Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 2078 The account of Cain and Abel in Genesis 4 is one of the earliest and most studied passages in Scripture, and yet the reason God accepted one offering and rejected the other remains genuinely puzzling to many readers. The text seems, on the surface, to offer very little explanation, which has led to…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 3047 The book of Hebrews makes an extraordinary claim: Jesus, the Son of God, serves as our High Priest. This would have been a startling assertion to Jewish readers, since Jesus came from the tribe of Judah, not Levi, and the high priesthood was hereditary through Aaron’s line. How can Jesus be a High…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 3036 Few phrases in Scripture carry as much weight as “the blood of Jesus.” It appears throughout the New Testament as the foundation of our redemption, the means of our forgiveness, and the guarantee of our peace with God. Yet for many believers today, the language of blood can seem strange or even off-putting….