The Holy Spirit dwells within both men and women and empowers both to serve in the mission of the church.

When God did order violence and death, it was always with extreme patience and plenty of warning to give people the opportunity to repent and turn to him. It was never genocide or ethnic cleansing.

we have to be careful we aren’t taking Bible verses and applying a promise to us that God didn’t make to us.

Questions That We Have Today That Genesis Was Not Written to Answer

Islam was a new story about a different God, one who is not the same as the God found in Genesis through the Old Testament.

the Bible is an amazing, life-changing book written by people who were directed by God through God’s Spirit.

Studying why a book was written and to whom, and learning about the context and cultural world in which it was written is not doubting God’s Word. It is taking the Scriptures seriously to make sure we understand what God was saying. It is a commitment to truth, not a lessening of the truth.

not every promise or blessing is something we can directly apply to our lives today. We might take Bible verses and promises that are not meant for us and then be disappointed in God when they don’t happen.

“Founders of other religions claim they are a prophet to help you find God. Jesus came to say, ‘I am God come to find you.’ ”