels?
- Can We Trust the Gospels?
- The Search for the Real Words of Jesus
- How Do We Know About Jesus?
- The Gospels and Us
- The Prophetic Meaning of Daniel 2 and 7
- The Gospels and the Gospel
- Why the Historical Jesus Matters
- What Jesus’ Parables Reveal
- How Many Points in a Parable?
- What the Gospels Teach Us About God
- What the Gospels Teach Us About Jesus
- What the Gospels Teach Us About the Scriptures
- What the Gospels Teach Us About Angels and Demons
- Exploring Matthew
- Explore the Gospels: Matthew
- Matthew 1:1-16 – Forty-Two Men and Five Women
- Matthew 1:18-23 – The Virgin Will Give Birth to a Son
- Matthew 5 – Sermon on the Mount
- I Preached the Sermon on the Mount
- Matthew 5:17-19 and the "Law"
- Matthew 6 – Sermon on the Mount, Part 2
- Matthew 7 – Sermon on the Mount, Part 3
- Matthew 9 – The Purpose of Healings
- Matthew 13: Parables of the Kingdom
- More Parables of the Kingdom
- Matthew 16 – What Kind of Messiah?
- Matthew 18 – Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
- Matthew 20 – Parable of Workers in the Vineyard
- Explore the Gospels: Mark
- John the Baptist Prepares the Way for Jesus
- Mark 1:1-8 – A Lesson in Humility
- Mark 1:1-8 – A Lesson in Transition
- Mark 1:1-8 – A Lesson About Power
- Mark 1:9-11 – A Lesson About Baptism
- Mark 1:12-13 – A Lesson About Temptation
- Mark 1:14-15 – A Lesson About Fulfillment
- Mark 1:16-20 – A Lesson About Fishing
- Mark 1:21-28 – A Lesson About Authority
- Mark 1:29-34 – A Lesson About Asking
- The Prominence of Women in the Gospel of Luke
- Mark 1:35-39 – A Lesson About Priorities
- Mark 1:40-45 – A Lesson About Misperception
- Mark 2:1-12 – A Lesson About Healing
- Mark 2:13-17 – A Lesson About Assumptions
- Mark 2:18-22 – A Lesson About Old and New
- Mark 2:23-28 – A Lesson About God’s Love
- Mark 3:7-12 – A Lesson About Appearances
- Mark 3:13-19 – Another Lesson About Authority
- Mark 3:22-30 – A Lesson About Damnation
- Mark 4:10-13 – A Lesson About Hard Hearts
- Mark 3:20-27 – A Lesson About Envy
- Mark 4:14-15 – A Lesson About Satan
- Mark 4:16-20 – A Lesson About Seeds
- Mark 4:21-25 – A Lesson About Measurement
- Mark 4:30-34 – A Lesson About Lessons
- Mark 4:35-41 – A Lesson About Storms
- Mark 5:1-18 – Jesus Is Coming
- Mark 5:21-43 – A Lesson About Hope
- Mark 6:1-13 – Lessons About Faith, and Instructions
- Mark 6:14-29 – A Lesson About Guilty Consciences
- Mark 8:27-38 – Everyone Must Die!
- Mark 9:1-13 – The Transfiguration
- Mark 11:12-16 – The Fig Tree and the Temple
- A Tasty Sandwich (Mark 11)
- Exploring Luke
- Explore the Gospels: Luke
- Special Report: What You Have Heard Is True!
- Open Letter to a Wealthy Man
- Luke’s Legacy to Women
- Luke’s "Orderly" Account – An Examination of Biblical Precision
- Luke 1:1-38 – Announcing the King
- Luke 1:39-80 – Two Songs of Praise
- Luke 2:1-21 – A Savior Is Born
- Luke 2:22-52 – What Child Is This?
- A New Look at the Good Samaritan
- Parable of the Lost Son
- Luke 15 – The Prodigal God
- Lazarus and the Rich Man, by Paul Kroll
- Lazarus and the Rich Man, by J. Michael Feazell
- The Comma of Luke 23:43
- Explore the Gospel of John: "That They Might Have Life"
- And the Word Was God
- John 1: The Word Made Flesh
- John 2: Turning Water Into Wine
- John 3: An Odyssey of Faith
- John 4: True Worship
- John 6: ‘Let Nothing Be Wasted’
- John 9: A Blinding Light
- John 10: Which Voice Do You Hear?
