Gardenhire presents Luke 14:26 and then shows this to be a Hebrew idiom meant to shock the hearers into understanding the price of discipleship. Gardenhire uses a few more examples in scriptures where this same idiom is employed. The end...
One of the greatest examples of faith recorded in Scripture happened one starry night almost four thousand years ago. Our faith can be strengthened as we learn about what happened that night, and of God's promises to Abraham, who believed...
There are some scriptures that are seemingly contradictory. Is that true? Is there a process in which we can go by to understanding "difficult scriptures?"
Sometimes, when we're deep in a trial, God will provide us a "wide place" to rest. We must learn to recognize those wide places and appreciate the rest God provides us.
What does God say about sexual assault? Is His word acceptable or to difficult in the modern world? Is God fair and how can we understand difficult scriptures or have we outgrown the scripture as a society?
Just because you have problems in a church where you go doesn't mean that you should not attend with other Christians. We are expected to attend with each other.
When you are reading the Bible be sure to stop and meditate about what you have read. This will help you internalize the message you are reading from the scriptures.