When the Bible talks about the fear of God it means “the fear of God” (literally).  A word that is often used in the New Testament to refer to the fear of God is “phobeo” in the original Greek text of the Bible (the source of the English word “phobia”).  Read More

Extreme KJV-Only-Ism can also be called Ruckmanism since it was popularized by Peter Ruckman (who lived from 1921 to 2016).  Extreme KJV Only-ism is marked by the belief that the King James Version of the Bible is better than the original Hebrew and Greek manuscripts from which the King JamesRead More

There is a popular quote attributed to Augustine that goes: “In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.”  Augustine believed that there is no salvation outside of the Roman Catholic Church.  Nevertheless many, even many who are not Roman Catholic, employ this quote, believing that it indeed cameRead More

We see in Genesis 3:15 that it was the seed of the woman who would go on to bruise the serpent’s head; not the woman. We see in Matthew 1:21 that Jesus shall save His people from their sins; not Mary who brought Him forth. We see in Matthew 2:9-11Read More

As with the world today and throughout history, the material prosperity of the people in the Bible was often determined by the condition of the society around them more than anything else and/or by particularly exalted or abased circumstances which they would have been in anyways whether they were righteousRead More

Genesis 1:1 says: “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” This in itself implies His eternal existence, His infinite power, His separation from His creation, and His supremacy over all creation. There is a God and a definite standard of right and wrong which is from Him. Read More

Proverbs 11:4 says: “Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.” It’s obvious right from the Old Testament that riches, to whatever extent they interfere with righteousness, ought to be shunned.  We find abundant proof there that being driven by material gain and being faithfulRead More

We see in Acts 24:25 that the Apostle Paul “reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come” as he preached Christ to the heathen Roman Governor Felix.  In relation to this, the Bible surely teaches that those who love money, along with those who are in any way governed byRead More

As with the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church’s prescription for being justified with God and worshiping Him acceptably is simply not the Great Physician’s prescription set forth in Scripture. Both the Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church are rooted in unbiblical tradition. Here are some examples: Use ofRead More