This essay explores how New Testament generosity differs from Old Covenant tithing, focusing on grace, love, and Spirit-led stewardship. Learn practical biblical principles for giving today.
Bible Themes and Doctrines
This essay explores how New Testament generosity differs from Old Covenant tithing, focusing on grace, love, and Spirit-led stewardship. Learn practical biblical principles for giving today.
Mark 15 shows how Pontius Pilate acted from political pressure rather than justice, yet God used his decisions to accomplish the salvation found in Christ’s substitutionary death.
From the rainbow after the flood to the cloud of the ascension, clouds in the Bible consistently point to God’s presence, guidance, and glory. This study invites believers to see both Scripture and the sky as reminders of His faithful nearness and coming return.
Romans 13 teaches believers to honor those who serve in public roles as instruments of God’s preserving grace. Their work supports the peace that allows the church to pursue its mission.
Proverbs 24:27 teaches believers to plan wisely while trusting God to guide outcomes. This article explores how preparation and faith work together across Scripture.
Proverbs 31 paints an idealized composite of noble character rooted in the fear of the Lord. This survey links its traits to real women across Scripture and applies the portrait with gratitude, not comparison.
Scripture presents hope as confident expectation, not a polite “maybe.” From patriarchs to apostles, God’s people leaned on His promises and learned that hope does not shame because God is faithful and Christ is risen.
Anchored in 1 Samuel 25, this essay shows how Abigail blends spiritual discernment with human protocol—gift diplomacy, humble posture, and future-focused counsel—to restrain David from bloodshed and honor the Lord’s purposes.
Moses ascended Sinai under thunder and cloud to receive the Ten Words. After Israel’s golden calf, God renewed the covenant, and the apostles explain how the law’s purpose and limits lead us to Christ.
Genesis claims God created the heavens and the earth together in the beginning. Tracing Scripture’s days, genealogies, and promises yields a Bible-shaped view of the earth’s age and points to the coming new creation where righteousness dwells.
God established circumcision as a sign of His covenant with Abraham, then used it to teach the need for inner renewal. The prophets called for heart-circumcision; the apostles announced it fulfilled in Christ by the Spirit, uniting Jew and Gentile in one people of faith.
God set the rainbow as a covenant promise after the Flood and Scripture later shows it around His throne. The sign assures preservation now so redemption can run, framing judgment with mercy and steadying the church’s worship, patience, and hope.
Ecclesiastes says two are better than one, and the Bible’s storyline confirms it. From garden to church to glory, God forms and sustains His people through close relationships that lift, warm, and defend us for His work.
Romans 12 ends with a pocket proverb that carries the whole chapter’s teaching: “Overcome evil with good.” Across the canon, God uses concise lines to lodge wisdom in the heart and guide a Spirit-shaped, hope-filled life.
Job’s confession that his Redeemer lives anticipates the Messiah’s resurrection and reign. Prophets across the canon confirm that hope and call us to grateful, patient faith today.