Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 1016 The Bible was written across roughly fifteen centuries, in three languages, by more than forty human authors in widely different circumstances — kings, shepherds, fishermen, priests, prisoners, and prime ministers. It encompasses poetry, history, law, prophecy, wisdom literature, personal correspondence, and apocalyptic vision. No human editor assembled these sixty-six books according to a…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10027 By almost every external measure, the Bible should not hold together as a single coherent work. Sixty-six books. More than forty human authors. Three languages. A composition period spanning roughly fifteen centuries. Multiple literary genres — poetry, history, prophecy, law, wisdom literature, biography, letters, apocalyptic vision. Yet the Bible presents itself, and has…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 01159 Progressive revelation and dispensationalism are not merely compatible positions that can be held alongside each other without difficulty. Progressive revelation is the exegetical foundation on which the dispensational understanding of Scripture is built. To understand why, it is necessary to be clear about what both terms actually mean and how they relate to…
Reading Time: 8 minutesQuestion 0013 In his final letter, penned in the shadow of martyrdom, the Apostle Paul issues one of Scripture’s most memorable warnings about the future condition of the church. The vivid imagery of “itching ears” captures a spiritual pathology that would characterise not a distant apostasy but an imminent danger requiring Timothy’s immediate attention. This…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 3056 Genealogies can seem like the driest parts of the Bible. Lists of names, one after another, with difficult pronunciations and unfamiliar figures. Many readers skip straight past them. But the genealogies of Jesus in Matthew and Luke are far more significant than they first appear. They are not mere record-keeping. They are theological…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 3045 We use the word ‘Christ’ so frequently that it can almost seem like Jesus’ surname. But ‘Christ’ is not a name – it is a title, and one loaded with meaning. Understanding what ‘Messiah’ and ‘Christ’ actually signify helps us grasp who Jesus claimed to be and what He came to accomplish. The…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 3038 Of all the ways to execute a condemned man, crucifixion was among the most brutal, shameful, and prolonged. The Romans did not invent it, but they perfected it as an instrument of terror. When Jesus was put to death, He was not simply killed — He was crucified. This was not an accident…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 1138 This phrase comes from 2 Timothy 2:15, one of the most important verses for understanding how to handle Scripture properly. Paul writes: “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.” The ESV translates the key…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 10013 This question lies at the heart of understanding the Bible’s storyline. How we answer it affects how we read prophecy, how we understand God’s purposes, and how we see ourselves as believers today. The distinction between Israel and the Church is one of the fundamental insights of dispensational theology, and Scripture makes this…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 60042 This is a question that sceptics love to raise. If Jesus said that not one stone would be left upon another, how is it that the Western Wall—also called the Wailing Wall—is still standing in Jerusalem today? Did Jesus get it wrong? Was His prophecy a failure? The answer lies in understanding exactly…