By Ron Rosso The Apostle Paul said, “This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief ” (1 Tim 1:15). Notice Paul used the present tense (“I am”), as opposed to the past tense. Thus, his being “chief among […]

By Bill Fiess The Greek word typos, from which our English word “type” derives, is an interesting term. Typos comes from a root which means “to strike,” and thus the Greeks used the word to denote an impression made by a blow in wax or metal. They also used typos to refer to a form, […]

By Marcia Hornok Hagar the Heroine? Christians don’t usually think of Hagar as a Bible person to emulate. Rather than submit to Sarai, she became antagonistic and ran away like a rebellious teen—a pregnant one. Yes, she brought some of her suffering on herself, but consider that she had been exiled from her people and […]

By Ken Yates I just got back from Zambia, Africa and wanted to give an update. The trip was outstanding. My daughter, Kathryn, son-in-law Dewey, and I were gone about two weeks. I taught at a Bible college there. One of the professors is a young man from Zambia that I tutored in Greek while […]

By Bob Wilkin Preachers and Theologians Sometimes Make Up Stuff Preachers and theologians tend to be careful when explaining fundamental Biblical truths like the deity of Christ, substitutionary atonement, Jesus’ bodily resurrection on the third day, the Second Coming of Christ, and the inerrancy of Scripture. By careful, I mean that they will quote Scriptures […]

By Staff Are Believers Under Law Today? Q: Galatians 2:19 and Rom 7:14 seem to be saying that believers are no longer under the Law of Moses, or any law. When we become believers, we are set free from law. Have I missed the boat? ~RE, email A: I think you have one leg in […]