Some Bible scholars have called this phenomenon the “Messianic Secret.” The Gospels record instances when Jesus did not want anyone to know that He was the Messiah. For example, in Mark’s Gospel, Jesus often concealed His identity. After performing miracles, Jesus...
God considers ministry (service) a high priority. The Old and New Testaments speak at length about it. The common Old Testament Hebrew words for ministry, “Shareth” and “Abodah” mainly referred to the ministry of a select priestly class, officially appointed to carry...
Is God male or female? This has become a sensitive issue in contemporary Christian theology with feminism (both liberal and evangelical) attaching much significance to the gender issue relative to God. The cultural gender revolution is not only impacting how people...
The Bible speaks about both the “gifts” and “fruit” of the Holy Spirit. It is essential for believers to be aware of the differences between them. Both the gifts and fruit of the Holy Spirit are manifestations or expressions of the Holy Spirit and come to us through...
“Therefore, I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension.” 1 Timothy 2:8, NASB Introduction This brief article is not about women’s role and ministry in the church. Instead, the scope of the article is limited to the...
The New Testament is the only sufficient and authoritative constitution of the church. An understanding of New Testament ecclesiology (the doctrine of the church) will disclose the autonomous and independent nature of the local church. To be autonomous is to be...
The time had come for leadership transition. As death neared, Moses made a plea that God would give His people a godly, qualified leader who would lead them with courage. Obviously, Moses could not be with the children of Israel forever. Moses longed for the right...
Jesus of Nazareth is the unique, one-of-a kind Person in all of history. Having witnessed His miraculous calming of the sea, His disciples asked in wonder and amazement, “What kind of a man is this?” (Matt.8:27). Jesus clearly and directly claimed to be God when He...
Paul’s gospel, like his theology, is God-centered. God is magnified and manifested in His Son. God and Christ work together. “Yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we exist for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all...
What do you teach? Have you ever thought about this question seriously? In the face of false doctrines and distortions of truth, what is the content of your teaching? Even as the world around us is changing, are you boldly teaching the Word? What do you teach to...