The apostle Paul was a prisoner on a large ship headed for Rome. But a violent storm had driven the vessel off course and was threatening the lives of the 276 persons on board. Luke, one of the travelers, recorded that “neither sun nor stars appeared for many a day” (Acts 27:20). A cold and…

Some religious people think that belief in one God is inconsistent with the concept of the Trinity. Jehovah’s Witnesses, for instance, maintain that the Holy Spirit is a force rather than a Person. But the New Testament plainly sets forth the doctrine of the Trinity (Matt. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14; Eph. 4:5-6; 1 Pet. 1:2),…