In this article, we will be differentiating the ESV vs NASB Bible translation. The goal of a Bible translation is to help the reader understand the text that he or she is reading. It wasn’t until the 20th Century that Bible scholars decided to take the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek and translate it into [...]
What does the Bible say about backsliding? Throughout the Bible we see time and time again where God’s own people turn their backs on Him. Some of you reading this don’t love God the way that you used to. Prayer is a burden now. Reading Scripture is a burden now. You don’t witness to the [...]
Have you ever visited India? Or have you wondered what goes on in a Buddhist temple? Have you heard people like Julia Roberts talk about Hinduism, or George Lucas talk about Buddhism? What are these two massive world religions? That is what this post answers. Of course, the subject is vast, and so we will [...]
Bible verses about psychics Scripture makes it clear that psychics are evil and they are an abomination to the Lord. Christians are not to mess with horoscopes, tarot cards, palm readings, etc. When you go to a psychic that is not putting your faith and trust in God, but the devil. It’s saying God you’re [...]
Is Jesus God Himself? If you have ever struggled with the question, is Jesus God or not, then this is the right article for you. All serious readers of the Bible must grapple with this question: Is Jesus God? Because to accept the Bible as true one must accept Jesus’ words, and other biblical writers, [...]
Bible verses about fake friends What a blessing it is from God to have good friends, but from elementary school to college we’ve all had fake friends. I would like to start off by saying even our best friends can make mistakes. Remember, no one is perfect. The difference between a good friend who happened [...]
Many believers wonder can Christians play video games? It depends. There are no Bible verses that say we can’t play video games. Of course the Bible was written way before gaming systems, but it still leaves us with biblical principles to follow. Before we start, in my honest opinion we play way too much video [...]
What does the Bible say about today? Today was once tomorrow, and tomorrow will be today soon. (Anonymous) Life may be fast-paced that you hardly have time to catch your breath, let alone stop to think about the significance of today. The Bible talks a lot about today. God wisely instructs us about the significance [...]
In 1971, many Christians who had been struggling through the archaic language of available translations were delighted to find a new translation in relatively modern English – the New American Standard Bible. The, seven years later, another version hit the Christian bookstores – the New International Version. Considered even easier to read, sales shot up, [...]
The Talmud and the Torah are mistakenly used interchangeably by non-Jewish people. These are two of the most important words in all of Jewish history. Though they are both religious manuscripts, they are two totally different things. What is the Torah? Torah is the Hebrew word for “instruction.” Another word for this group of books [...]