Ebionism was an early movement that treated Jesus as a mere man and required Gentile believers to keep the Mosaic law. Galatians 1:6-9 confronts the same error: adding law-keeping to the gospel turns good news into a different message.

Ebenezer means stone of help. In 1 Samuel 7:12 Samuel sets up a memorial stone after God rescues Israel from the Philistines, saying Yahweh helped us until now. It is a witness to finished mercy, not a promise that trouble will never return.

The Easy-to-Read Version is a thought-for-thought Bible translation made for people who find traditional English versions hard to follow. It serves readers well as an on-ramp to Scripture, as long as it is used alongside a more formal translation.

Paul's address at the Areopagus does not shrug at idolatry or mock it; he names the unknown god, announces the Creator, and calls for repentance. This study examines what that means for evaluating Eastern religions today.

The wise men came from the east to Jerusalem asking where the king of the Jews had been born, and a star led them to the house where Jesus was. Matthew 2:1-12 tells the story without naming them or calling them kings.

The Eastern Orthodox Church traces its life to the apostolic councils described in Acts 15. That passage shows how the early church resolved a doctrinal crisis without splitting: gathering, debating, and sending a common decision to the churches.

Easter Monday is not an afterthought to Resurrection Sunday. Luke 24:13-35 shows the risen Jesus walking with two disillusioned disciples, opening the Scriptures, and revealing Himself in the breaking of the bread.

Earth Day raises a fair question for Christians: what does the Bible actually say about our role toward the planet? Genesis 1:26-28 grants dominion, but Genesis 2:15 and Psalm 24:1 define what kind of dominion it is.

Ephesians 6:12-13 redefines the fight: the struggle is not against people but against spiritual powers. This study explains what that means and how to stand firm without fear or fleshly tactics.

Dynamic Monarchianism taught that Jesus was a mere man empowered by the Spirit at his baptism, not God the Word made flesh. John 1:1-18 confronts that teaching directly, and the early church rejected it.

Duns Scotus was a medieval Franciscan theologian whose Christ-centered thought stressed the incarnation and the freedom of God. John 1:14 remains the anchor for testing his ideas against Scripture.

Dungeons and Dragons is a game of shared storytelling, not a ritual. But Deuteronomy 18 and related passages do teach Christians to be careful about the occult, and the question deserves a real answer rather than a slogan.

Drusilla is named once in Scripture, in Acts 24:24-27, when Felix brought her to hear Paul speak about faith in Christ Jesus. The scene shows a powerful couple listening to the gospel and walking away unmoved.

Jesus began his public ministry by reading Isaiah in the Nazareth synagogue and claiming the text was fulfilled that day. The passage announces good news, release, sight, and liberty as the marks of God's favor.

The Downgrade Controversy was a late nineteenth-century dispute over whether churches should soften or set aside central Christian doctrine. Paul's charge in 2 Timothy 4:1-5 gives the pastoral answer: keep preaching the word, in season and out of season.

Psalm 139:13-16 teaches that God personally forms every person in the womb, which grounds the dignity of people with Down syndrome. This study traces what that passage does and does not claim, and how the church should respond.

Dothan appears in only two biblical scenes, but both turn on the same question: is God present when circumstances look hopeless? At Dothan Joseph was sold into slavery, and centuries later Elisha's servant saw the mountain full of horses and chariots of fire.

Dorcas was a disciple in Joppa whose life was marked by good works and acts of mercy toward the poor. Acts 9:36-42 tells how Peter raised her from the dead and many believed in the Lord.

2 Thessalonians 2 describes a coming rebellion and a man of sin, but it never names Constantine or any document. The Donation of Constantine is a medieval forgery, and identifying it with Paul's prophecy goes beyond what the text establishes.

Philippians 3:4-14 supplies the pattern behind the Dominican Order: not a vow system to glorify, but a person to know. Paul counts his advantages as loss for Christ and presses on toward the resurrection.