English Bibles print “LORD” in small caps to signal the covenant name YHWH. This guide explains the names of God across Scripture and why translators use that typographical cue.
Bible Themes and Doctrines
Here, you’ll find an archive of posts that address the broad exploration of foundational Christian beliefs drawn from both the Old and New Testaments.
English Bibles print “LORD” in small caps to signal the covenant name YHWH. This guide explains the names of God across Scripture and why translators use that typographical cue.
God used sign-gifts to attest Christ and His apostles and to lay the church’s foundation. Today He builds by Scripture and the Spirit’s ordinary power through a unified, holy people.
God’s glory draws near to dwell with His people. From the cloud and fire to the face of Christ and the Spirit’s indwelling, Scripture shows a presence that guides, cleanses, and will one day light the world.
Revelation 2:17 promises “hidden manna” to the one who overcomes. From Exodus to Jesus, the symbol points to Christ’s present sustenance and future feast for His faithful.
Maranatha is the church’s cry and confession: “Our Lord, come.” Living by this hope purifies life, comforts grief, and energizes mission as we await Jesus’ appearing with lamps lit and hearts steady in His promise.
Koinonia is shared life and partnership in Christ that flows from fellowship with the Father and the Son. Rooted in truth and proven in love, it becomes visible in worship, care, and mission as believers walk in the light together.
New Age spirituality promises awakening through secret knowledge and techniques. Scripture offers grace in a living Savior, a real cross, and a sure hope that no crystal or mantra can provide.
God made humanity for life with Him, yet death spread through Adam. In Christ, all who believe will be made alive, while unbelief ends in the second death.
David’s late-reign census exposed a heart leaning on numbers instead of God. Judgment fell, repentance followed, and costly worship at a threshing floor stopped the plague and pointed to mercy that endures.
The hypostatic union means Jesus is one person with two full natures—truly God and truly man. This shapes our worship, assurance, daily obedience, and hope, and it ties God’s promises to Israel with the church’s present calling under the one risen Lord.
Eschatology anchors hope in the returning Christ and the renewal of all things. In a dispensational framework, God keeps His promises to Israel, gathers His Church, defeats evil, and brings creation into the light of His eternal kingdom.
Explore the biblical feasts of Israel and their prophetic fulfillment in Jesus Christ, from Passover to Tabernacles, revealing God’s plan.
The apostles played a foundational role in the early Church, but their influence continues through every Spirit-empowered believer. Discover what Scripture teaches about apostleship, the Holy Spirit, and unity in the Body of Christ.
In the Old Testament, the Urim and Thummim were sacred tools for national guidance, while lots were cast to reveal God’s will in everyday matters. Today, believers are guided by the Holy Spirit, Scripture, and godly counsel.
To fully grasp the depth of what Jesus said, we must explore the lives of the two men He mentioned—Abel and Zechariah—and understand why their blood forms the bookends of a long and painful history of martyrdom.