Dr. John MacArthur has gone home to be with the Lord. I want to publicly express my gratitude for his ministry and life. He was a giant in his defense of the authority of the Bible. Fortunately, in this electronic age, those of us who remain have many hours of…
Here is a detailed outline of the biblical plan of redemption and salvation as presented from Genesis through Revelation: I. Creation and the Original Goodness (Genesis 1-2) II. The Fall and the Promise of Redemption (Genesis 3) III. The Increase of Sin and God’s Early Judgments (Genesis 4-11) IV. God’s…
When Jesus, crucified under the title “King of the Jews,” uttered his final words—“My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me?” and then added “It is finished”—he was not simply dying, He was declaring the fulfillment of a divine mission that had begun centuries earlier with Abraham and the…
After I retired from engineering and before I started writing and publishing Bible commentaries, I was what many considered a “professional” backpacker. I hiked the entire Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine numerous times between 1985 and 2007. Back then I was called “Wingfoot” because of my quick pace on…
The Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) clearly presents the basis for God’s choice of Israel as His covenant nation. This selection was not based on Israel’s inherent greatness or merit but entirely on God’s love, promise, and covenant faithfulness. A central passage explaining this appears in Deuteronomy 7:6–8: “For you are a…
Max Planck, a 19th-century giant in the field of theoretical physics, once remarked that “science advances one funeral at a time.” His observation, though stark, captures a profound reality: new ideas in science often meet fierce resistance not because they lack evidence, but because they challenge the deeply held convictions…
Most people today, especially those shaped by modern education and scientific culture, find it difficult to believe that the early chapters of the Book of Genesis describe real events in human history. The idea of a literal Garden of Eden, a man formed from dust, a woman from his rib,…
The age of the universe has long been a point of contention between biblical literalists and the scientific community. For some Christians, especially those in the Young Earth Creationist movement, the Bible offers a clear and authoritative timeline—placing the origin of all things roughly six thousand years ago. Others, including…
The Bible reveals God’s nature progressively, with both the Old and New Testaments contributing to a unified portrait of who He is. Below is a categorized list of the key attributes and qualities of God revealed across the 66 books of the Bible, along with representative chapter and verse references.…
Throughout the pages of Scripture, from Genesis to Revelation, sexuality is presented as a sacred gift designed by God, not as a human invention. The Bible’s teaching about heterosexual conduct is rooted in creation itself and extends through the covenantal institutions of marriage and family. Far from being a mere…