Author: Berean Patriot

In John chapter 8, there’s a story of a woman who was caught in adultery and brought before Jesus.  Her accusers want to trap Jesus, who writes in the …

This article won’t be a quick read because it’s an in-depth treatment of the topic, not a gloss. Deciding on the best Bible translation to use is a very …

I once attended a marriage breakfast at my local church where the leaders posed this question (based on the hit song): “What’s love got to do with it?” As …

This is the 6th article in our series about marriage.  In the previous article, we answered the question: Does God View Women as the (Social/Political) Equals of Men?. (We …

Because the issue of whether 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 requires “head coverings” is such a contentious issue in the church, we’ll look at it in great detail in this article. …

What follows are selected excerpts from “Patronage and Reciprocity: The Context of Grace in the New Testament” written by David A. deSilva.  The full document is linked above, and …

There are three major competing Greek sources to use for translating the New Testament: the Critical Text, the Majority Text, and the Textus Receptus.   The science of assembling these …

Let me be clear up front: I am not “anti-Catholic” in any way. I have several Catholics in my circle of friends and one of my wife’s best friends …

It’s strange that this article is necessary. The plain text of scripture is pretty clear on this point and how people miss this is beyond me. (Unless they’re missing …

The vast majority of Christians grew up in a “western” culture and style of thinking.  However, the Bible was written with an “eastern” culture and style of thinking.  Western …