Jesus once said: “If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true” (John 5:31). What did the Lord mean by this puzzling statement? Certainly not what some critics allege.

Did Abraham offer Ishmael or Isaac? The Bible and the Koran differ on this issue. Which book is really divine revelation? Does it matter?

Only the truth gives hope — real hope — and, as the American poet Wallace Rice put it, “hope is the patent medicine for disease, disaster, and sin.” In this article, Jason Jackson surveys several biblical expressions in which the word “hope” appears. These phrases teach us about the Christian’s future.

None of us lives an isolated existence. While we see ourselves in a certain light, others may view us quite differently. Our Creator looks at us with absolute accuracy!

God determines who is to be identified as a Christian; he has not assigned that responsibility to us.

The commands found in the Bible may be classified in several ways to help our understanding.

What does it mean to be “converted”?

Characters in the book of Joshua present interesting and valuable studies that offer powerful, transforming spiritual lessons

After becoming a “child of God,” is it possible to lose one’s “inheritance”?

Samuel’s prophecy concerning the coming kingdom of Christ discredits the theory of premillennialism.

While it is certainly true that grace is a thrilling element in the divine scheme of things, it is not true that it is unconditionally dispensed, or that it is obtained merely by believing. Study this issue with us.

Words can take on different senses depending upon the context in which they are found.

The Psalms have much to say about Jesus the Messiah. Jason Jackson details the characteristics of these moving prophecies.

The Bible teaches that both the righteous and the wicked will be resurrected from the dead. Such being the case, what will be the difference in the composition of these respective bodies?

A careful investigation of the biblical text provides a powerful antidote to the postmodern confusion which alleges that truth is subjective, elusive, and ephemeral.

Speech is a very special gift from our Creator. It is a fresh challenge each day to channel our words for good.

Some have suggested that certain accounts within the Old Testament appear to depict God not as holy, kind, good, and merciful, but instead as unjust, mean, vengeful, and unmerciful. How can God be called “good” in light of such events?

Is worship “regulated” by God? Or is man left to his own inclination in this matter?

Is justification from sin by faith or works? Does it result from neither, one as opposed to the other, or both?

The Mormons hope to shed the name “Mormon” in creating a new image.