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Sarah and Hagar by Josiah Shute (1588-1643) Josiah Shute, (1588-1643) was known for his eloquent preaching, profound scholarship, and unswerving commitment to Christian doctrine, which is why he was chosen to sit on the Westminster Assembly. In “Sarah and Hagar,” Westminster Divine Josiah...

I have been working with an apparent biblical inconsistency that actually touches the resurrection (and it came to me the day before Easter). In Genesis 18 we have God and 2 angels visit Abraham and dine with him. The 2 angels visit Lot and dine with him and then physically grab Lot and his...

Nehemiah 9:7 and Acts 7:2 posit that Aram was called while in Ur (which also seems to fit the context of the statement "Go out from your land"). However, Genesis 12:4, in context, seems to state that Abram heard the call and proceeded to leave Haran. I have heard that perhaps he received the...

We know that, in the New Testament era, salvation comes by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Jesus is the way but, before Christ, what was the way? We definitely can't say the Jews were saved by the law. I usually go about arguing the position looking at Paul's quote of Habakkuk in Galatians...

Guys, I think most people understand Abraham's conversion to have happened with Genesis 12, but the verse that is so important for understanding justification doesn't come until later, in Genesis 15:6, "Then he believed in the Lord; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness." Had he not...

Hello all, this is my first post here on the PB so please forgive me if this has been answered/discussed elsewhere (I couldn't find it), but I was looking for some opinions on the symbolism of circumcision. Let me explain how I presently understand it and then anyone can feel free to help me...

Here a question that may generate some debate and one that may reflect our views of genealogies as it compares to the 6000 year age date of the Earth. It is not a question we should divide over, call each other liberals/fundamentalists, or worse heretics. Now for the question: Did Noah live...