Christians ask this question in every season of life. When a marriage is at a crossroads. When a career decision cannot be delayed any longer. When a door closes that was supposed to stay open. When a door opens that was never expected. The Bible does not promise a GPS voice that announces each turn. … Read more
The question of alcohol is one that Christians have debated for centuries, and the debate often generates more heat than light. Part of the problem is that people on every side of the conversation tend to read selectively. Those who argue that any drinking is sinful often skip the positive statements about wine in the … Read more
Open a King James Bible to John 5 and you will find a verse 4. Open a NIV, ESV, or NLT to the same place and the chapter moves directly from verse 3 to verse 5. The verse numbers skip, the text flows on, and for anyone who notices, the immediate question is obvious: who … Read more
Few topics in Christian life generate more anguish, confusion, and disagreement than divorce. People facing the end of their marriages want to know what God actually says, not what their church assumes or what a culture dismisses. The Bible’s teaching on divorce is not a single verse. It is a case built across multiple passages, … Read more
Three Latin words summarize one of the most fundamental convictions of the Protestant Reformation (the sixteenth-century movement that sought to return Christianity to its biblical roots). Soli Deo Gloria means “to God alone be the glory.” It is not a motivational slogan or a bumper sticker phrase. It is a firm statement about the nature … Read more
October 31 arrives every year, and every year, Christians arrive at different conclusions about what to do with it. Some families turn off the lights and stay home. Some hand out candy and tracts together. Some host harvest festivals and let the kids dress as Bible characters. Some treat it as any other Tuesday and … Read more
The quote sounds biblical. It has the weight of a proverb and the sting of conviction. But when you go looking for it in Scripture, you will not find it. “Comparison is the thief of joy” is not in the Bible. The direct answer is right there in that sentence, and this post is not … Read more
Enmity is not a word most people use in daily conversation, but the Bible uses it with deliberate weight. It describes deep-rooted hostility, a settled state of opposition that goes far beyond momentary frustration. Scripture addresses enmity on multiple levels: between God and humanity, between the flesh and the Spirit, and between people who have … Read more
Lying is older than any human law against it. The first recorded act of deception in Scripture happens before any commandment was given, before any nation existed, before any court could render a verdict. A serpent told a woman that God had withheld something good from her. That single distortion of truth set the entire … Read more
The phrase is quoted in sermons, printed on greeting cards, and repeated as though Scripture said it. But it is NOT in the Bible. Not a single translation. Not even a loose paraphrase of any Hebrew or Greek text. The confusion shapes how people read Matthew 6:22-23, often treated as the biblical version of this … Read more