It would appear from Scripture that Paul did indeed see Jesus personally. We know this because, in 1 Cor. 9:1, he said, "Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?" So he saw Jesus. But when did he see Him?...
Paul the Apostle was a devout Pharisee (Phil. 3:5), called Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9:11), who persecuted Christians. There is probably a reference to him in Acts 7:58, "When they had driven him [Stephen] out of the city, they began stoning him; and the witnesses laid...
The Bible does not tell us precisely why Michael, the archangel, and the devil disputed over the body of Moses. But, we can offer some theories. Perhaps the main reason is that people tend to turn special objects and people into idols. Since Moses had done great...
One of the most persistent questions from Christians is why do the wicked prosper. Why is it that we who trust in God, are honest, put others first, and do what is right often suffer yet the wicked prosper? We see so many of the ungodly around us who do what is wrong...
There appear to be five different people named James who are mentioned in the New Testament. They are listed below. The Greek word Ἰάκωβος Iákōbos; or Iakṓb, or Jacob, occurs 42 times. Of those five people, the author of the book of James, who appears to be the Lord's...
Yes, Adam had free will. Free will is the ability to make choices that are not coerced. It is the ability to act at one's own discretion, according to one's desires. It is a voluntary choice, not one that is forced or restricted by a threat or by force. In light of...
I received an email recently where a person asked if Mary was in the upper room during Pentecost. I thought it was an interesting question so I researched it. Basically, the evidence seems to suggest that she was, but it is not definitive. Let me explain by going to...
From what we can see in Scripture, it does not appear that Judas went to heaven, even though it says he repented of what he had done (Matthew 27:1-10). The reason I say this is because of what Jesus said about him. Matthew 26:24, "The Son of Man is to go, just as it...
Melchizedek, מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶֿק, (King of Righteousness) was both the king of Salem (which later became Jerusalem) and a priest of God. He is first mentioned in Genesis 14:18–20 but is referred to in additional biblical passages: Psalm 110:4; and Hebrews 5:6, 10; 6:20;...
John Calvin believed in the inerrancy of scripture. John Calvin was a French reformer and theologian who was born in 1509 and died in 1664. He was a brilliant systametician and wrote the Institutes of the Christian Religion before he was 30. I know of no statement...