“Do the ends justify the means?”……Answer: The answer to this question depends on what the ends or goals are and what means are being used to achieve them. If the goals are good and noble, and the means we use to achieve them are also good and noble, then yes, the ends do justify the […]

“Did Balaam’s donkey really talk to him?”……The story of Balaam and his talking donkey is found inNumbers 22. Balaam was a pagan prophet who practiced divination and other magic arts, led Israel into apostasy, and was identified as a false prophet by Peter and Jude 2 Pet. 2:15-16…15 They have wandered off the right road and […]

“Do angels appear to people today?”……In the Bible angels appear to people in unpredictable and various ways. From a casual reading of Scripture, a person might get the idea that angelic appearances were somewhat commonplace, but that is not the case. Likewise, in our society there has been increasing interest in angels, and it would […]

“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 is an epiphany?”……There are three different definitions for the word “epiphany.” Capitalized, the word Epiphany refers to: Firstlya Christian feast day, observed primarily in the Eastern churches (the Balkans, Eastern Europe, Asia Minor, the Middle East, Northeastern Africa). It occurs on January 6 and commemorates the revelation of God the Son as a human […]

“Does the Bible record the death of the apostles? How did each of the apostles die?”……Answer: The only apostle whose death the Bible records is James (Acts 12:2). King Herod had James “put to death with the sword,” likely a reference to beheading. The circumstances of the deaths of the other apostles are related through […]