"Your gift will make room for you." A look at Proverbs 18:16
Proverbs chapters 18, like the rest of Proverbs, consists of a series of edifying sayings, good advice, and wise observations about the world. Because the Proverbs are written in a way that makes them seem like self-contained e...
What does the Bible say about drugs, drinking, and smoking?
It is common for people to wonder what the Bible says about drugs, drinking, or smoking. This curiosity can be helpful, because it points to the more important discussion of the nature of sin. Let's explore the issue of drinkin...
Bible on pornography: What does God say about porn?
Pornography is not mentioned in the Bible, which should be fairly obvious. Pornography as we understand it today did not exist in the ancient world, especially since when most people talk about pornography they are talking abou...
Who was Amoz father of Isaiah in the Bible?
Who was Isaiah's father? Amoz is one of those Biblical figures connected to prominent people in the Bible, but whom we know very little about. He is explicitly mentioned only thirteen times, all in reference to Isaiah: “Isaiah,...
Are curses real? What the Bible says about cursing
When people talk about “cursing” they usually mean “bad words” or “foul language,” but that understanding is a modern one. In the ancient world, a curse was a very specific thing, something you did to someone in the sense of “p...
"A man shall leave his father and mother." What does it mean?
What does the Bible mean when it says “a man shall leave his father and mother” and that he and his wife will become “one flesh”? In short, the Bible sees marriage as creating a single, unified body out of two individual bodies...
What are the best Bible verses for men?
The Bible is not a single book; it’s a collection of many books from a variety of time periods, cultures, and genres. Much of the Bible is encouraging across a wide range of situations, both in practical matters as well as the ...
What is the sin of envy in the Seven Deadly Sins?
Some people think that envy as a sin is a silly idea. If you take envy to be seeing something you want and becoming motivated to get it, then envy is, in a certain sense, the entire basis for our economic framework in the moder...