Anyone who has even a mild interest in spiritual things wants to go to heaven. Do you just want to go, or are you going? How can we know if we are going to heaven or not?
Many times when one tries to explain who is and who is not going to heaven, charges are made [...]

After Paul obeyed the gospel and went about preaching to the Gentiles, he was viewed by many of his Jewish brethren as a traitor. When he came back to Jerusalem, a group of Jews stirred up the crowds against him, intending to kill him. He had to be rescued by the Roman cohort that was [...]

Eli, who judged Israel for forty years, died on a day of great conflict between the children of Israel and the Philistines. He did not die in battle, nor was he killed by the sword of his enemy. Instead he died a sad death upon hearing news of the battle.
“The man said to Eli, ‘I [...]

Following the Babylonian captivity, the Jews were allowed to return to their homeland and, with the blessing of the king of Persia, rebuild the temple. Ezra, a priest and scribe, was sent back to the land after the temple was completed. During this time God was with him. The Scriptures also explain why God was [...]

When Paul was in Athens, a city full of idolatry, he found opportunity to teach them about the one true God. He was to them, “an Unknown God” (Acts 17:23). God does not want to be unknown to His creation, but has instilled in us the desire to seek after Him. Paul explains this to [...]

Shortly before Moses’ death and the Israelites journey into the promised land, Moses spoke to them about the choice they had before them. This choice was so important, it was literally a matter of life or death.
“See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, and death and adversity; in that I command you [...]

Peter wrote his first epistle to Christians that were scattered throughout Asia Minor. He addressed them as ones who were “chosen” (1 Peter 1:1). For what were they chosen? Salvation. They were “born again to a living hope” in order to “obtain an inheritance [...] reserved in heaven” (1 Peter 1:3-4). They were waiting “for [...]