Category: Biblical Exposition

Which is it? Are we supposed to carry one another’s burdens, as Galatians 6:2 says: “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ”?...

Frequently in the Bible, and especially in the letters of the Apostle Paul, we come across the expression “in the Spirit” — or similar such...

My initial foray into the prospect of doing doctoral research was fueled by a personal quest to better understand the idea of our being “in Christ....

Twelve young adults sit on couches, chairs and floor pillows around a living room with their Bibles open. Let’s listen in on their conversation. “...

What do you mean, Ken … what does grace do? Grace doesn’t do anything. Grace is unmerited favor from God. It is something given. Grammatically,...

We recently discussed Rom. 11:26 in my Romans class: “And in this way all Israel will be saved.” I told the class that even though this...

There is a third way to interpret (and translate) Romans 8:28 than is found in most English translations, but most people don’t know it. Some...

The following is the fourth of a four-part series on the significance of Godly character in Christian living. Read part one of this series, “...

It is one of the best-known verses in the Bible. It appears on wall art, bumper stickers, social media profiles and even tattoos. But we usually...

This is a Q & A blog post by our Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question I recently read a paper titled 'Is the Cause...

I was privileged to write a chapter about the book of Judges for a volume that honors my doctoral advisor, professor Nili S. Fox. My contribution...

I was privileged to contribute a chapter titled “The Lost World of Lexical Semantics: Samson’s Spectacle in Judges 16:25” in For Us, but Not to Us...

What is the meaning of “fall short of the glory of God” (ὑστεροῦνται τῆς δόξης τοῦ θεοῦ) in Romans 3:23? (“For all have sinned and fall short of...

“Your law is my delight.” (Ps. 119:77). Have you ever felt like this verse, or verses like it, mock you? I certainly have felt that way at times....

“If only God showed me an extraordinary miracle, I would believe.” Really? Are you sure that you would actually start believing in the existence of...

The following is the final post in a series of eight posts exploring the beauty of gender from a biblical perspective. Read the first post, The...

Progressive Dispensationalism is a pattern of biblical interpretation that focuses — not entirely, but most particularly — on the question of how...

The wisdom literature of the Hebrew Bible is found in the five poetic books of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs. This biblical...

Every once in a while, I encounter a spiritually impacting paragraph while grading a term paper. Granted, this doesn’t happen often, but I really...

One Christian book has spiritually helped me more than any other book during these past four months. God has used Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy , by...

This is the third post in a series on who wrote the book of Daniel. Here you can find Part 1 and Part 2 . From history, we know that Nabonidus...

In a previous post, Did the Apostle Paul Use Profanity?, I debunked the claim that σκύβαλα (skubala, rubbish or waste), a word used by Paul in...

How can James write: “But no one can tame the tongue” (James 3:8 NAU) in one breath, and then in another write “this ought not to be so” (James...

This is the second post in a series on who wrote the book of Daniel. Read the first post, Who Wrote the Book of Daniel? (Part 1) and the third...

Integrity is the essential distinctive for a follower of Christ. Our character defines, proclaims and demonstrates our faith in a holy God to all...