The Good News of Salvation: A Bible Study
In the first century, many Jews looked for a Messiah who would lead the Jewish nation to international power, wealth…
The Gospel According to Paul: A Bible Study
Let us see how Paul describes the gospel. We’ll proceed book by book, just skimming the surface, looking primarily at…
The Gospel According to Sam
Some people help you understand what the gospel is all about. They cut through all our theological bickering, personality conflicts and…
The Gospel and Superman
“I don’t think this world needs Superman. This world doesn’t need a savior,” Lois Lane tells the Man of Steel…
The Gospel Really Is Good News
When people gather in churches after a disaster, they come to hear words of comfort, encouragement and hope. Yet, try…
The Gospel Revealed (Galatians 1:1-12)
Paul started several churches in the province of Galatia and then moved on to other regions. Then he learned that…
The Gospel: It’s Not Fair!
Jesus didn’t carry any swords or spears. He didn’t have an army behind him. His only weapons were his words,…
The Gospels and the Gospel
After a three-year study (1991-94), George Barna arrived at a sobering conclusion: “Spiritually speaking, many Christians try to run before…
The Gospels and Us
The witnesses to Jesus’ life and their associates affirm that they correctly passed on Jesus’ teachings to us. Can we…
The Grace of Giving (2 Corinthians 8:7-15)
Paul wanted to encourage the believers in Corinth to give generously to the collection he had organized for the poor…
The Great Awakening
In 1734, Northampton village in the colony of Massachusetts experienced a remarkable revival that became the catalyst for revivals throughout…
The Great Disappointment
On October 22, 1844, as many as 100,000 Christians gathered on hillsides, in meeting places and in meadows. They were…
The Great Schism of the Church
July 6, 1054 was rapidly approaching, and the Christian world was about to experience a major event on the road…
The Greatest Birth Story
I was born in a Navy hospital in Pensacola, Florida. No one knew I was breach until the wrong end…
The Greatest Commandment
Someone once asked Jesus which command was the most important. He answered, “Love the Lord your God with all your…
The Hero Who Wouldn’t
At several times in Jesus’ ministry, he attracted crowds of people who wanted to make him king, but he refused….
The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is God at work—creating, speaking, transforming us, living within us, working in us. Although the Holy Spirit…
The Holy Spirit at Work
“The Lord [Jesus] is the Spirit” (2 Corinthians 3:17) and “God [the Father] is Spirit” (John 4:24). Biblically speaking, the…
The Holy Spirit Is the Personal Presence of God Himself
Christians believe in one God whose being is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. We do not worship…
The Importance of Doctrine
“I don’t want to study doctrine,” one person said. “I’m tired of doctrine. I want sermons to be short and…
The Incarnation: The Greatest Miracle
Which is the greatest miracle of all? Many Christians would point to the resurrection of Jesus after his death on…
The Intermediate State
Between a person’s death and the resurrection, is the person conscious, or not? Most Christians believe that the person is…
The Irony of It All
So one atheist was Christmas shopping with another atheist. The mall was crowded, but people were jolly. The Yuletide music…
The Jonah Syndrome
How I learned to stop worrying, and meet the Assyrians “Show proper respect to everyone; love the brotherhood of believers,…
The Joy of Salvation
Have you ever noticed that we tend to appreciate things more after they are gone? People take better care of…
The Key to Biblical Poetry
How can we increase in biblical understanding? One way is to learn more about biblical poetry. Several books in the…
The Kingdom of God
Introduction Down through the ages, the kingdom of God has been the focus of much Christian teaching, and rightly so….
