One hot afternoon three “men” appear to Abraham near Hebron. He graciously entertains them, at first not realizing that his guests are the Lord and two angels. When they leave, Abraham accompanies them for a time. Any good Eastern host would extend the same courtesy. As they walk together, the Lord says, “Shall I hide…

In Islam a man can marry four wives. I am against polygamy myself. There’s no way that a man can be one with four women. I’m sorry to say this, but I see people calling themselves Christians who live together but aren’t sacredly married. What are your thoughts on this? Great point. A Muslim man…

  Paul visited Corinth (a city in Greece) in AD 51. He stayed there for 18 months (Acts 18:11). Many Corinthians heard the good news about Jesus and were baptized in his name (v. 8). Even after moving on to other mission opportunities, Paul had a deep affection for the church in Corinth. But his…

Sarah is just inside the door of her tent, listening intently to Abraham’s conversation with his three guests. One of the strangers asks about her by name. “Where is Sarah your wife?” Funny. How does he know her name? Abraham is a prosperous and respected tribal chieftain, though. The visitor must have heard her name…

Abel’s bloody corpse is lying in the field. He is the first murder victim in the world, the first victim of domestic violence. Perhaps Cain has cracked his skull with a stone or stabbed him with a sharpened stick. God had warned Cain that sin was crouching at the door like a ferocious beast. He…

God asks Cain and Abel to bring him an offering. Cain presents a gift of grain, and Abel sacrifices some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord rejects Cain’s gift but accepts his brother’s offering with pleasure. Does Cain bring God the wrong thing, or does he simply have a bad attitude? No one…

God finds Adam and Eve hiding among the trees in the garden. The man blames the woman for giving him the forbidden fruit, and blames the Lord for giving him a wife. Unimpressed, God turns his attention to Eve and asks, “What is this that you have done?” (Gen. 3:13). She doesn’t take any responsibility…

Adam and Eve are hiding among the trees in Eden. And the Lord calls to the man, “Where are you?” (Gen. 3:9). That’s a strange question. Doesn’t God know where Adam is? Some years ago I was reading a book written by an atheist. He said that the God of the Bible was the most…

I’ve been reading the book of Acts but can’t understand it. Can you explain it? Acts is the second volume of Luke’s work. If you read the concluding section of Luke and the introductory section of Acts, you may notice the smoothness of the transition. Luke ends with the commissioning of the apostles and the…

Below are some of the characteristics of false teachers identifiable in the Bible. A false prophet may exhibit one or more of these: False Visions. False teachers often claim revelations that were never given. Jeremiah says, “I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who use their tongues and say, ‘Says the Lord.’ Behold, I…