Theology Proper
How Can God Be Seen If He Is Invisible?
The Bible teaches that God is invisible, yet many people in Scripture claimed to see Him. Is this a contradiction? Learn how God revealed Himself through visible manifestations, ultimately through Jesus Christ, and why believers will one day see Him face to face.
How Can God Be One and Three?
The doctrine of the Trinity teaches that there is one God who eternally exists as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Discover the biblical basis for the Trinity, common objections, and why this doctrine is essential to the Christian faith.
If God Never Changes, Why Does the Bible Say He Repented?
If God never changes, why does the Bible say He repented? Explore the biblical doctrine of God’s immutability and discover how passages like Genesis 6:6 and Exodus 32:14 harmonize with God’s unchanging nature.
If God Knows the Future, Do Humans Really Have Free Will?
The Bible teaches that God knows the future perfectly and governs history according to His sovereign plan. Yet Scripture also teaches that humans make real choices and are fully responsible for them. How do these truths fit together? This article examines the biblical teaching on divine foreknowledge, sovereignty, providence, and human responsibility.
If God Is Good, Why Does He Allow Evil?
The existence of evil is one of the most difficult questions in theology. This study examines what Scripture teaches about God’s goodness, sovereignty, human responsibility, and the ultimate answer found in the cross of Jesus Christ.
Why Doesn’t God Save Everyone?
Many Christians struggle with the question: If God is loving and all-powerful, why doesn’t He save everyone? This article examines what the Bible teaches about God’s justice, mercy, election, and human responsibility, showing how salvation ultimately magnifies God’s grace and glory.
How Can a Righteous God Command Genocide?
Many people struggle with the Old Testament accounts of the conquest of Canaan and passages like Psalm 137:9. Does God’s command to destroy entire nations contradict His love and justice? This article examines these difficult texts in light of God’s holiness, justice, patience, and the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Holy Spirit
Was the Holy Spirit Active in the Old Testament?
Many Christians assume the Holy Spirit began His ministry at Pentecost. Yet Scripture reveals that He was active throughout the Old Testament in creation, regeneration, indwelling, sanctification, and empowerment. This article explores what was truly new at Pentecost and what ministries of the Spirit existed long before the Church Age.
Were Old Testament Believers Regenerated?
Did Old Testament believers experience the new birth? Many argue that regeneration began with the New Covenant, yet Jesus expected Nicodemus to understand it from the Old Testament. This article examines the biblical evidence and explains why regeneration must have existed before Pentecost.
Did the Holy Spirit Indwell Old Testament Believers?
Many Christians believe the Holy Spirit began indwelling believers at Pentecost. But what does Scripture actually teach? Explore the biblical evidence from both the Old and New Testaments.
What Is Spirit Baptism?
Many Christians associate Spirit Baptism with tongues, miraculous gifts, or a second blessing after salvation. But what does the Bible actually teach? This article explains the meaning of Spirit Baptism, when it began, and why every believer has been baptized into the Body of Christ.
What Is the Filling of the Holy Spirit?
Being filled with the Holy Spirit is not a second blessing or a mystical experience. Scripture teaches that Spirit-filling is the Holy Spirit’s ongoing influence producing Christlike character, obedience, worship, and spiritual growth in the believer.
Complete in Christ: A Biblical and Theological Evaluation of the “Second Blessing”
Have miraculous sign gifts like tongues, prophecy, and healing ceased? Discover the biblical and theological case for cessationism and scriptural sufficiency.
Sign, Scripture, and the Sufficiency of God: A Biblical and Theological Defense of Cessationism
Have miraculous sign gifts like tongues, prophecy, and healing ceased? Discover the biblical and theological case for cessationism and scriptural sufficiency.