In 1 Corinthians 14, Paul mentions those who, when speaking in tongues, utter “mysteries.” Does this phraseology support the idea that these tongues are not human languages, but, instead, special “ecstatic” tongues?

Is it wrong for the elders of a local congregation to ask the members to “pledge” what they intend to give each week into the church treasury for the coming year?

There is no better way to start your day than to meditate upon the thrilling grace of God as manifested at Calvary twenty centuries ago. It invigorates the soul and instills a level of gratitude to the Creator that is unrivaled by anything else.

Critics claim the Bible is filled with irrelevant material. Is there any purpose in seemingly trivial information in God’s Word?

The practice of selling “indulgences” is a part of Catholicism’s sordid history. This week’s Penpoints deals with an amusing incident in the ministry of John Tetzel, one tragic character in this apostate movement.

Does the Bible condone slavery? If so, how does the Christian reconcile this with the biblical concept of the intrinsic worth of every human being as a creature made in the image of God?

Why do Christians teach that the dead are conscious, when the Scriptures refer to death as “sleep”?

The concept of “sleep” is used in many ways in the Bible. A study of these usages yields many valuable lessons.

The ex-president’s high popularity is perplexing in light of his moral failures. This article addresses this paradox.

Shepard was a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming. He openly professed homosexuality. Apparently, he was lured from a bar and taken to a remote place; there he was tied to a fence, pistol-whipped, and left exposed in the cold. Eventually, he died.

Have you ever been persecuted for your faith? Have you suffered the abuse of others for Christ?

The tragic story of King David’s infamous son, Absalom, conveys many valuable lessons.

While the resurrection of Christ is generally recognized as the foundation of Christianity, his ascension is equally significant.

Who was John the Baptist? What was his relationship to Jesus?

The apostle Peter declared that David issued a prophecy regarding Judas Iscariot. Did he? If so, what are some of the lessons to be learned from that inspired declaration?

Jerry Falwell is calling for a more charitable view, he says, towards the “gay” community.

If you could plan a message to be delivered at your own funeral, of what would it consist? You might want to give some thought to this question.

In a new volume on Greek grammar, Dr. Daniel Wallace (of the Dallas Theological Seminary), has made a monumental concession which devastates a common denominational rationalization relative to the meaning of eis in Acts 2:38.

Does the Bible teach that a Christian cannot ever fall away from grace?

When we contemplate who God is, what he has done, and what we will be, we will know exactly for what we should praise.