He tells his disciples that they are “the salt of the earth”—though we take it for granted today, salt was a precious commodity in the ancient world—“the light of the world,” “a city ...

The Gospels are not of one voice on this subject: Note that Jesus’ words in today’s Gospel from Matthew seem to suggest a ...

It is perhaps the most repeated question throughout the history of mankind. How was our world created? The truth is that it was not made in a single day, but several factors had to ...

Said Gifford, "When the world thought nothing more evil could ... The spiritually dark directive contrasts with the Bible's words, "God is light, and in Him there is no darkness." ...

Christians do these ministries as a response to Jesus’ call for us to be salt and light in the world. Jesus was saying that by being “salt” and “light,” Christians should and would be a ...

The Bible tells us that we are a chosen people, a holy nation, God's treasured possession, the salt of the earth, the light of the world, and ambassadors for Christ (1 Peter 2:9). It is time for ...

Let there be UV light. A “hidden chapter” of biblical ... used ultraviolet photography to analyze the Syriac translation of the Bible’s Matthew chapters 11 and 12 underneath three layers ...

Susan C. Lim models these habits in her book Light of the World: How Knowing the History of the Bible Illuminates Our Faith. Lim, a Biola University history professor, tells the story of how ...