Do Christians Who Commit Suicide Go to Hell?
The tragic suicide of Matthew Warren, the 27-year old son of Christian leaders Rick and Kay Warren, has called to the mind of many people in the faith community a centuries-long debate over the Continue Reading
What Does a Biblical Marriage Really Look Like?
What is a "biblical marriage"? What does a biblical marriage look like? In the Bible, there are many kinds of marriages. In fact, there are many kinds of romantic and sexual relationships in the Continue Reading
Money and the Bible: What God Really Says About Earning a Living and the Love of Money
Millions of Christians over the years have been misled by religious and church teachings about money. I believe that these false teachings have driven many conscientious, well-meaning people of faith Continue Reading
Who Were The Giants in Genesis 6?
The sixth chapter of the book of Genesis is one of the more mysterious and provocative passages in the entire Bible. In the classic King James, the first few verses read as follows: 1 And it came Continue Reading
What’s With the Long Lifespans in Genesis?
The book of Genesis tells of people living hundreds of years, including Adam (930 years), Seth (912 years), Cainan (910 years) and of course Methusaleh (969 years). While many of these long-living Continue Reading
What Do The Curses in Genesis 3 Mean?
In Genesis 3, God places a curse on the serpent, on Eve, and on Adam, as a result of the sin in the Garden of Eden. Here is the passage as provided in the King James Version: 14 And the LORD God Continue Reading
Why Didn’t Adam and Eve Die Immediately After Eating The Forbidden Fruit?
In Genesis 2:17, God tells Adam that he must not eat of "the tree of the knowledge of good and evil," and declares "for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." (Genesis 2:17, Continue Reading
Were Adam and Eve Literal People?
Given the overwhelming consensus in the scientific community regarding evolution and the age of the earth, many professing Christians have yielded ground over their reading of Genesis. In some cases, Continue Reading
How Could There be Light in the Universe Before the Sun?
According to Genesis 1, with the command "Let there be light!," God brings light into the world on the first day. But then the sun (the earth's primary source of light) isn't created until the fourth Continue Reading
Where Did Cain’s Wife Come From?
Many of the Bible's critics love the question: "Where did Cain get his wife?" They see it as the ultimate "Gotcha!" question, as if a Christian's failure to quickly and satisfactorily answer it Continue Reading