The First and Second Death In Genesis 2:16-17, God commanded Adam not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, warning him, “in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” God did not … Read More
Did Jesus Come to Judge or Not? When reading the Gospel of John, we sometimes encounter statements that, at first glance, appear to contradict one another. One example concerns the reason Jesus came into the world. In John 9:39 Jesus … Read More
The Washing of Regeneration and Renewing of the Holy Spirit Titus 3:5 is sometimes understood to teach that the Holy Spirit directly enters a person at conversion and inwardly regenerates or renews him. But when the language of the passage … Read More
The Wheat and the Tares Why the Evidence Favors the Final Judgment Introduction The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares (Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43) is one of the few parables Jesus explained in detail. While nearly every figure is identified, … Read More
The Promises of God Promises of God were given to the Israelites/Jews when they became a people. Both the passages surrounding Deuteronomy 28:1-6, Leviticus 26:3-5 establish that God would physically and spiritually bless the people in many ways if they walked … Read More