Acts Bible Study: Day 24 Today’s passage: Acts 15:1–35 Focus verse: Then some of the believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and said, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to keep the law of Moses.” (Acts 15:5) Until now, the church has enjoyed much unity. They’ve gotten along, just as […]
Consider What the Bible Says About Salvation If you ask someone, “What must I do to be saved?” or “How do I become a Christian?” a common and perhaps frequent answer is you have to ask Jesus into your heart. While this isn’t entirely incorrect, it isn’t fully correct either. It’s also an answer that […]
Clean Teen Romance Delivers a Fitting and Satisfying Conclusion to Acclaimed Trilogy Christian author Peter L. DeHaan announces the release of The Curious Command: A Clean Teen Romance About Listening to God When Life Is Falling Apart, the third and final installment of the beloved Curious Gift trilogy. The book is now available in ebook, paperback, and […]
An Unexpected Proclamation In the posts on Nebuchadnezzar and Darius, we see them both praising God. Not being Jewish or believing in the Almighty, their declarations surprise us. Yet there’s more. King Cyrus also issues an unexpected proclamation. God moves Cyrus’s heart to allow the people of Judah—whom Nebuchadnezzar captured and relocated—to return home and […]
Psalm 196 from Beyond Psalm 150 As we move forward in the progression of these five psalms of lament, the fourth poem centers on God’s anger—or the perception of his anger. It’s a heart-wrenching recitation of the outcome of God’s wrath. How the gold has become dim! The most pure gold has changed!The stones of […]
Prophecy about Edon The book of Obadiah in the Bible contains a prophecy about the nation of Edom. Among other things, Edom is criticized for their pride. The primary issue, however, is not what they did, but what they didn’t do. Theirs is not an act of commission, but of omission. Specially, the gripe that […]
Acts Bible Study: Day 23 Today’s passage: Acts 14 Focus verse:Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed and called out, “Stand up on your feet!” At that, the man jumped up and began to walk. (Acts 14:9–10) After Paul and Barnabas preach to the Gentiles about Jesus in Pisidian Antioch, […]
Discover What the Sovereignty of God Really Means We know that God is sovereign. But many people misunderstand what this actually means. As a result, they struggle with their comprehension of their Sovereign Lord’s character. The word sovereign appears nearly three hundred times in the Bible. Aside from the book of Ezekiel, most of those verses are […]
Author Uses Technology to Bring Biblical Insights to YouTube Shorts Author and Bible study expert Peter DeHaan announced the launch of his sixth video shorts series, featuring content from his book Revelation Bible Study. This innovative series combines 100% of the author’s own words with his official voice clone and AI-generated video, making biblical scholarship accessible […]
A Minor Prophet Offers Major Encouragement As mentioned in the post on Zechariah (1), there are many men in the Bible with that name. The main three are Zechariah (1), the king of Israel; Zechariah (15), the prophet; and Zechariah (22), the father of John the Baptist. Background Zechariah (15) is the son of Berekiah […]