In 1 Thessalonians 5:19, the apostle Paul admonishes the brethren, saying, “Do not quench the Spirit.” But what does that mean? And does it apply today? There are many scriptures that deal with matters of the Holy Spirit that pertain solely to the first century, and therefore, have no direct […]
Tanner Campbell
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The tale of the blind men and the elephant is quite old, though we do not know exactly when or where it came to be told. The tale is usually told like this: “A group of blind men heard that a strange animal, called an elephant, had been brought to […]
The Sabbath was instituted by God from Mount Sinai to teach Israel specific spiritual truths about the work of Christ. Thus, according to the scriptures, the Sabbath was a temporary shadow of a greater reality in Jesus. In Nehemiah 9:13-14, notice what the Levites say concerning the Sabbath: “You came […]
What does Jacob wrestling with the Lord symbolize and why doesn’t God win? The account of Jacob wrestling with God is found in Genesis 32, where Jacob is soon to meet up with Esau, his brother whom he had taken the birthright from. Esau had once intended to kill Jacob […]
The account of David and Goliath has been told and retold countless times; it stands to reason that certain details have been told that are not actually in the bible. Especially with an account that has been slimmed down for children’s classes and has been subject to numerous Hollywood versions […]
An insurmountable feeling of awe washes over the reader of Psalm 139. The seemingly simple words cause us to come face to face with the intimate relationship between God and man, Creator and creation. The deep connection enjoyed by the Maker and those He has designed, planned, molded, and brought […]
I want to begin this article by considering the fascinating relationship between Christ and civil governments, and how this affects the way we ought to think about those who have charge over us. Let’s start with Romans 13, for it is the chief text on this subject matter. We need […]
Saying that the church began on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2 is easy to say, but a little challenging to prove. Likewise, saying that the church began before Pentecost, whether at the resurrection of Christ or the ascension of Christ, is also very difficult to prove. Of course, […]
The name of this tree is quite a mouthful, but this tree’s name is largely all the details we have concerning it. Now, many artful depictions of this tree have been made through the centuries, and it is usually portrayed as some mutant apple tree, but it was not an […]
Judgment day can be a tricky subject to study, though it often does not appear to be tricky. It looks simple, for the day of judgment is rehearsed throughout the books of the old testament prophets, but more careful consideration to contexts will reveal that we have very few texts […]
It can be very difficult to properly describe feelings and emotions, and fear often fits under that category. A dictionary will explain the word fear similar to this: a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, or pain. Fear is certainly that feeling that everyone has experienced at times in […]
There are plenty of ideas out there about where Jesus was for the three days that His body lay in the grave. Some of these ideas seemed to have been pulled straight out of the imaginations of men with little to no scriptural support. Other ideas have been primarily founded […]
This is a discussion on thankfulness. It is something that I do not want any of us to be missing out on, or missing out on this overall mindset, this frame of mind. I’m going to be using the example of food and eating. And the reason for that is I think it’s […]
As I am often asked this question (and others similar to it), I thought it would be good to do it some justice in the form of written articles, where I can record what I have found in the scriptures that pertain to this question. I see three bodies of […]
The statements: “I don’t love you anymore,” and “I think I married the wrong person” we all recognize. They are commonly said at the end of a failed marriage. It is no secret that many marriages fail in the world and a number of them fail among members of the […]