Speaking in tongues in the context of 1 Corinthians 14. The text from 1 Corinthians 14:1-25 is too long to cite in its entirety, therefore the following key verses will be discussed: “But now, brethren, if I come to you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you unless I speak to you either by revelation, by knowledge, by prophesying, or by teaching? Even…
Many believe the claim made by Bart Ehrman, a New Testament scholar and critic, that the differences in the accounts of the Resurrection of Jesus within the four gospels are irreconcilable. But the truth is that each gospel records different events that complement each other and do not contradict them. The Gospel accounts Matthew 28:1-10 [1] After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first…
This is a good question for those who have not studied all the accounts, but it is easy to answer. The story about the men possessed by demons (demoniacs) in the region of Gadarenes is mentioned in all three synoptic gospels. The gospel of Matthew devotes only 6 verses to it and briefly describes the incident before moving on to the miracle where Jesus…
How do Luke 2:39 and Matthew 2:13 reconcile? Luke says Joseph and Mary went to Galilee, and Matthew says they went to Egypt after Jesus' birth. Let’s see what the Bible has to say: On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived. When the time…
