The Scofield Reference Bible spread the theology of Dispensationalism rapidly in the first half of the 20th century.  Dispensationalism teaches the removal of the force of God’s moral law from Christianity by separating faith in Jesus from the need to use His moral law as a guide to faith.  InRead More

In 1913 the Federal Reserve was established as the central banking system of the United States.  It is not part of the United States Government, yet it collects interest from the United States Government (i. e. from the United States taxpayer) on the money which America borrows.  Private banks ownRead More

Ostentatious religious behavior is unnecessary or excessive display or spectacle in religion.  Religious posturing and religious exhibitionism are closely related terms.  Those who make an unnecessary display of themselves in religious settings perform ostentatious religious behavior.  Since ostentatious behavior is inseparable from putting on an act, it is inherently hypocritical.  Read More

What the Bible teaches about whether violence is lawful or sin is actually common sense.  Though there are nuances which must be accounted for, it is not very complicated.  Sadly, many churches don’t understand and teach the obvious things which many who don’t know the Bible at all often getRead More

The character in the Bible which most resembles how multitudes picture Jesus is actually not Jesus.  It is rather Absalom, the evil son of King David who rebelled against his father and sought to usurp his throne.   Isaiah 53:1-3 speaks of the then coming Messiah.  “Who hath believed our report? Read More

There is no good reason to call Jerusalem a holy city now.  Is this serious?  How can anyone who says they believe in Jesus Christ and the authority of the Bible say such a thing?  The answer from the Bible itself is simple.  Acknowledging that the Jewish nation rejected Jesus,Read More

Hanukkah is a Jewish festival which commemorates the victory of the Jews in their revolt against the Seleucid Empire and King Antiochus Epiphanes IV in the second century BC.  The Seleucids had oppressed the Jews and caused the Temple service to cease.  The Jews, led by the Maccabees, successfully droveRead More

A 2013 study by the Pew Research Center found that 8 in 10 people in America who are admittedly non-Christian celebrate Christmas as well as 96 percent of Christians. Though the former group is more likely to see Christmas as not a religious holiday, a significant number of the professingRead More

1 Cor 14: What the Bible Teaches About Tongues (Babbling Nonsense Isn’t From God’s Spirit) First Corinthians is a book which has many sections since the Apostle Paul addressed several issues which the Corinthians had asked him about or which there was otherwise a need to address.  1 Corinthians chaptersRead More

Jesus told the story of the man who made a great supper in response to one who was excited about entering the kingdom of God and eating bread there (see Luke 14:15).  He had previously been speaking about the reward of the righteous at the resurrection of the just.  WhoeverRead More