A covenant (Hebrew, berith; Greek, diatheke) is a legal agreement between two or more parties. The word "covenant(s)" occurs 284 times in the Old Testament (as found in the New American Standard Bible). "Covenant(s)" occurs 37 times in the New Testament, which gives...
When the Bible says that someone has died to sin, it means that the Christian has died "with Christ." It is not that we have actually died physically, but that we are, by faith, joined to the death of Christ on the cross. It was there, after fulfilling the law...
Glorification is the future and final work of God upon Christians where He transforms our mortal physical bodies to the eternal physical bodies in which we will dwell forever. It is guaranteed to the believers in Christ Jesus and is even spoken of in the past tense in...
The Torah is the Law, commonly known as the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. The rest of the books of the Old Testament are known as "The Prophets." The word ‘torah’ means ‘instruction’ or ‘teaching,’ and...
Yes, predestination is biblical. Predestination is the teaching that God has, from all eternity, freely determined whatsoever shall come to pass. We find this in Ephesians 1:11 which says, “also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to...
The relationship between faith and works is that works are the result of faith. In the Bible, faith and works are very often contrasted. They are not the same thing, and the combination of faith and works does not bring salvation. Salvation is by faith alone. Rom....
Natural revelation is the revelation of God in nature. Rom. 1:20 says, "For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without...
What is theology? It is the study of the things pertaining to God. The word theology comes from two Greek words, theos (God) and logos (word). From them we can see that theology is the study of God which, of course, includes his attributes. God is the single...
The teaching that there is an eternal hell in which hordes of mankind will suffer eternal punishment can be a difficult doctrine to accept. We hear so much about God's infinite love and how He desires that all men be saved (1 Tim. 2:4). However, those who develop...
The curious, as well as the critics of Christianity, ask this question. If God is all-powerful and all-loving, then why does He allow evil and suffering in the world? Various answers have been given but permanently settling the issue is impossible (this side of...