- John 10:10 – The Abundant Life
- John 11: Lazarus, Come Out
- John 12:12-19 – Right Words, But the Wrong Reason
- John 13: Footwashing: An Example of Service
- John 14: In His Name
- John 19: Crowned With Thorns
- Exploring the Word of God: The Epistles of Paul
- The Skill of the Writers
- Exploring Mark
- Exploring The Acts of the Apostles
- Exploring the Book of Acts: Introduction
- Abraham – The Real Story
- Jesus Walks on the Water (Matthew 14)
- Jesus and the Samaritan Woman (John 4)
- Luke 24 – The Road to Emmaus
- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 – The Resurrection
- Preaching in the Book of Acts Part 1: Peter
- Preaching in the Book of Acts Part 2: Paul
- In the Steps of the Apostle Paul
- Exploring the Word of God: Books of Poetry and Wisdom
- Treasure in the Trash
- A Harmony of the Conversion and Commission of Paul
- Exploring the Gospel of John
- Loaded Bibles and Made-up Minds
- Is the Bible Just a White Man's Book?
- Fluffing the Faith
- The Dead Sea Scrolls 60 Years Later
- Which Is the Best Translation?
- The New NIV: Popular English Translation Updated
- Understanding Genesis for All It's Worth
- Greek, Hebrew and the Middle-Aged Man
- Romans 8:18-37 – The Certainty of God’s Love
- A Brief Guide to Better Bible Study
- Beyond Old and New Perspectives on Paul
- John 20:18-29 – Can You Believe It?
- Preach the Word! (2 Timothy 3:14-4:5)
- Romans 13 and Christian Submission to Civil Government
- Acts Chapter 1
- Acts Chapter 2
- Acts Chapter 3
- Acts Chapter 4
- Acts Chapter 5
- Acts Chapter 6
- Acts Chapter 7
- Acts Chapter 8
- Acts Chapter 9
- Acts Chapter 10
- Acts Chapter 11
- Acts Chapter 12
- Acts Chapter 13
- Acts Chapter 14
- Acts Chapter 15
- Christians and the Law of Moses: A Study of Acts 15
- Decree of the Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15) Part 1: The Literary Flow of Acts 15
- Decree of the Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15) Part 2: The Decree’s Purpose
- Acts Chapter 16
- Acts Chapter 17
- Acts Chapter 18
- Acts Chapter 19
- Acts Chapter 20
- Acts Chapter 21
- Acts Chapter 22
- Acts Chapter 23
- Acts Chapter 24
- Acts Chapter 25
- Acts Chapter 26
- Acts Chapter 27
- Acts Chapter 28
- Not Ashamed of the Gospel (Romans 1:1-17)
- Does God Want to Punish Sinners, or to Rescue Them? (Romans 1:18-32)
- Everyone Needs the Gospel (Romans 2)
- From Guilt to Grace (Romans 3)
- The Example of Abraham (Romans 4)
- Past, Present and Future of Salvation (Romans 5)
- Enslaved to Righteousness (Romans 6)
- A Struggle: Law, Sin, and Me (Romans 7)
- Sharing in the Life of Christ (Romans 8:1-17)
- The Certainty of God’s Love (Romans 8:18-39)
- Paul’s Anguish for His People (Romans 9)
- Christ the End of the Law (Romans 10:1-4)
- Israel’s Opportunity for Salvation (Romans 10:5-15)
- All Israel Will Be Saved (Romans 11)
- Serving as God Has Enabled (Romans 12:1-8)
- Attitudes That Please God (Romans 12:9-21)
- Christians and the Government (Romans 13:1-7)
- The Law of Love (Romans 13:8-14)
- Dealing With Disagreements (Romans 14:1-12)
- Nothing Is Unclean in Itself (Romans 14:13-18)
- Help Those Who Are Weak in Faith (Romans 15:1-3)
- Jews and Gentiles Together (Romans 15:4-13)
- Paul’s Ministry to the Gentiles (Romans 15:14-33)
- Greetings, Friends (Romans 16:1-24)
- Enriched in Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 1:1-9)
- A Plea for Unity (1 Corinthians 1:10-18)
- The Wisdom of Weakness (1 Corinthians 1:18-31)
