Every sacrifice in the Levitical sacrificial system was an unblemished animal. The first goat in Leviticus 16 provided a covering of blood for the altar and allowed entrance into the Holy of Holies. The second goat symbolizes the removal …
How do Christians keep God's holy times? The Bible provides instruction and principles on how we should observe these important days, and church tradition and experience add some helpful assistance. If we follow these guidelines, we will …
In II Timothy 3:16, Paul tells the young pastor that "all Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness." In writing this, he was not telling …

(3) In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water.
In this account, five physical details represent a sinner's spiritual condition: » First, some were too sick and disabled to walk to the pool. Sins are physically—and even more so—mentally incapacitating, keeping the …
An entire year has flashed by since four airplane crashes changed the way Americans behold the world. As the nation remembers the victims of terrorism and contemplates its continuing response, it is fitting to ask, "Has the tragedy of September 11, 2001, changed us for the better?" Looking back on that day, we were first shocked, then dismayed, grieved, angry, vengeful, and patriotic. Our initial reactions were to help, aid, give, and pray. The nation rallied behind President Bush and his plans for retaliation against al-Qaida and the Taliban, sporting flags and "God Bless America" bumper …
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