In the New Testament, one of the most overlooked but profoundly revolutionary texts is the Epistle to Philemon. Pronounced “Fih-LAY-muhn”. At first glance, it seems like a brief personal letter, a mere twenty-five verses written by the apostle Paul from prison to a wealthy Christian named Philemon regarding a runaway slave named Onesimus, pronounced (oh-NEE-suh-mus). […]
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The Epistle of Jude, only twenty-five verses long, delivers one of the most urgent and uncompromising warnings in the entire New Testament. Identifying its writer as a close relative of Jesus Christ, the letter is written by Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James. Between AD 65 and 80, it was written,
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Have you ever wondered where the very first humans ended up for eternity? The Bible never spells it out in a single verse, yet for two thousand years Christians have told a remarkably consistent and hope filled story about Adam and Eve’s ultimate fate. Far from being condemned forever, tradition says they were the first
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The book of Judges paints a raw, cyclical portrait of ancient Israel, illustrating apostasy, oppression, desperate cries for help, divine deliverance, and temporary peace before the cycle repeats itself. The story of Ehud, the Benjamite judge who assassinates the Moabite king Eglon in one of the most graphically memorable scenes in all of Scripture captures
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The incident of Jesus cursing the fig tree stands among the most striking and symbolically rich moments in the Gospel narrative, appearing in both Mark 11:12-14,20-25 and Matthew 21:18-22. On the surface the act seems abrupt, almost harsh, yet when examined in its full biblical and historical context it reveals profound theological truth about expectation,
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As recorded in Matthew chapter seven, verses three through five, the Sermon on the Mount is one of the most memorable and frequently quoted teachings of Jesus. In order to illustrate the human tendency toward hypocrisy, Jesus asks a piercing question using vivid, almost comical imagery: Why do you notice the speck of sawdust in
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“A person’s enemies will be the members of their own household.” —Jesus, Matthew 10:36 (NIV) These words from Jesus are not a suggestion; they are a prophecy. Spoken to His twelve disciples as He commissioned them for mission, they are a gut punch in a chapter already loaded with warnings of death, betrayal, and flogging.
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People have relied on the Bible throughout the centuries. It includes stories about supernatural phenomena defying natural laws, like sudden, instantaneous movement or teleportation of individuals across vast distances without conventional travel. The term teleportation is commonly associated with modern science fiction, but these biblical events describe God, the Holy Spirit, or angels relocating people
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A grim chapter in the history of religion in the Near East has been occupied by the ancient deity of Moloch, a deity associated with fire and child sacrifice, particularly among the Canaanites, Ammonites, and at times, ancient Israelites. The name Moloch, sometimes rendered as Molech or Milcom, derives from the Semitic root meaning king,
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The cultural winds of our era blow fiercely, and many Christians find themselves adrift, unknowingly adopting ideologies that undermine the foundations of their faith. The liberal movement has infiltrated churches, seminaries, and personal devotions with its emphasis on individual autonomy, moral relativism, and progressive social reforms. A compassionate outreach often results in compromise, diluting the
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