The Lady With the Lamp
I don’t know her name. But for about 20 minutes, she was Florence Nightingale for me. They called her “The…
The Last Judgment
What should God do about evil? Many people have mixed feelings about what God should do. On one hand, they…
The Law and the Spirit
In chapter one we saw that the Sinai law, or law of Moses, was God’s covenant with ancient Israel and not with…
The Law Could Not Save Us (Hebrews 10:1-4)
The book of Hebrews explains that Jesus Christ is the perfect priest and the perfect sacrifice. Chapter 10 concludes the…
The Law is Holy, Just and Good — a Study of Matthew 5
We are no longer under the supervision of the law, writes Paul (Galatians 3:25). But the same apostle also writes,…
The Law of Love (Romans 13:8-14)
The law of love After saying that we should pay whatever we owe, Paul shifts the subject back to love:…
The Law Used Properly (1 Timothy 1:3-11)
The early church had doctrinal disagreements and behavioral problems. Paul asked Timothy to take care of several problems in Ephesus….
The Life and Ministry of Jesus Christ
Our top four articles: Who Is This Man? by Michael Morrison Who Was Jesus Before His Human Birth? by Paul Kroll…
The Life and Times of Martin Luther King, Jr.
1929-1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was a major leader of the U.S. civil rights movement beginning in the mid-1950s. Americans…
The Light of Lights
My teenage son is a Hoosier fan and one of his Christmas gifts was that I would take him to…
The Limits of Wisdom
In this series, we have commented on the tremendous value of wisdom. The wisdom literature, especially Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, gives…
The Lord Is My Shepherd
One of the best-loved passages in the Bible is Psalm 23. Its simple affirmation of complete trust and confidence in…
The Lord Our God, the Lord Is One
Chapter 3 of God Is… Judaism. Christianity. Islam. These three great faiths all look to Abraham as their father. Abraham…
The Lord’s Supper Reminds Us of God’s Love
As often as we observe the Lord’s Supper, we should let it remind us afresh of God’s love for us,…
The Loss of a Loved One
My wife was in bed. She’d been there for about three weeks with what we had been told was a…
The Meaning of Christmas
In the Christmas season we celebrate the joy of Jesus’ birth. It is the story of the Son of God…
The Message of Hosea 11
Hosea 11 illustrates God’s persevering love for his children – a love so strong that it continues despite rebellion, a…
The Message of Jesus: A Bible Study
This is the first of a series of six Bible studies. Although you may get the gist of the answer…
The Messianic Secret
Have you ever wondered why Jesus never preached Jesus? He went about doing good, the Bible tells us. He healed…
The Miracle of Jesus’ Birth
“Can you read that?” The tourist asked me, pointing to a large silver star bearing a Latin inscription: “Hic de…
The Miracle Workers
My favorite movie of all time is The Miracle Worker, the story of blind, deaf Helen Keller and her teacher,…
The Miracles of Jesus: Aid or Obstacle to Your Faith?
Some scholars say that the miracles of Jesus are hoaxes. If they are right, Jesus cannot be our Savior. In…
The Most Excellent Way (1 Corinthians 13:1-13)
The church in first-century Corinth was plagued with social divisions and rivalries. Paul explained to them that God gives different…
The Movie of Life
“All the world’s a stage,” said Shakespeare in As You Like It, “and all the men and women [are] merely players: They…
The Name of God
When God called to Moses out of the burning bush, telling him to free the Israelites from bondage in Egypt,…
The Name of the Lord’s Supper
Passover, Communion, Lord’s Supper, Eucharist: All are traditional names for the observance commemorating Jesus’ death. Should we use any (or…
The Nature of Leadership in the Church
Preface Our doctrinal team is examining what the Bible says about whether women may serve in the office of elder….
The Need for "Depth Perception" in Church History
An important part of learning to drive is depth perception. Drivers need to know where they are in relation to…
The New Atheists
I marvel at the way God created humanity in his own image, giving us rich and vivid imaginations and creativity….
The New Covenant and the Sabbath
This is a sermon given by Joseph W. Tkach, Sr., then Pastor General of the Worldwide Church of God. The sermon was…
The New Covenant in a Nutshell
Someone asked, “We know that the new covenant brought an end to various old covenant rituals. But what is the…
The New Covenant Is Older Than You Think
Christians are under the guidance and authority of the new covenant, not the old covenant. This brings up an important…
The New Covenant Makes Some Biblical Laws Obsolete
Early Christians may have been surprised that any biblical command (including the sacrifices and rituals) could become unnecessary. If God had given…