Most theologians and scholars affirm that the Bible does not contain genuine contradictions, though it does contain paradoxes and differences in perspective or audience. Apparent conflicts are often resolved through careful study of the context, language, and historical background.

Tonight we're going to talk about aspiring to spiritual greatness. As I was thinking about this, the first thing that struck me was how many halls of fame there are. There are so many! There's the Football Hall of Fame, the Baseball Hall of Fame, and even a Firefighters Hall of Fame. No offense to firefighters—that's fine. I even noticed that the Firefighters Hall of Fame in Phoenix is...

Jesus often used simple stories that sometimes confused His listeners. Answer: Jesus used parables to reveal the truth to those whose hearts were open to hear and to conceal the truth from those who were willfully hostile or spiritually dull. Biblical Explanation: The Purpose of Concealment and Revelation: When the disciples asked why He spoke in parables, Jesus answered, "The knowledge...

The Question: The New Testament describes "gifts of the Spirit" like prophecy, healing, and speaking in tongues. Are these miraculous gifts still active in the church today, or did they cease after the Apostolic Age? Key Verses & Explanation: 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 (The Variety and Source of Gifts): "Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit... To one is given through the...

The word of God has the power to reveal to us certain things that we could not know in any other way. For example: How and when the world was created. The reason man is the way he is - sin. The true nature of God. What happens to us after we die. Human beings could study and speculate on these things for a thousand years and come up with many theories, but that's all they'd be, just theories...