"Is it true that you can’t understand the Bible properly and you can’t be saved unless you have the Holy Spirit?"

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT to note at the outset that Jesus Christ himself experienced temptation just as we all do: Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin (Hebrews 4:14–15).

A look at the four accounts in the Gospels of people who were raised from the dead. THIS IS THE LAST of the four resurrections we’ve looked at in the Gospels—and of course it is the most important of all. The other three people all died again, but Jesus now lives for ever. He will never die again.

IN THE BIBLE’S BOOK of Exodus we’re told how God brought His people Israel out of slavery in Egypt and led them towards the Promised Land. He made a covenant with them, and gave them a Law, and instructions on how He was to be worshipped.

AT THE END OF 2020, the former spy George Blake died in Moscow. He had escaped to the Soviet Union from Britain in 1966,...

GOD IS OUR CREATOR, therefore any ability or talent we have is a gift from Him. It is natural for us to feel pleased with ourselves when we have succeeded in performing a task or on achieving a goal, but if our abilities are God-given then our praise should be to Him.

HAVE YOU HEARD of the ‘seven deadly sins’? In the days when western society was more religious, it was a familiar phrase. It’s actually not a list you’ll find in the Bible.

Emotions are running hot, as Israel’s relentless attack on Gaza continues. Everyone was appalled at the October 7th attacks, but is Israel’s response justified?