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John knew his place and reminded everyone that he was not the Messiah. He told them that he baptized with repentance, but the Savior would baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire.

More people are celebrating Samhain because of the rising popularity of Wicca, a rising interest in the occult, and the desire to talk to dead loved ones. As believers, we do not need to practice this holiday, nor do we need to become interested...

Similarly, multiple references are found concerning the shepherd. And if we are sheep, God Himself is the Shepherd. But not just any shepherd — the good shepherd, the great shepherd, and the chief shepherd, who is not reckless in His searching for...

Many Christians and many unbelievers see the apocalypse as the end, rather than the process of ending. They tend to think of the apocalypse as global cataclysm — world war, global disaster, pandemic. But the apocalypse does more than forecast...

The stance that Zeus and Jesus are the same is untenable. There is one truth, one God in three Persons. Jesus is not hypothetical, and He does not sit on a thundercloud aiming lightning bolts at the earth.

We can have salvation through the forgiveness of our sins by God because of the sacrifice of Jesus. He paid the ultimate penalty so that we can go free. But we need to recognize our guilt, repent of our sin, and, by faith, receive salvation.

Jesus wants His followers to get in the habit of forgiving those who ask for forgiveness that it becomes second nature. There is no limit to how many times we are willing to forgive someone who seeks forgiveness. This is what Jesus was saying.

Fasting is practiced by numerous Christian denominations and annually observed during the time of Lent in preparation for Easter Sunday. Discover the Christian significance of fasting for Lent and practical guidance for your fast in 2021.

As religious holidays in the Old Testament go, the Day of Atonement is one of the most important. So what can we learn from it?

James 1:22 is not a call for mere activity. It is a call to obedience. But what does it mean to be a “doer” of the Word? It is a call to look into the mirror of God’s Word and do what it says.

Anak isn't a super famous character in the Bible, but he casts a long shadow. Literally, because it appears he fathered giants. Here's what we know about him and his descendants.

John the Baptist was a devout Jew who had separated himself from the world in order to know only God and to prepare himself for this time when he would do something perplexing: baptize the Messiah himself.

What if God’s disposition was like that of Ahasuerus: rash, unpredictable, and merciless? Or even like the patient killer — gleefully cruel? God has certainly seemed cruel to many readers who don’t know the whole story.

So why do we pray? Because it shifts and changes both the natural and spiritual realm. Prayer not only reconnects you personally to God and refreshes you, but it can cause repentance, activate petitions, and provide healing.

The Bible teaches us that we cannot be free from sins like pride and worldliness unless we turn to God in repentance. As James 4:10 exhorts us, we must humble ourselves before the Lord.

Christians and unbelievers alike want to believe there is a better place than Earth: a type of paradise where there is no pain and suffering. The name we give that place is typical “heaven.”

A bad attitude mars Christ’s likeness in us and robs us of our calling to encourage others. Here are 5 evils of a bad attitude and how to remedy it.

The Lord plotted his story before we were created, and the outcome was established in eternity past. We cannot affect the plan with our sin; God saw that coming. Scripture reveals a holy and righteous God who is never arbitrary and never wrong.

Hell is a place of total, conscious, eternal separation from the blessings of God. If a person rejects God all throughout life, never submitting to him in repentance, then the person will enter eternity after death without God.

Our words of correction can be very sweet—the very thing God uses to renew the faith of weary saints. But our words can be unhelpful and hurtful, too. We need wisdom to know when to correct and when to overlook.