- A Command Paul Did Not Obey (1 Corinthians 9:1-15)
- All for the Sake of the Gospel (1 Corinthians 9:16-23)
- 1 Corinthians 12 – Exegetical Notes
- Diversity and Unity in Spiritual Gifts (1 Corinthians 12:1-11)
- 1 Corinthians 13 – The Most Excellent Way
- The Most Excellent Way (1 Corinthians 13:1-13)
- The Gift of Prophecy (1 Corinthians 14:1-12)
- Are You out of Your Mind? (1 Corinthians 14:13-25)
- One at a Time, Please (1 Corinthians 14:26-39)
- Christ Was Raised (1 Corinthians 15:1-11)
- We Will Live Again! (1 Corinthians 15:12-20)
- The Resurrection Body (1 Corinthians 15:35-50)
- Death Will Be Defeated (1 Corinthians 15:51-58)
- Benediction to Romans (Romans 16:25-27)
- What Paul Wished Members Knew About Ministers
- A Living Letter of Recommendation (2 Corinthians 3:1-6)
- Paul and the New Covenant (2 Corinthians 3:7-11)
- The Spirit Brings Freedom (2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2)
- Between Death and Resurrection (2 Corinthians 5:1-10)
- Poverty and Generosity (2 Corinthians 8:1-6)
- The Grace of Giving (2 Corinthians 8:7-15)
- Organizing the Collection (2 Corinthians 8:16-24)
- An Exhortation to Give (2 Corinthians 9:1-5)
- Rich in Good Works (2 Corinthians 9:6-15)
- The Gospel Revealed (Galatians 1:1-12)
- Paul Describes His Conversion (Galatians 1:11-24)
- Paul Sent to the Gentiles (Galatians 2:1-14)
- Justified by Faith, Not by Law (Galatians 2:15-21)
- Redeemed from the Curse of the Law (Galatians 3:1-22)
- We Are All One in Christ (Galatians 3:23-29)
- Inheritors, Not Slaves (Galatians 4:1-31)
- The Purpose of Freedom (Galatians 5:1-25)
- Do Good to All (Galatians 6:1-16)
- Ephesians: The Divine Purpose in Christ – Introduction
- Ephesians 1:3-14 – The Divine Purpose in Christ
- Ephesians 1:15-23 – The Divine Knowledge and Power in Christ
- Ephesians 2:1-10 – The Divine Grace in Christ
- Ephesians 2:11-22 – The Divine Reconciliation in Christ
- Ephesians 3:1-12 – The Divine Mystery in Christ
- Ephesians 3:14-21 – The Divine Love in Christ
- Ephesians 4:1-16 – The Call to Unity in Christ
- Ephesians 4:7-16 – The Call to Ministry in Christ
- Ephesians 4:25-5:2 – The Call to Good Conduct in Christ
- Ephesians 5:8-14 – The Call to Example in Christ
- Ephesians 5:21-33 – The Call to Submission in Christ
- Ephesians 5:15-20 – Be Filled With the Spirit
- Ephesians 6:1-9 – The Call to Submission in Christ
- Ephesians 6:10-20 – The Call to Armor in Christ
- Ephesians 2 – Grace and Peace
- Ephesians 5 – Christian Life and Marriage
- Joy, Hope and Love: Paul’s Letter from Prison
- Joy in Jesus Christ (Philippians 1:3-11)
- Rejoice in the Gospel (Philippians 1:12-20)
- The Gift of Suffering (Philippians 1:21-30)
- The Example of Jesus (Philippians 2:1-13)
- Starting Right and Finishing Well (Philippians 3:4-14)
- Our Allegiance Is in Heaven (Philippians 3:17-4:1)
- Think on Good Things (Philippians 4:1-9)
- Closing Thanks (Philippians 4:10-23)
- Examples of Humility (Philippians 2:14-29)
- The Colossian Heresy
- Already in the Kingdom (Colossians 1:1-14)
- Christ the Creator and Redeemer (Colossians 1:15-28)
- All Wisdom and Knowledge (Colossians 2:1-5)
- Victory on the Cross (Colossians 2:6-19)
- Colossians 2:14 and the "Handwriting of Requirements"
- Human Rules of No Value (Colossians 2:20-23)
- New Clothes for New People (Colossians 3:12-25)
- Relationships in and out of the Church (Colossians 4:1-18)
