Tough Topics Explained

A Short History of Celebrating the Birth of Jesus

The festivals of Passover, Hanukkah, and Tabernacles each tell their own story of redemption, light, and divine presence...

This article attempts to list these appearances with their scripture references in chronological order.

A harmony of Biblical events after the day He rose until He ascended into heaven

This article is the first of two Bible Says articles that attempts to harmonize the Bible’s resurrection accounts. 

The Christian faith is squarely based on a historical event. This event is Jesus’s physical resurrection from the dead. ...

At first glance, these words may seem like a cry of defeat in the face of cruel death, but upon further consideration we...

The Greek term which John used to capture the meaning of Jesus’s expression was “tetelestai.” This expression was common...

In addition to the sharp and humiliating pains of being nailed naked to a cross, the body also suffered prolonged exposu...

This infers that Jesus, the Messiah, was in unimaginable turmoil when he shouted out these words. Taken in isolation, th...

Shortly after the soldiers divided up Jesus’s garments (Matthew 27:35-36; John 19:23-25a), Jesus said His third recorded...

God’s love extends to the depraved thief, and to every sinner who entrusts their hope upon Jesus. There is no sin or lev...

What is remarkable about this statement is who and what He was praying for. He was not praying for Himself. He was not a...

In addition to the seven final statements our Lord said on the cross, There is a prophetic warning that He gave to a gro...

The Bible records seven sayings of Jesus from the cross. They are the final things Jesus said before He died, was buried...

The Problem of Evil is a profound dilemma that has sparked intense debate from the earliest memories of our history. The...

The Gospel (“good news” “good message”) is that Jesus the Son of God has freed humans from sin and separation by His dea...

Throughout the annals of human history, few forms of execution have captured the collective imagination and invoked horr...

This article seeks to uncover the layers of symbolism between the Day of Atonement and Pilate’s offer to the Jewish prie...

As sinful human beings we are all guilty of violating God’s commands and the good harmony He created for us to enjoy.  R...

As you read through the different Gospel accounts, you may notice a few common phrases Jesus uses when speaking and teac...

This is the final of five articles discussing the events and circumstances of Jesus’s religious trial before the Jewish ...

This is the fourth of five articles discussing the events and circumstances of Jesus’s religious trial before the Jewish...

This is the third of five articles discussing the events and circumstances of Jesus’s religious trial before the Jewish ...

The purpose of these articles is to highlight the injustices done to Jesus during His religious trials, by demonstrating...

The purpose of these articles is to highlight the injustices done to Jesus during His religious trials by demonstrating ...

Jesus’s final 24 hours is something that has been debated over the centuries as to when those events occurred in relatio...

Over the course of their accounts, Matthew, Mark, and Luke all seem to depict this meal as a Passover Seder (Matthew 26:...

Incredibly, the roots of Passover Seders were celebrated as far back as the Exodus generation in obedience to God’s comm...

There are many ways in which the original Passover events foreshadowed Jesus as the Messiah and God’s plan to redeem the...

Broadly speaking, Passover evokes the entire story of Israel’s relocation to Egypt under the protection of Joseph, the f...

The Bible speaks often of "righteousness.” For instance, in the New American Standard Bible, the English word “Righteous...

God’s covenant/treaty with Israel was set forth in a form common in the ancient Near East, a format known as a Suzerain-...

Hades/Sheol is a temporary holding place of the dead until the final judgment. Within Hades are two separated regions: a...

Gehenna and the Outer Darkness are cultural illustrations that describe the shame-filled, bitter, sorrowful experience o...

The Lake of Fire is the final destination for the devil and his angels. It is also where humans whose names are not writ...

When God created men and women in His image, He created them to live in partnership forever with Him as they ruled over ...

The Gift of Eternal Life is living forever with God as a member of His eternal family.

Revelation promises an extra special blessing in the next life to the one who “overcomes.” The book of Revelation is wri...

In Hebrew, the temple is called the “Beit Hamikdash” which means “the holy house.” It was intended to be God’s earthly d...

Jews of Jesus’s day were multilingual. To varying degrees they understood Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, and Latin.

One of the most powerful truths for Christians is summed up by Paul in Romans 8:14-16. He writes that all who are led by...

Jesus often used the phrase Son of Man to reference Himself. In total, the four gospels will use the term Son of Man eig...

The Bible is neutral toward riches. It is our attitude toward riches and the way in which they are used that is celebrat...

Philosophical systems based on logic can never explain their founding paradox. An example is the relativist’s belief tha...

A covenant is a contract, a treaty, a ritual agreement or alliance between two parties. It formally binds the two partie...

“By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of thing...

The Flesh and the Spirit are complete opposites. Our most fundamental choice as believers is choosing each day, each mom...