Was God wrong to tell Abraham to sacrifice Isaac? One of the more puzzling and questionable stories found in the Old Testament has to do…
Purchasing forgiveness of sins? I was recently asked by someone if there are Old Testament passages that speak about paying money for the forgiveness of…
This new commentary on Deuteronomy is excellent: The important Old Testament book of Deuteronomy has been well covered by slightly older commentaries, but there have…
Was Solomon wrong to marry Pharaoh’s daughter? The passage I am examining seems to indicate a sinful action by a king of Israel, but there…
Does God not know certain things? The verse I am examining today is once again not necessarily difficult, but it does raise a few questions…
We must use Scripture wisely and correctly when discussing refugees and immigration: The problem with this verse is how it is misused by some folks,…
This is another passage so often massacred by Christians: I really must retitle this series. Most of the passages I have looked at are not…
How are we to understand NT writers quoting from non-inspired books? The reason for the difficulty of this passage centres on the issue of the…
As you know, every year around this time I strongly urge Christians to (perhaps for the very first time) read through the entire Bible. As…
This passage has to do with the two different offerings brought to God – one by Abel and one by Cain. We are told that…
Atheists, sceptics and other critics of Christianity like to make the claim that the biblical account of creation is simply stolen from earlier pagan myths…
This passage is as much a misused passage as a difficult one. And its misuse can often be deadly. There have been a number of…
The recent squabble within Labor Party ranks as to whether the Bali bombers should be executed raises the old issue of capital punishment, and the…
More thoughts on God’s knowledge and foreknowledge: Having done some recent articles on issues concerning divine knowledge, another set of passages is raised by those…
Does God know future events? The questions in my title and sub-title might seem to most Christians to be rather silly questions. ‘Well of course…
More insights into this important biblical theme: All three of the items featured in my title I have discussed before. The idea of common grace…
Not everything we read about in Scripture is meant to be copied! There are various important principles of biblical interpretation. If we keep these in…
Reflections of how Jesus, you, and I look: Some might be thinking that my title is once again rather strange. OK, so shoot me already.…
Keeping the big biblical picture in view: It is a new year, but any time for the believer is a good time to recommit to…
The past year may have been hard, but God is still with us for whatever the next year brings: In a few hours 2023 will…