Category: Bible Study

  • Give the Tithe, Get a Blessing?

    Give the Tithe, Get a Blessing?

    What Christians Should Know exists to equip you to know what you believe and why you believe it. In this episode of our quest to encourage you to think and act biblically, we will talk about money and blessings. Specifically, I will answer the following questions: One, is there a link between tithing and getting…

  • How My Atheism Died & I Found the Truth

    How My Atheism Died & I Found the Truth

    You may or may not know that I write for another website called TruthFinder. TruthFinder is not intended for Christians specifically, but it is meant for those who have critical questions about the universe and reality. Examples of such critical questions are, “How do we know what is true?” and “Why is there something rather…

  • The Sons of God, the Book of Enoch & the Nephilim

    The Sons of God, the Book of Enoch & the Nephilim

    Genesis 6:1–4 is not an easy text. Those verses talk about the sons of God⎯whether they are human agents or fallen angels⎯as well as the Nephilim. Accordingly, in this post I will provide answers to three questions about the first four verses of Genesis 6. Those three questions are as follows: (1) Who are the…

  • Jacob Wrestles With God

    Jacob Wrestles With God

    (The Long Way Back Home, Part Two) At the end of Genesis 31, Jacob, his wives, and his children have all officially separated from Laban, Jacob’s uncle. This separation was necessary because—as discussed in the prior post—sometimes our sanctification requires ending relationships and parting ways with family. That is because some people are not sanctifying,…

  • Jacob’s Long Way Back Home, Part One (Genesis 30:25–31:55)

    Jacob’s Long Way Back Home, Part One (Genesis 30:25–31:55)

    Last time we were in the Book of Genesis, I spoke about God’s providence in Jacob’s life. That is, at Bethel, God made a promise to Jacob before he arrived in the land of his exile. That promise (Genesis 28:13–15) told that one day he would return home. Decades later—in Genesis 31:3, which we will…