INQUIRY: Who tempted David to number the people of Israel? Was it Satan (1 Chronicles 21:1) or God (2 Samuel 24:1)? Is there a contradiction?
Tag: God
The Deity of Jesus Christ
William J. Stewart | Do You Really Know Jesus? While in conversation with Jesus, the Jews asked Him, “Who are You?” (John 8:25), and again, “Whom do You make Yourself out to be?” (John 8:53). In the context, He identified Himself as “the Son of Man” (John 8:28; cf. Daniel 7:13), the “Son” of God…
The voice you hear … it’s not Jesus
William J. Stewart | Do You Really Know Jesus? From time to time, I’ve had conversations with folks who insist that the Lord speaks directly to them. Some borrow language from an encounter Elijah had with God in 1 Kings 19:12 (“a still small voice”). One described the Lord’s voice as being loud and authoritative….
The Fear of God
William J. Stewart | Lessons from the Book of Proverbs We will be changing our approach to the book this week. The rest of the book, except chapter 31, lends itself more to a topical than a textual study. Many of the topics we’ll look at have already been introduced in the first 9 chapters,…