Yes, the Gospel of Mark teaches the deity of Christ. In fact, it is found in the opening words of the gospel. Let's take a look. Mark 1:1–4, "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “BEHOLD, I SEND MY...
No, the Bible doesn't say that money is the root of all evil. But it does warn that the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil: 1 Timothy 6:10, "For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith...
Yes, from the earliest years of the church the New Testament was understood to be Scripture. There is evidence of this not only in the earliest Christian writings and artifacts but even in the New Testament itself! Because the different books of the New Testament were...
The Bible is a collection of 66 books written by about 40 authors, in three different languages, on three different continents, over approximately 1600 years. The Bible claims to be inspired and inerrant. This means that came from God and that it is without error in...
The Bible teaches that there is one human family, equally fallen in sin and equally in need of the same redemption in Jesus Christ. The gospel of Jesus Christ is equally for every nation, tribe, and tongue. Regardless of ethnic background or physical features, those...
The Olivet Discourse is the last major teaching section of Jesus, that he gave on the Mount of Olives, as recorded in Matthew, Mark, and Luke (Matthew 24:3-25:46; Mark 13:3-37; Luke 21:5-36). It deals with the signs of Christ's return and events associated with it....
The abomination of desolation is a phrase that appears several times in the Bible and references the desecration of the sacred Temple of Jerusalem, an event that has occurred several times in history and will probably occur again. Daniel 9:27, "And he will make a firm...
The Bible has a great deal to say about motherhood. It views mothers in high regard. In fact, there are even scriptures where God himself as compared to motherhood. But, first, we need to understand that motherhood, like fatherhood, is an expression of the character...
A Psalm is a musical accompaniment to a poem. Imprecatory Psalms are musical poems where the Psalmist requests that God bring judgment upon his adversaries. Not all imprecatory psalms are completely filled with maledictions. Some contain elements of imprecation and...
The meaning of the hundred and 144,000 in the book of Revelation has been debated since the church began. References to that number are found in three places in Scripture. Revelation 7:4, "And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred and forty-four...