Babylon in Revelation gathers the Bible’s story of proud empires into a final city that dazzles the world and then falls. The church hears heaven’s call to come out and follow the Lamb with patient endurance.
Bible Themes and Doctrines
Babylon in Revelation gathers the Bible’s story of proud empires into a final city that dazzles the world and then falls. The church hears heaven’s call to come out and follow the Lamb with patient endurance.
Chalcedon answered, from Scripture, how Jesus is one person in two natures without confusion or division. Its careful words still guard the Gospel and guide worship.
The Athanasian Creed arose to teach the Bible’s truth about the Trinity and Christ with precise, memorable lines. Rooted in Scripture, it still shapes worship, catechism, and confidence in the gospel.
Born in a crisis, the Nicene Creed gave the church clear, biblical words about the triune God. Each line rests on Scripture and still trains hearts to confess Christ.
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.
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.
For more than two centuries, American Bible Society has worked to put God’s Word within reach so people can read it and believe. Rooted in Isaiah 55:11, this mission trusts that Scripture, clearly given and gladly received, brings life where it is heard.
God formed David in hidden places, then raised him to lead Israel with faith and restraint. His story points to Jesus, the Son of David, whose kingdom will not end.
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.
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.
Scripture’s great handoffs—Moses to Joshua, Elijah to Elisha, Jesus to the Twelve, Paul to Timothy—reveal God’s ordinary means for leadership succession. When churches neglect mentoring, drift follows. Here’s how to recover a people-shaped plan.
Many modern churches are declining while mega-churches carry heavy burdens. The early church met in homes — and that model may be the key to faithful, effective ministry today. Here’s a biblical case for leaving the building.