Supernatural Activity
Charismatic churches today are often filled with ecstatic worship, people speaking or praying in tongues, prayer lines that leave people lying on the floor under the power of God, and other activities that can leave visitors unfamiliar with such activity scratching their heads. Is this biblical? Is this type of activity OK? Those in the […]
Secondary Sources
Some of the best advice I was ever given about studying the Bible was to examine the Scriptures by themselves, without consulting secondary sources, until I came to my own conclusions about the meaning of the text. This method gives us the opportunity to learn for ourselves, with the help of the Holy Spirit, before […]
90-Day Bible Reading Plan
Reading the entire Bible is something every believer should undertake, not just to check it off a list of objectives, but because the more of God’s word we read, the more we get to know him. This is a book we should study in-depth and that requires reading everything recorded. Some will read the Bible […]
Original Intent
Reading content that was written thousands of years ago creates unique challenges. One of those challenges is to determine the author’s original intent when penning their letter. What did the author intend to convey to the reader? This is an important question when studying the Bible because we cannot read Scripture through the lens of […]
Which Bible version is the best?
Which Bible version is the best one for you? The different versions of the Bible are a common topic of modern debate, but it does not need to be so. The key to understanding all the different versions of the Bible is to understand the history the source documents and the translations that have been […]
How to properly study the Bible
The Bible is the greatest book ever written. But it is not just a single book written by a single author over a long Summer. It is a compilation of letters, prophecies, history, and stories written by many different authors over the span of thousands of years. But there’s more. It is a book like […]