How Do We Know That We Have The Author's Intended Meaning? By Dr. Andy Woods My view regarding how to derive the author’s intended meaning is based upon the theological doctrines of revelation, inspiration, and illumination. These three doctrines each encompass differing facets of the Holy Spirit’s role in communicating…
The Meaning of “The Husband of One Wife” in 1 Timothy 3:2 By Dr. Andy Woods Introduction It is important to correctly interpret the phrase “husband of one wife” in 1 Timothy 3:2. There are at least three reasons for desiring a correct interpretation. First of all, this phrase was…
The Divine Preservation of the Messianic Line: The True Meaning of the Holidays By Dr. Andy Woods The holiday season comes and goes very quickly. Sometimes the hectic nature of the Christmas season provides us little time to adequately reflect upon the true meaning of Christmas. What then is the…
A Handbook into the Terrifying and Wondrous REALMS of God (PART 1 – Past & Present) By Mike Mullin Long have I wondered about the many different places God has created. We almost live in a bubble in our present lives and seldom give much thought to what has come…
Malachi Speaks Again - Part 4, Conclusion By Jack Kelley In the Christian Bible, the concluding chapter in the Book of Malachi contains the final words of the Old Testament. It would be 400 years before God spoke to Israel again and then His purpose would be to announce the…
Malachi Speaks Again - Part 3 By Jack Kelley We continue our study of the Book of Malachi with chapter 3. As we’ll see the Lord isn’t finished with His criticism of Israel’s behavior, and as was the case with the previous chapters some of His complaints about them could…
Malachi Speaks Again - Part 2 By Jack Kelley We continue in our study of the Minor Prophets with chapter 2 of the Book of Malachi to see what the Lord had him say to the Israelites, and how it applies to us today. Malachi 2 Additional Warning to the…
Counting Angels: How Many Are There? By Nathan Jones [Note: The following is an excerpt from Nathan Jones’ newest book, The Mighty Angels of Revelation.] One of the grandest spectacles along the parade of events marching towards Christ’s birth was when Heaven’s choir broke out in song way above the…
Malachi Speaks Again - Part 1 By Jack Kelley This is the latest in our series on the minor prophets called “The Prophets Speak Again”. As in the past, we’ll take a message from the Lord to ancient Israel and see if there’s a parallel application in our world today.…
Barnabas The Encourager By Grant Phillips One of the greatest spiritual gifts in my opinion is that of the encourager. Pastors, Bible teachers and evangelists are more in the limelight, and for some reason Christians sometimes feel that if they are not a pastor, Bible teacher or evangelist, the best…