Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 01006 The words “prophecy” and “prediction” are often used interchangeably in popular conversation, but they are not the same thing. Understanding the difference is important for reading the Bible accurately, because biblical prophecy involves far more than foretelling the future, and reducing it to prediction alone strips it of much of its meaning and…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 01003 The Bible is frequently described as a prophetic book, and with good reason. A substantial portion of its content involves prophecy in one form or another, whether foretelling future events, proclaiming God’s will to a present audience, or doing both simultaneously. The sheer volume of prophetic material is one of Scripture’s most distinctive…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 60084 The Gospel of Thomas is regularly cited in documentaries, popular books, and online discussions as evidence of suppressed early Christianity — a hidden text that the orthodox church buried in order to control what people believed. The reality is considerably different, and understanding what Thomas actually is matters for anyone who wants to…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 60004 Dinosaurs capture the imagination like few other creatures. Children are fascinated by them, museums display their bones, and films bring them roaring back to life. But for many Christians, dinosaurs pose a puzzle. If God created the world thousands of years ago, what do we do with these creatures supposedly extinct for 65…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 60007 We live in a world of religious diversity. Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, and countless other faiths claim the allegiance of billions of people. In an age of tolerance and pluralism, many find it offensive to suggest that Christianity alone is true. Are not all religions essentially the same? Do they not all…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 60008 In a marketplace of competing worldviews and religions, what sets Christianity apart? Is it simply one option among many, differing from others only in cultural expressions and historical accidents? Or is there something fundamentally distinctive about the Christian faith? As we shall see, Christianity is unique in ways that no other religion can…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 60006 If God is all-powerful, He could prevent evil. If God is all-loving, He would want to prevent evil. Yet evil exists. Therefore, either God is not all-powerful, not all-loving, or He does not exist at all. This is the problem of evil, and it has been posed as an objection to Christian faith…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 1133 The word “deconstruction” has become unavoidable in Christian conversations. Social media is filled with stories of people, often raised in evangelical churches, who are dismantling their faith, questioning everything they were taught, and sometimes walking away from Christianity altogether. What does Scripture have to say about this phenomenon? How should we understand and…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 60002 Evolution causes quite heated arguments between Christians and Christians, and Christians and unbelievers. Is evolution the triumph of science over religion, proof that we do not need God to explain how life developed? Or for believers, particularly those who hold to the authority of Scripture, evolution raises profound questions about the reliability of…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 60051 In an age of religious pluralism, many suggest that Islam and Christianity are compatible faiths—perhaps different paths to the same God. Some point to shared figures like Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, or to similar ethical teachings, as evidence of fundamental unity. But can these two faiths actually be reconciled? A careful examination reveals…