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Why did the Lord change Jacob's name to Israel?

Is the significance of the sun rising on Jacob in Genesis 32:31?

When is the Holy Spirit first mentioned in the Bible? Jesus said He left us the Comforter in the New Testament, but are there references to the Spirit in the Old Testament?

Why did God allow evil in the world? Why didn’t He create a universe where everything was good? Question and Answer After each day of creation, God declared that what He created is good. But God didn’t create good. It is God Himself who is Good and Righteous. And God is eternal, existing from before creation. God Himself is the standard.

Is there a difference between the will of God and the guidance of God? Question 1 Yes, there is a difference between the Lord’s will and the Lord’s guidance. God’s will for our lives is plainly revealed in Scripture. For example, it is God’s will for us to rejoice always, pray without ceasing, and give thanks in everything (1 Thess. 5:16–18).

I was told that according to Matthew 18:20, all that is required for a church to exist is two or three people gathered together in Jesus’ name. Is that the teaching of this passage? Question 3 No. This is a misunderstanding, the result of not paying careful attention to the context of this verse. In context, the concern under discussion...

Jacob, David, Solomon, and Abraham—to name a few in the Bible—were men who had more than one wife. Why were these men honored and blessed by God? They broke God’s commandment! Did God wink at their sin back then, but now He condemns it? Question 1 When we study the Old Testament, we find neither an explicit condemnation of polygamy nor explicit...

I often hear the apostle Thomas described as “doubting Thomas,” a bad example. When I read the story, I wonder if that’s the sum of who he was? Question and Answer Just this Easter, my pastor preached a defense of Thomas! Thomas is often reduced to his experience with doubt, but there is more to his story. When other disciples tried to keep...

Eric C. Redmond answers the question: I don’t see the phrase, “For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory” in Matthew 6:13. Is it part of Scripture?

Why do some people claim to be "Jewish followers of Jesus"? Does maintaining ethnic or social distinctions contradict Galatians 3:28?