Editor’s note: Columns in the Faith section reflect opinions and perspectives of the writer and are not necessarily those of The Republic. A friend recently asked me why God in the Old Testament (the ...

Jesus’ birth story has captivated billions of people for more than two millennia, as the Bible details a loving God’s decision to send His Son to die for the sins of humanity — and live again. From ...

The Old Testament is vital for understanding the New Testament. It’s also indispensable all by itself. The Old Testament has always been an easy target for critics of Christianity. On the surface, its ...

Introduction: The Gospel of Matthew opens with a genealogy that may seem, at first glance, to be a simple list of names. Yet Matthew 1:1–17 is carefully shaped and deeply theological. Matthew is not ...

The central figure in the Old Testament, though not mentioned by name, is Jesus Christ. Jesus explained this to his disciples after his resurrection. Luke tells us that “beginning with Moses and all ...

Some people believe God could not or did not forgive sins until Jesus died on the cross. They believe if that were the case, the Old Testament saints were "put on hold" and not truly forgiven and ...

In theory, I am committed to preaching the Old Testament. I generally feel exercised about how little the Old Testament is proclaimed in churches, how rarely it is preached, how many Christians act as ...

Answer: As we move through the Advent season and await the birth of Jesus, we are reminded that the Old Testament reveals that a messiah, a descendant of King David’s family, would come and open the ...

At least three times in this book, Brent Strawn assures readers that he doesn’t believe that Christian preachers and teachers intentionally tell lies about the Old Testament. But that doesn’t diminish ...