For many Christians, the Lord’s Prayer naturally ends with the familiar words, “For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.” These words appear in the King James Version and have been repeated in Christian worship for centuries. Yet many modern Bible translations place them in a footnote, enclose them... Read more »
The English word church is so familiar that its history is easy to overlook. Today it can refer to a building, a local congregation, a denomination, an ecclesiastical institution, or even the act of attending worship. In English Bibles, church is also the usual translation of the Greek word ekklēsia. Yet church and ekklēsia are... Read more »
Hades, Charon, the Great Chasm, and the Biblical Message of the Rich Man and Lazarus When modern Christians read the story of the rich man and Lazarus, we bring two thousand years of Christian teaching and imagery with us. A Greek-speaking person in the first-century Mediterranean world would have brought a very different cultural background.... Read more »
A Chronological History of the Great Confessors of Biblical Christianity Throughout the history of the Church, God has raised up faithful men and women who confessed Jesus Christ before the world. Some preached the gospel to nations, some defended biblical truth against false teaching, some translated and taught the Scriptures, and others sealed their testimony... Read more »
The origin of the precise text of the Apostle’s Creed is unknown; however, it does not take much research to find that the text is fully supported in the Bible. The Apostle’s Creed is a simplified statement of faith that concisely articulates the basics of the Christian faith. The Apostle’s Creed is the foundation of... Read more »
For many Christians, the Lord’s Prayer naturally ends with the familiar words, “For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.” These words appear in the King James Version and have been repeated in Christian worship for centuries. Yet many modern Bible translations place them in a footnote, enclose them... Read more » 
