The Problem with Sexual Sin
Sexual immorality is one of the most significant categories of sin mentioned in the Bible, and there are numerous passages throughout the Old and New Testament that explicitly reference this category of sin. Some of the most fa...
How Hot is Hell? Biblical Ideas vs. Pop Culture Depictions
Modern discourse about Hell is often confused, and Christians from the early Church period probably wouldn’t recognize many modern ideas about it. Across the centuries, pop culture from Dante’s Inferno to TV shows like Futurama...
Forgiveness and the Remission of Sins
The phrase “remission of sins” shows up in most translations of the Bible in at least a few places. When John the Baptist is born, for example, his father Zechariah makes a prophecy about him that mentions the remission of sins...
Bestiality and other deviant sexual practices in the Bible
The Bible lists many prohibitions on various kinds of sexual behavior. Leviticus puts the main ones in a short list together, and includes adultery and homosexuality along with bestiality: “...you shall not lie carnally with yo...
Do you go to Hell if you commit suicide?
If someone commits suicide, do they go to Hell? This question is tremendously loaded, which means there is a lot involved with giving a good answer. So, before giving one, we need to pause and ask what people mean when they ask...
Is manifesting a sin? The Bible on the law of attraction
“Manifesting” is a popular practice in which one tries to create changes in one's life by directing one's thoughts. The practice has a variety of forms. It might look like saying an affirming sentence out loud to yourself every...
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...
What does the Bible say about self-satisfaction?
Christians in modern, western countries have a weird relationship with pleasure. There’s often a sense that Christianity is against pleasure, or at least suspicious of it, especially with sexual pleasure. How do we navigate ple...