The Most Powerful Verse in the Bible
If Bible verses were medicines, some verses would be wonder drugs. Or maybe miracle cures. Like this one: Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ [...]
Bible study
Why do I need a New Covenant Bible Commentary?
The Bible is a big book. We need help if we are to make sense of it. This is why people write Bible commentaries and study Bibles. Commentaries and study Bibles illuminate [...]
Why do I Need a Bible Commentary?
“Why does anyone need a commentary to tell them what the Bible ‘really’ means?” This question was put to me by someone on Facebook. It’s a fair question and it was [...]
How To Tell if Your Commentary is Grace Based?
Do you know how to stay free? We stay free by testing everything. We test the spirits to see whether they are from God (1 John 4:1). We test teachings to see if they align [...]
Which Bible Commentaries Are Grace Based?
I examined 8 popular commentaries to see how many preached grace. The results… were not surprising. [...]
The Two Books Your Pastor Reads
My dad was a pastor and when he passed away I inherited all his books, Bibles and commentaries. When I became a pastor, I bought more Bibles and commentaries. I have quite [...]
Keywords of Grace and Law
Every Bible teaching, sermon or message you have ever heard has been one of three kinds: law-based, grace-based, or a mixture of grace and law. A law-based interpretation [...]
How to Rightly Divide the Word of Truth
Ever read something in the Bible that seemed to contradict something else in the Bible? I used to be confused about those apparent contradictions, but now I love them. I know [...]
How Sexist is your Bible?
In my research for The Silent Queen, I was often amazed at how a single word in the Bible could be translated different ways leading to radically different conclusions. [...]
What a Difference a Word Can Make
We Christians are very good at drawing bad conclusions from good scriptures. This happens when we read a verse out of context. Sometimes it can happen because we miss one [...]
Is the King James Bible (KJV) sexist?
Recently I asked the question, “Is the Bible sexist?” It is and it isn’t. It is in the sense that it records the sexist stories and laws of patriarchal societies. But [...]
Is the Bible Sexist?
Some people reject the Bible because they believe it promotes a male-dominated worldview. “The Bible is oppressive to women. It reinforces patriarchal stereotypes that view [...]
How to Read the Bible
The actor Charlie Chaplin once entered a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest and lost. True story. Why did Charlie Chaplin go unrecognized? Surely it was because we see what we [...]
Which Bible do you trust?
A few days ago on E2R’s Facebook page, I posed the following question: “What translation of the Bible do you reach for first?” There are plenty of great Bible versions [...]
Is 1 John 1 for believers or unbelievers?
“Why do you assume the first chapter of first John is addressed to unbelievers?” This question was put to me by a friend after reading my recent article on 1 John 1:9. [...]
Do NIV readers have a sinful nature?
Here are two verses that seem to say contradictory things about our sinful nature: 1. In him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful nature, not with a [...]
How to Read your Bible without Getting Confused
Have you ever been confused by a passage in the Bible that seemed to contradict to something else in the Bible? The entire Bible is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting [...]
Whose Medicine are you Taking? The Dangers of Taking Scripture out of Context
Two men go to see the doctor. The first is suffering from advanced cancer and needs a life-saving intervention. The second is completely healthy and is going for a routine [...]
How Do I Know the Bible is True? The Test of Prophecy
There are literally hundreds of excellent websites that address this question and many truth tests are available. Let’s just consider one such test here, specifically, the [...]
Escape to Reality 