What does it mean to live by faith?
Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. Again it states in Hebrews 11:1: Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of...
Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. Again it states in Hebrews 11:1: Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of...
King Saul was judged for consulting a diviner, the witch of Endor. This is also a form of divination, and when the source is dark, then the life of Saul...
We need to respond to the purpose of sex: 1. Procreation. Filling the earth. In heaven there's no need of procreation in this manner any more. 2. Fleshy...
Many collected "waters" may be referred to as "sea." Sea is symbolic of people and nations. Hence King Jesus walking on water points that He is supreme and...
For Father God to tell us to be Holy means He has given us the way. In the old testament atonement came via the sacrifice of animals and this was a...
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Why is faith without works dead?
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What does the Bible say about dealing with difficult people?
1 Samuel 16:7 The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. Gal 2:6 As for...
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What should Christian parents do if they have a prodigal son (or daughter)?
At the death of Lazarus, Jesus “groaned in the spirit and was troubled.” John 11:33. A few versions, such as the New Living Translation, mention Jesus being...
Although we usually consider "wages" in a positive sense as a deserved payment or benefit received for work performed, the word itself is neutral in that...
It is a fair question as there is an eternal cost (wage) for sin, which is death. Christ, who knew no sin, was made to be sin for us, so that by His shed...
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Why did the God of the Bible stop talking to humans?
Instances of favoritism: Jacob, for Rachel, Gen. 29:30, 34. Elkanah, for Haah, 1 Sam. 1:4, 5. Rebekah, for Jacob, Gen. 27:6-17. Jacob, for Joseph, Gen. 37:3,...
We associate the word "wages" for rightful returns for work done. We associate the word "punishment" with sins committed. The word "wages" is peculiar on the...
Romans 6:23
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Who is "them" in 1 John 4:4 that the children have overcome?
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Why did Jacob give Joseph a coat of many colors?
I would say that human sin causes people to want to exert control over their own lives rather than to acknowledge the existence of a higher spiritual being...
Isaiah 53:5 refers to spiritual infirmities; yes, that's true, but it also applies to our physical infirmities as well. (Matthew 8:15-17) And he touched her...
Philippians 1:21-24 ("For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what...
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God is not currently "speaking" to us today because His Word has been "fulfilled". Col 1:25 "Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of...
I would assert that God has not stopped speaking to humans. Jesus came in the flesh to do away with the religious systems of the Old Testament and to create...
Good question, Judith! "Again and again they tested God's patience and frustrated the Holy One of Israel. They forgot about his power and how he rescued them...
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Is the Holy Spirit a male or female?
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How do I “study” the Bible, without knowing anything about the Bible for 27 years of my life?
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What does it mean to have a seared conscience?
First, see the context: "The apostle Paul is giving instructions to everyone in the church (Titus 2:11-14) here. He initially tells them about what God has...
I would say that it would have been a lingering "side-effect" of the earlier curse placed both upon Jericho and also upon any attempt to rebuild it by Joshua...
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What does the Bible say about healing?
Good question, Gregory! Jesus is quoting Isaiah 42 here. There in vv. 1-9 Isaiah speaks of the coming of the Messiah. In verse 1 the prophet deals with His...
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Did Jesus heal two blind men (Matthew 20:29-34) or one blind man (Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43)?
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The young prophet did not just give a sign to Jeroboam, but he became a sign for him and his whole kingdom. Jeroboam received a word from God that he would...
Elisha healed the bad water in Jericho with salt.
2 Kings 2:19 - 22
John 4:6: Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour: Lord Jesus...
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What does the Bible say about what foods we should eat (kosher)? Are there foods a Christian should avoid?
To me, the key word in responding to this question is "believers". No one has the right to share in God's glory if seeking to do it in a spirit of...
Does God share His glory with all believers? According to Isaiah 42:8 and Isaiah 48:11, God does not share His glory with anyone (except Jesus - John 1:14; 1...
John 17:22
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Is it wrong to live in nice houses?
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What does the Bible say about gossip?
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What is the first resurrection? What is the second resurrection?
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How can I learn to trust that God is in control?
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Is it wrong to live in nice houses?
Is is it wrong to live in nice houses? Absolutely not! My view is that no text or passage of Scripture teaches or implies that it is wrong for believers to...
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How can we be 'strong in the Lord?'
I would say that the anger that Jesus experienced in the cited passage would have been at the sin (and consequent mortality) into which Satan had led...
Also John 11:33: "When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, a deep anger welled up within him, and he was deeply troubled."
John 11:38
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What does the Bible say about dignity?
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