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The fourth and fifth chapters of Judges tell the extraordinary story of the Hebrew warrior Barak. God used Barak, the prophetess Deborah, and a Kenite woman named Jael to deliver the Israelites from the Canaanites. These unlikely heroes scored a great victory that brought peace to the Israelites for forty years. Barak is a [...]
What does the Bible say about cannabis? Let’s get straight to the point: Is there a Bible verse that says, ‘You shall not smoke marijuana‘? No, the Bible doesn’t explicitly mention ‘cannabis’ or ‘marijuana’ by name. These are modern terms tied to the plant Cannabis sativa, which didn’t exist in biblical language. That said, Scripture [...]
What does the Bible say about cold? Where are you in your walk with Christ? Are you hot or cold? The Bible uses ‘cold’ to describe spiritual states. A cold heart rejects God, avoiding prayer and the pursuit of His presence. That’s a place you don’t want to be. If you find yourself there, I [...]
What does the Bible say about testing spirits? Living life without discernment can lead to a world of pain. To avoid this, we must test the spirit by staying rooted in God’s Word. When we measure what we encounter against Scripture, we can better discern whether it comes from the Lord. If you seek God’s [...]
What does the Bible say about casting the first stone? The phrase “casting the first stone” springs from John 8:7, where Jesus confronts a crowd itching to punish a woman caught in wrongdoing. He flips their zeal on its head with a piercing line: “Let him who is without sin among you be the first [...]
As we humans are controlled and limited by earthly things, it’s hard to understand that God has no such limitations. In fact, God is not a created being like us but is instead the creator of all things and as such was not a created being. He is an omnipotent and omniscience God through whom [...]
The words are very similar. Happiness and joy. They are sometimes used interchangeably in the Bible. Historically, great church theologians have not made a distinction between the two. The distinction we will make is not so much in the substance of happiness vs. the substance of joy, but in the object of happiness vs. the [...]
Have you ever fasted? The Bible has a lot to say about fasting, but it is something that few evangelical Christians do. Let’s explore Jesus’ example of fasting – why He did it and for how long. What did He teach us about fasting? Why is it an essential discipline for every Christian? How does [...]
You probably have Baptist friends, or you are Baptist, as it’s the 2nd-largest religious group in the U.S. Over 42 million people in America are members of Baptist churches. By contrast, the Seventh-day Adventist church has 1.2 million members in the U.S. and 20 million worldwide. Perhaps you’ve wondered what the differences are between the [...]
The King James Bible (KJV) was issued by the King of England, King James 1st, in 1604 and first published in 1611. Fifty-four scholars worked on Latin, Hebrew, and Greek manuscripts and texts to compose this version of the Bible. The king’s motivation for publishing such a Bible was to quell the disagreements over the [...]