Mark 2:5 relates an account in which faith in Jesus is “seen.” Of what significance is this passage to the age-old “faith vs. works” discussion?

Are public worship forums the place for “fashion” eccentricities? Some seem to think there should be no restrictions as to what one may wear when functioning in a teaching and/or leadership role in church assemblies. This “hot button” topic is discussed in this week’s Penpoints article.

Someone has said that you can tell something of the character of a person by the heroes he has. There may be something to that. Atheism extols hypocrisy.

Does it really matter how one interprets Genesis 1, so long as he believes the basic truth that God was the Creator?

A Christian life well-lived is a better sermon than what is only said.

Sometimes the most unpleasant topics are worthy of addressing for the benefit of others. That is the case with the theme below.

In this article of Notes from the Margin of My Bible, we find a prophecy fullfillment, an answer to a moral dilemma, and an example of God’s wonderful providence.

“How does this man [Jesus] know letters, since he has never learned?” (John 7:15). This text has puzzled many Bible students? How could Christ have so amazed the multitudes with his teaching if he had “never learned”? Study this passage with us.

What is the meaning of that phrase in the book of Hebrews, “the spirits of just men made perfect”? In order to understand the expression, the surrounding context must be examined. This study does that.

Worship God — then live as you please — is the sentiment of legions. But what does God think of such attitudes?

The church is a collection of all sorts of people from varying backgrounds and with different personalities. It is inevitable that such an aggregate of folks will experience conflicts. But the Scriptures can help us deal with these difficult situations. In this week’s Penpoints, Jason Jackson discusses this theme.

In his second letter to Timothy, Paul mentions two men, Jannes and Jambres, who withstood Moses. Who were these men, and how did Paul know of them, since they are not named in the Old Testament?

It is a serious mistake to make the prophetic time frame of the book of Revelation hinge one solitary expression.

Did the apostle Paul teach that baptism was not necessary for salvation from sins? By no means. Study this passage with us.

As the inspired Paul affirms to the Romans, the natural world around us points to the existence and attributes of the Creator.

How can we forgive but still feel resentment at times?

This passage is a clear illustration of the fact that time, in biblical prophecy, is relative.

Faith, virtue, knowledge, self-control, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love are all qualities the apostle Peter identifies as qualifying one’s salvation.

A topical study of this Psalm reveals the gospel in miniature.

Did James reveal a scientific principle that was yet to be “discovered”? It is quite possible.