why we've grouped some questions around Bible Concepts?
There are fundamental Bible concepts that are critical for those interested in understanding God’s will for them need to understand.
Christ’s church goes by many, many different names in this day and time. The signs in front of Christian churches testify to the countless denominations that exist as well as thousands of independent or non-denominational groups. Christ’s church may indeed [more]
Categories: Bible Concepts, Jesus the Son, WorshipTags: authority, church, worshipNero of Rome
Unrighteous political leaders can hold sway on many things that Christians must endure. It could be policy decisions, wars that are fought or just general injustice and corruption. [more]Categories: Bible ConceptsTags: God's character, government, providence, righteousness, truthHow worship to God happens and what it actually looks like varies around the world. In fact, others’ offering of worship to God in your own community may look completely different from how you worship.
Of course, there are differences [more]
Categories: God the Father, WorshipTags: authority, calling on the Lord, definitions, egalitarianism, Holy Spirit, worshipIt may seem like an odd or obvious question, but it’s definitely worth asking. Christian’s should be mindful of who we worship when coming together. More and more evidence in the Evangelical and Christian world today would suggest the [more]
Categories: God the Father, The Godhead, WorshipTags: authority, doctrine, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, worshipAre Christians supposed to gather on a specific day when we worship collectively?
Justin Martyr was born in 100 and was a second-century apologist. Through his writings and the centuries of Christian practice, tradition certainly has [more]
Categories: God the Father, WorshipTags: authority, worshipScripture weighting is not a term you will find in Scripture. However, it’s a practice you may recognize when coming to conclusions about Scripture. Fundamentally, it’s the practice of ignoring Scripture. That might sound egregious — but it’s fairly [more]
Categories: Authority, Bible Concepts, Christian TheologyTags: authority, Bible, definitions, doctrine, false teaching, God's character, Scripture, Word of GodDo you pray to Jesus or God? Have you ever thought about the mechanics of your prayers? Maybe you’ve never thought about it or think it doesn’t really matter. To be sure, many Christians today pray to Jesus…and God the [more]
Categories: Christian Living, The GodheadTags: God, Jesus, prayer, sinners prayerMany today claim to be God’s prophet. In fact, there is a wide belief in what is referred to as the prophetic ministry. Statements like “The most urgent need of the [more]
Categories: ProphetsTags: apostles, authority, false teachers, inspired, Old Testament, prophecy, prophets, Scripture, special revelation, Word of GodWhere we worship God has often been debated through the years. Some hold to the idea that worship must occur in a cathedral — an often ornate structure dedicated to the worship of God. Others don’t take much stock [more]
Categories: Authority, God the Father, Holy Spirit, WorshipTags: calling on the Lord, Holy Spirit, Word of God, worshipThe Journal of Joseph [Smith] It seems that there have always been “prophets” of one sort or another. [more]
Categories: ProphetsTags: definitions, false teachers, heart, inspired, miracles, obey, Old Testament, prophets, Word of GodThe children of Israel were surrounded by prophets that claimed to be speaking for God but they were actually false prophets. In fact, by most accounts in the Old Testament, most “prophets” were false prophets and there were two [more]
Categories: Authority, ProphetsTags: Bible, false teachers, Old Testament, prophets, Word of GodThe word Bible is from the Greek and Latin meaning “book” or “books”. The Christian Bible as we know it is made up of two Testaments or Covenants (Old and New) that together might also be referred to as [more]
Categories: Authority, God the FatherTags: authority, Bible, doctrine, gospel, inspired, Old Testament, Scripture, special revelation, truth, Word of GodScripture interprets Scripture is built on the belief that all Scripture is from God. Essentially, if all of the Bible is from an unchanging God then it must also be inerrant and without contradiction. It’s from one, divine [more]
“Follow your heart” is a common refrain from those in the world. Or maybe you’ve heard someone say, “the heart wants what the heart wants?” These statements are usually meant to be aspirational and reassuring, giving the individual confidence [more]
Categories: Authority, Christian LivingTags: accountability, heart, judgment, obey, Old Testament, proverbsHas the God of the universe changed over time? Is God’s character subject to “evolving” the same way that you and I would develop over time? God’s character not changing is sometimes described as the immutability of God [more]
Categories: Authority, God the FatherTags: authority, doctrine, God, God's character, Old TestamentThe sinner’s prayer is something frequently referred to by preachers today. In fact, at the close of every sermon, Joel Osteen asks those that are not saved to pray with him. The prayer is asking Jesus to “come into [more]
Categories: Authority, Christian Theology, SalvationTags: authority, baptism, calling on the Lord, definitions, false teaching, prayer, salvation, sin, sinners prayerJudge not, that you be not judged.1 Right out of Jesus’ sermon on the mount and one of the most quoted phrases from scripture. It speaks to the issue of judging others.
Jesus’ statement in John is usually uttered when someone [more]
Categories: Christian LivingTags: doctrine, false teachers, heart, judgment, righteousnessYou’ve probably seen the red-letter Bible — in fact, you probably own one. These Bibles place all of Jesus’ words in prominent red letters in order to stand out from all the other recorded words in Scripture. This is [more]
Categories: Authority, Jesus the SonTags: authority, Bible, gospel, Jesus, prophets, Scripture, Word of GodThe act of baptism is well recorded in Scripture. Not only was it a tradition among the Hebrew people for centuries, but it is what at least one Bible character was know by (John the Baptist) and it was [more]
Categories: Obedience, SalvationTags: authority, baptism, doctrine, false teaching, grace, salvation, Scripture weighting, sin, sinners prayer, TULIPFalse teacher. It can seem like a harsh term, but the Bible talks a lot about false teachers. In fact, it may be interesting to measure the 21st century Christian’s “shock-meter” against how the Bible describes a false teacher. Terms [more]
Categories: Christian Theology, ProphetsTags: antichrist, definitions, false teachers, false teaching, Old Testament, prophetsInvitations to ‘call on the name of the Lord’ are often extended by preachers and especially, it seems, by tele-evangelists. This may be at the end of their sermon when they invite the audience to recite a prayer, often referred [more]
Categories: Bible Concepts, SalvationTags: baptism, calling on the Lord, definitions, doctrine, false teaching, salvation, Scripture weighting, sinners prayer, worship