By: Dr. Steven C. Riser; ©2009 If what the Bible says is true: that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom (Prov. 9:10), then what does the…
The more I research, study and compare Christianity with Mormonism the more convinced I become that the paramount difference between these two faiths surrounds their teaching on the nature of…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2009 There are two misconceptions in the question asked by the rich young ruler. First, he had a wrong idea concerning the Person of Christ;…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2009 In this passage parents brought their children to Jesus hoping for a blessing. Why would they have done that? What were they expecting from…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2009 Jesus turns now to the subject of relationships of “brothers” among the believers. When a brother is found to be in sin, this passage…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2009 Jesus has told His disciples before about His coming death: someone would deliver Him into the hands of evil men, these men would kill…
By: Dr. Steven C. Riser; ©2008 Over the years I have met countless numbers of people who thought that if given the chance, they could do God’s job better than…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2008 Is Christ the “rock”? Is Peter’s confession the rock? Is Peter the rock? Dr. Figart explains the support and objections to each interpretation. Previous…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2008 Whom do men say that I am? Jesus asked his disciples this question, and their response included Peter’s great confession, “You are the Christ,…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2008 Lessons in faith from a Gentile – the Syrophoenician woman, who brought her daughter to Jesus in spite of race and religious barriers, and…
