“What is eros love?”……Answer: Unlike English, in which the word “love” means many different things, the Greek uses three words to describe the range of meaning that our word “love” conveys. The first word is eros, from which we get the English word ‘erotic.’ Eros is the word used to express sexual love or the […]

DOES JESUS REALLY WANT YOU TO HATE THOSE CLOSEST TO YOU? In the ancient Hebrew culture, the word “hating” meant something like “loving less” or “loving in a less significant way”. So when Jesus spoke of “hating” those closest to him (Luke 14:26), his words were only understood by those who knew the ancient Hebraic […]

“What does the Bible mean when it refers to holy ground?”……Answer: The phrase “holy ground” is found only twice in the Bible, once in the Old Testament and once in the New. God Himself first identified the area in which He met with Moses on MountHoreb (Sinai) as holy ground. It was there that God […]

“How should a Christian respond to beggars?”……Answer: There are many opinions on the question of how to respond to beggars and panhandlers, which admittedly is a difficult one. Some people feel comfortable handing out money, believing it is then up to the beggar to determine how to use it, whether to buy food or alcohol/drugs. […]

“What is the doctrine of eternal generation and is it biblical?”……Answer: The doctrine of eternal generation harkens back to the very early stages of the Christian church. This doctrine, along with the eternal procession of the Holy Spirit, form the basis for the complete doctrine of the Trinity. This doctrine was codified in Nicene Creed, […]

What is fatalism? What is determinism?”……Answer: Let’s begin with some general definitions:……Determinism: The view that every event has a cause and that everything in the universe is absolutely dependent on and governed by causal laws. Since determinists believe that all events, including human actions, are predetermined, determinism is typically thought to be incompatible with free […]

What will happen at the end of times? Q: “I would like to learn more about the end of times, like things dealing with the rapture.” our A: Thanks for your question. The end of times is a very large category in the Bible. It is addressed in much of the Old Testament prophetic books […]