We can settle many doctrinal disputes by understanding Biblical paradoxes. One definition of a *paradox is “a statement that seems contradictory, unbelievable or absurd but may be true in fact” (*Webster’s New World College Dictionary). The following is an example of a paradox. Christmas will come before New Year’s Day. New Year’s Day will come before Christmas. At first glance, this seems like a contradiction....

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. – Hebrews 11:6 Since there is a lapse of time between when we sow and reap, it is easy to lose the connection between our actions and the results of those actions. There is a direct connection between the two; however, we are often blind to that connection....