- A Model for All Believers (1 Thessalonians 1:1-10)
- Love Like a Mother (1 Thessalonians 2:1-8)
- We Were Not a Burden (1 Thessalonians 2:9-13)
- Paul’s Prayer for the Believers (1 Thessalonians 3:9-13)
- Paul’s Concern for the Thessalonians (1 Thessalonians 3:1-8)
- Christian Behavior (1 Thessalonians 4:1-12)
- Preparing for the Lord’s Return (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
- Don’t Be Surprised (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11)
- The Law Used Properly (1 Timothy 1:3-11)
- God Wants All to Be Saved (1 Timothy 2:1-7)
- Good People Needed (1 Timothy 3:1-16)
- The Strange List of Widows (1 Timothy 5:1-16)
- Paul’s Farewell Letter (2 Timothy 1:1-14)
- Summary of the Gospel (2 Timothy 2:8-15)
- Living in Terrible Times (2 Timothy 2:16-3:13)
- The Time Has Come for My Departure (2 Timothy 4:6-18)
- Leaders in Truth (Titus 1:1-16)
- Making Grace Look Good (Titus 2:1-10)
- Grace-Based Behavior (Titus 2:11-14)
- Ready to Do Good (Titus 2:15-3:3)
- Saved by God’s Mercy (Titus 3:4-7)
- Care to Do What Is Good (Titus 3:8-15)
- A Slave as a Brother (Philemon 1-21)
- The Reflection of God’s Glory (Hebrews 1:1-12)
- Pay Attention! (Hebrews 1:13-2:4)
- Perfect Through Suffering (Hebrews 2:5-12)
- Freed From the Fear of Death (Hebrews 2:14-18)
- Think About Jesus and Be Faithful (Hebrews 3:1-19)
- Entering God’s Rest (Hebrews 4:1-11)
- A High Priest Who Can Sympathize (Hebrews 4:12-16)
- Jesus Qualified as a High Priest (Hebrews 5:1-10 )
- Get Ready to Learn! (Hebrews 5:11-14)
- A Priest Like Melchizedek (Hebrews 7:1-22)
- Exactly What We Need (Hebrews 7:23-28)
- The Superior Ministry of Jesus (Hebrews 8:1-13)
- Worship in the First Tabernacle (Hebrews 9:1-10)
- A Perfect Sacrifice (Hebrews 9:11-14)
- Covenant Enacted by Blood (Hebrews 9:15-23)
- Jesus Came to Do Away With Sin (Hebrews 9:24-28)
- The Law Could Not Save Us (Hebrews 10:1-4)
- Christ Is the Answer (Hebrews 10:5-10)
- Perfect Results (Hebrews 10:11-25)
- Faithful Heroes (Hebrews 11:1-16)
- Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses (Hebrews 11:17-28)
- Faith in Victory and in Death (Hebrews 11:29-12:2)
- Dealing With Difficulties (Hebrews 12:3-17)
- A Mountain of Joy (Hebrews 12:18-29)
- Final Exhortations (Hebrews 13:1-16)
- Closing Benediction (Hebrews 13:17-25)
- 1 Peter 1 – Real Wealth Lasts Forever
- 1 Peter 2 – Special Roles for Special People
- 1 Peter 3 – Setting a Good Example
- 2 Peter 1 – Plan for Spiritual Success
- Revelation, Apocalyptic Writing and the Old Testament
- Revelation: Book of Cosmic Symbols
- Revelation It’s No Mystery
- 1,900 Years of Revelation
- Revelation: A Vision of Victory
- Seven Letters to Seven Churches
- The Churches at Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum and Thyatira (Revelation 2)
- Revelation 3:1-6 – Sardis: The "Dead" Church
- Revelation 3:7-13 – The Church at Philadelphia and the Key of David
- Revelation 3:14-22 – Laodicea: The Complacent Church
- Worthy Is the Lamb (Revelation 5)
- Revelation 6 – The Six Seals
- Revelation 7 – Who Are the 144,000?
- Revelation 11 – The Two Witnesses
- Revelation 12 – Jesus and the Church
- Revelation 13 and Its "Beasts"
- Revelation 13 and the "Mark of the Beast"
- Revelation 20 – The Millennium
- Three Views of the Millennium
- Puzzles and Premises
- Additional Articles About the Bible
- Your Life Is Hidden in Christ (Colossians 3:1-11)
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