Biblical Articles

According to BBC News: “A French company has been found liable for the death of an employee who had a cardiac arrest while having sex with a stranger on a business trip.” No, your eyes are not deceiving you; a French Court made this decision. No information is...

You may not see this fact anywhere else, but it was 243 years ago (1776) this very day that a noble patriot died. In order to help the colonists, Nathan Hale, a graduate of Yale, had volunteered to spy on the British, but he was caught. There was no trial; he was not...

Sometime prior to April of this year (2019) a Jehovah’s Witness leaflet was distributed in this area (maybe nationwide). It’s about half the size of a legal sheet of paper with friendly folks shaking hands on page one. Underneath the picture, it proclaims: “You Are...

Driving to the office on August 28th, I heard a conversation on the radio from a local talk show. The host was saying that legalizing marijuana was probably going to be inevitable; so, we should save our resources for some other battle. Opposing legalization of...

Perhaps, you may have seen the bumper sticker with the following message: “Heaven don’t want me, and hell is afraid I’ll take over.” What’s your response to such braggadocio? If it’s like mine, then you would be thinking, “Both statements are false.” The first half of...

(Continued from Article posted August 11, 2019.) In the song, “Revive Us Again,” what do the words, Let each soul be rekindled with fire from above mean? Two weeks ago, we looked at Bible verses that mentioned fire coming from above and found them all to be...

Of course, many of those who call themselves Christians believe in one of the versions of Calvinism or Arminianism, but these doctrines have been infiltrating the church for a few decades now, also. Brother Daniel Denham called attention to some in the “church” who...

The series on “Creeping Calvinism,” provides more information about the book, Evangelistic Women, which also contains errors concerning the Holy Spirit. The author erroneously states: “We hinder our ministries when we suppress the Spirit,” which is followed by the...

The idea that babies are born depraved is not a very popular doctrine—even among those who attend Calvinistic churches. For those who may be unaware, Calvinism is the theology of Augustine (354–430) that Reformer John Calvin (1509–1564) reworked and popularized. The...

In the song, “Revive Us Again,” the last verse contains the words: “May each soul be rekindled with fire from above.” Congregations have been singing these words for decades, but what do they mean? Where in the Scriptures do we find fire coming from above? One might...

Okay, I’ve never counted them, but experts tell us that Psalm 118:8 is the middle verse in the Bible. The first verse is truly a significant one; the last one is a sentiment often repeated. Whether or not the middle verse could be expected to be important or not,...

[Editor’s note: The following exchange took place between Brother Boyer and a Catholic enthusiast. The arguments belong to the Catholic; Brother Boyer simply responds to them. Some edits were made—GWS]. Does the Catholic Church contradict the Bible with its practice...

The New Testament teaches some very clear and important doctrines. Those include the way in which sins are forgiven, what constitutes correct worship, the way the church is to be organized, and various teachings concerning the way that Christians must conduct...

The week of July 11th the Jeopardy quiz show had a category in which the contestants had to name something concerning the weekend. One of the clues yielded the answer, “Your Sunday Best.” According to Wikipedia, the definition “traditionally refers to fine clothes...

As news commentator Paul Harvey used to say, “This is a strange.” A brief news item appeared in the Orlando Sentinel on Sunday, February 24. An editor/publisher of an Alabama newspaper wrote an editorial that appeared on Valentine’s Day in his paper. Reportedly, he...

Okay, the details of the following description here may not be accurate; I only saw the video for a brief moment. Perhaps someone else viewed it and can provide more information. The brief clip showed one woman savagely beating another alongside her car. Whether she...

While many chapters in Proverbs combine unrelated gems of wisdom, some of the earlier sections contain several verses dealing with certain subjects. Proverbs 3 is one of these, and the first eight verses serve as a unit. It begins with Solomon writing an admonition to...

Who would issue such a statement as the claim made in the title of this article? The answer is that a Baptist Church in this area not only would but has done so. It is from “Session 1” of a handbook given to those who decide to be members of that particular Baptist...

“Jesus speak,s to me personally and directs me .he choose me to tell all about his love . And with his holy spirit help i will.” Those are the actual words given in response to a seven-page letter showing what the Scriptures teach on this subject. No one has any idea...

Windows is a publication of the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Austin, Texas. The title of this article is an observation that the president of this institution has seen regarding modern practices—one with which he agrees. Older, easily identifiable...

On November 9, 2008, Spiritual Perspectives printed the article, “The Day Journalism Died.” This conclusion was reached after watching how major news sources treated both candidates in that election. Fair journalism is still dead, and most of the polls are pretty sick...

Some have expressed confusion over what should be said when a person is baptized. All who believe the Bible to be the inspired Word of God know that It does not and cannot contradict Itself, yet for some reason they think they must choose between being baptized “in...

Seventh-Day Adventists follow the teaching of Ellen G. White. They seem to defend everything she wrote whether she agreed with the Scriptures or not. She was in error on many things—not the least of which was insisting that worship be on the Sabbath day because it was...

This event actually occurred, although four decades have elapsed since it happened. Names and places are omitted, however, to protect the participants. Some men of the congregation had an opportunity to attend a song leading class with a nearby church hosted by...

[This article was published by a church in another part of the state of Florida. It has been copied and adapted (and who knows what else) from a February, 2008 issue of Homiletics. Coincidently, it shows that clean humor exists. The full title is: How to Sleep Through...

The problem with a so-called “Christian” nation is that many so-called Christians disconnect themselves from the teachings of Christianity and the way they behave. One wonders, for example, how many “Christians” paid $125- $275 to go see the “Here Comes the Funny...

Coming soon at a church building near you will probably be a dance troupe—especially if you live near Cleveland, Tennessee. Newspapers love stories like this one. If fifteen people were baptized during a gospel meeting, they would probably not even include a whisper...

Okay, so dealing with celebrities is always dicey. First of all, they are not necessarily knowledgeable about social or political affairs just because they enjoy celebrity status. And who knows how solid a position they hold is. But having thrown in a caveat, it is...

Occasionally, loyalty is mentioned in a positive way—even in an age of “tell-all” books—but overall it seems not to be regarded as highly as it was in decades past. Its value is stated in a negative way in Proverbs 17:13: “Whoever rewards evil for good, evil will not...

1 Corinthians 15 is known as the “resurrection” chapter in the New Testament (just as 1 Corinthians 13 is referred to as the “love” chapter). The reason for this designation is not that Jesus being raised from the dead occurred at that time; Matthew, Mark, Luke, and...