Welcome!
A hearty welcome to all who are visiting (or re-visiting) this Site (whether you have a specific question about the Bible or are just generally wanting to know more about it)! This Site is intended mainly to help those who are already believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and in God’s inerrant Word (the Bible). Perhaps a number of you have specific questions to which you would like answers -- and/or you're thinking of vague or confusing Bible passages that you would like explained.
If, however, you have not yet come to trust solely in Jesus and in His shed blood for salvation from sin, hopefully you are at least somewhat interested in and concerned about your destiny (life after death). Here’s a brief outline of "the gospel" (God’s good news of His amazing grace for all who trust in Jesus -- and Him alone -- to be saved). Biblically, it’s what every human being vitally needs.
I. Man’s problem = SIN
A. The presence of sin
1. Sin by ancestry – All of us were born with a sinful human nature. (from Adam – Psalm 51:5; Romans 5:12)
2. Sin by activity – We’ve all sinned in our lives – in thoughts, words, and deeds. (Romans 3:10-12, 23; 1 John 1:10)
B. The product of sin – Humans are under God’s wrath and face God's future judgment and eternal punishment. (John 3:36; Romans 5:9; 6:23)
C. The power of sin – Human beings are helpless to please God or to earn or merit salvation from sin. (Ephesians 2:1-3,12; Titus 3:5; Hebrews 11:6)
II. God’s provision = SALVATION involves 5 key 5-letter words that are bold-underlined below.
A. The accomplishment – Jesus, by the Virgin Birth, took on sinless humanity, and then He shed His blood, paying the price for all the sins of all who will trust in Him. He rose from the dead, was seen by hundreds, and then He went to heaven as the only Mediator between God and humans. (Romans 5:8; 1 Corinthians 15:1-9; 1 Timothy 2:5)
B. The application – Salvation is totally undeserved. God, by His mercy (not giving us what we deserve) and grace (giving us what we do not deserve), freely pardons anyone who trusts in Christ alone for salvation. (Acts 16:31; Romans 3:24; 8:1)
C. The acceptance – Humans need to (and can) do nothing to even partially merit salvation. We must just TRUST in Jesus and what the Bible says about Him – who He is and what He did to provide salvation – not TRY to earn salvation. God requires only faith; a good life, good deeds, charity, catechism, confession, communion, reciting of creeds or prayers, or church membership won’t help. Simply call on God to save you – now! (Ephesians 2:8-10; Romans 10:9-10,13)
The Foundation and Perspective of This Website
Only God knows everything, since He alone is omniscient. In His written revelation to us (i.e., the 66 books of the Bible) He has given us humans – and especially His chosen peoples (Israel and the Church) – what He decided we need to know to live lives here on earth that are pleasing to Him. Believers have searched the Scriptures for about 2000 years to learn God’s truth for us.
Thankfully, some have found some key truths; many have found much truth. No one, though, has “the corner” on ALL of God’s revealed truth.
Regrettably, some students (and scholars) have come up with erroneous conclusions and views. Disagreements abound on many sections of Scripture (texts) and many doctrines of Scripture (topics). So, the search for God’s truth goes on, and this website will join in that endeavor and seek to present various interpretations that Bible students have suggested – and then indicate what seems to be contextually and logically the best (the correct) way to understand Bible truth.
Thus, by God’s grace and power, this website will hopefully help everyone who personally trusts in the Lord Jesus for salvation and wants to know the Bible better -- whether they be laypeople or scholars, authors, pastor-teachers, evangelists, or missionaries.
You’re encouraged to suggest visiting this site to members of your family and church, your church leaders, your friends, and anyone else interested in spiritual and biblical matters.
On this site we are dedicated to discerning & then declaring what the Bible actually says -- not necessarily what the majority of Christians believe nor what the most popular or prominent Christian pastors, writers, and other leaders have said. Several decades have gone into the studies included here. Yet, two millennia after Paul wrote it, it is still true that “we know in part” (1Corinthians 13:9). So updates will be made from time to time – as well as additional texts and topics added.
Let us know what you would like to know (or know more about) -- whether or not the website currently includes a study about it -- or what you would like to share (comments, suggestions, other ways to understand something -- either by using the form on the website (under "Contact") or by emailing us (at bibletruth4u@reagan.com).
Many things come to mind that God COULD have revealed – but didn’t. Thinking, for instance, of
Bible Time Periods
What you will NOT find discussed on this website:
1. Time that elapsed between God's creation of Eve from Adam’s rib and Adam and Eve’s first kiss
2. More importantly, perhaps, elapsed time between God's creation of Eve and her yielding to Satan’s temptation
3. How many workers spent how many hours building Noah’s ark -- and yet drowned
4. The day and date of Jesus’ birth
5. How often are churches supposed to celebrate the Lord’s Supper (weekly, monthly, quarterly)
6. How long each NT believer will be with the Lord after death before he or she is rewarded by the Lord at the Judgment Seat of Christ
7. The time between the Rapture and the start of Antichrist’s 7-year peace covenant
8. The gap (if any) between the end of the Millennium and the New Heavens and New Earth
Discussions you WILL find on this website (now or soon):
1. The age of the earth and of the human race
2. The dating involved in Daniel's prophecy of the 70 Weeks (Dan 9)
3. The time between Jesus’ death and His resurrection – whether literally 3 full days and nights (a Wednesday death) or only a day and a half (a Friday death)