Conflicts In Bible Texts About Heaven and Hell

Bible students occasionally are troubled by Bible passages that seem to be in conflict with other verses. I believe this “textual conflict” in the Bible is deliberate, beneficial, and purposefully frustrating. God uses these conflicts to motivate sincere Bible students to keep studying so they obtain a deeper understanding of His Word. Since God speaks…

What Is Your Purpose?

“You [Timothy], however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, persecutions, sufferings.” (2 Timothy 3:10, italics mine) Have you lifted up your eyes from your day-to-day rut and noticed just how stressed and tense “our world” has become? Distress is everywhere. More and more people are doing…