Why Did Jesus Call Himself the Son of Man?
While on the earth the first time, our Lord Jesus Christ, on a few occasions, referred to himself as the “Son of God” (John 9:35-37; 3:16; 10:36; 11:4). But more often, he called himself the “son of man.” What did he mean when he used the title “son of man” for himself? Many theologians, who […]
What Does “Touch Not Mine Anointed” Mean?
The phrase, “touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm” was used by King David in Psalm 105:15 and 1 Chron. 16:22. (Although 1 Chron. 16:7 says David gave Asaph and his brethren this psalm (song of thanksgiving), what is seen in 1 Chron. 16:8-36 is a medley of psalms (or songs) written […]
Did Jesus say in Matthew 23:23 that Christians should pay tithe?
One of the verses the advocates of tithing in Christianity use is Matthew 23:23. It reads, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving […]
Does 1 Corinthians 16:2 Teach the Observance of Sunday Worship?
As part of what Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthian believers is this verse of the Bible: “Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.” (1 Cor. 16:2 KJV). One of the popular teachings in Christendom is […]
Does Acts 20:7 Prove Sunday Worship In The Bible?
One of the Bible verses which Sunday-keeping apologists use to support their teaching of the observance of Sunday worship is Acts 20:7. The verse says, “Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight.” […]
Does The Bible Say Sunday Is The Lord’s Day?
The term “Lord’s day” is found in only one place in the Bible where John wrote, “I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like the sound of a trumpet,” (Rev. 1:10 NASB2020). Many Bible commentators and teachers have written that the Lord’s day is Sunday. The Pulpit […]
Is the first day of the week (Sunday) really in the Bible?
Unknown to many Christians, there have been some translational errors in the English Bible. These errors are either due to the difficulties of translating the languages in which the original texts were written or deliberate mistranslation due to the theological bias of the translators. A typical example is found in Acts 12:4 in the King […]
Does the Bible Require a Polygamous Christian to Divorce?
In the early 1970s, a popular Nigerian pastor became known as a holiness preacher. He preached that any polygamous man who becomes saved must divorce any wife who is not the first. To them and other pastors who adopted this teaching, keeping any wife apart from the first amounts to adultery. Today, this teaching has […]
Did Jesus and Paul teach the doctrine of one man, one wife?
Unknown to many Christians, many of the popular doctrines being taught in most churches these days are gravely and regrettably unbiblical. They are nothing but the imaginations of men which have been infused into Christian teachings after the death of the 12 apostles chosen by the Lord Jesus Christ. One of them is the teaching […]
Can a Christian have a concubine?
In today’s Christianity, many of us have been made to believe that polygamy and concubinage amount to adultery. But a careful and insightful study of the Bible has shown that polygamy and concubinage are not sins. A concubine is a woman who lives with a man but has a lower status than that of a […]
