I have not studied Hebrew grammar, but my understanding is that Isaiah is speaking in this verse in a tense known as the "Prophetic Perfect". Normally, use...
God (being omniscient) not only hears our words, but also knows even our thoughts. Being outside of time, He also has all of eternity to listen to even the...
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Ezekiel, Paul here (1 Thess 4:13-18) is describing the resurrection of the saints and the gathering of the living saved at His Second Coming. When is Chris’...
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I believe the Watchtower may have recently changed their teaching on blood transfusions and now “enlightened themselves” to accept same or similar...
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Danny, I believe you are correct and that’s why they (JW’s) changed or altered this Scripture in their bible to read at end of first line to “the Word was a...
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The whole point was the man wanted to justify himself by works of the law, and not by the grace and mercy of God. Jesus said, by the works of the law shall...
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How is the church the Body of Christ?
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What happened at the Council of Trent?
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Does the Bible say that abandonment is a valid reason for divorce and remarriage?
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Should Christians try to force the kingdom on others?
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Aurel, thanks for the reflection. Perhaps a question worth addressing is thus: How would you interpret the scene describe in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18? Who is...
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Moses was not dead in the grave when he appeared with Jesus on the Mount. Furthermore, born-again ‘believers’ will not face the same “judgement” as...
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A born again believer who lives in those sins, God may take their life early, but we can not lose our salvation. God does judge his people, and He will...
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Ariel is correct in what he says inasmuch as: What he terms 'National' Israel IS the country itself. Spiritual Israel IS 'The Church' made up of, 'The...
I'm not sure that it would be possible to pinpoint the date. I would say that the practice would not have been uniformly established prior to AD 380...
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Not a big issue; it just seemed odd the way I took it, and now it all makes sense. Thanks for your usual concise explanation:)
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Judas though he was with the Lord never had a love relationship with Him. We in comparison have a love relationship with our loved ones and would give our...
Believers have already had all their sins paid for by the Blood of Jesus. So we can never be condemned again. John 3:18 But we still reap what we sow, and if...
e.g. My opinion is that... I don't think the word "ever" should be in the question. Peradventure it fits in, let's consider this few thoughts together under...
"As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God." (Romans 3:10-11) If this is...
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My heart is heavy with sadness, after reading this conversation. All the words written between these two dialogues are ones that I feel ashamed to call...
We can only offer salvation to others the way Jesus did to us. We are told to preach the gospel to every creature. Some will believe and be saved. The...
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If we were saved by how we live an what we do, then we would be our own savior, and Jesus died in vain.
Lust is lust plain and simple and it is a sin. In my younger days before I came to know Jesus as my personal Lord and savior. I lusted for just about any...
Jesus came as the promised messiah to the nation of Israel. They as a nation rejected their own savior. After Jesus went to the cross salvation was opened to...
Leading a church or any ministry is difficult, ChurchBoom is a way to get better equipped. ChurchBoom is where we as leaders can sit down with pastors,...
This is a difficult question that must be addressed because it has caused much confusion and anguish among Christians. The only way that we can find the...
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God says we are not to be tempted, and homosexuality is a temptation, temptation is a sin. I feel it is part of the devils work to get us to sin, those...
In Matthew 24 Jesus make it abundantly clear who is being "taken." Although the text has been used by some to suggest a secret rapture where people will...
As I interpret the passage in question, Paul was saying that younger widows (under age 60) should not be allowed to make a vow of service to the church (in...
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You are welcome Barka! Paul's writings are not always easy to understand (2 Peter 3:16) - that's because he was so wise and that's why Christ choose him to...
Who is being taken in Matthew 24:40-41 depends how we interpret the object of the message of Matthew 24. Those who believe that Jesus was speaking about His...
In my opinion, in this passage, Eliphaz the Temanite is representing the spirit to whom he is referring as being God coming to him in visible form in a...
In my opinion, the emphasis in these verses is on the separation or differentiation that will occur at the close of the age between the saved and the...
Faith itself (in any degree) is a gift of the Holy Spirit, as Paul noted in Ephesians 2:8-9. As a gift, the initial endowment of faith is a one-time event....
Immediately prior to the verse cited in the question, Jesus had been emphasizing to His disciples the importance of always being ready (from a spiritual...
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Yes, she can remarry. The question is not specific enough for me. I have concerns about divorce, in general, like why did she divorce, was the ex- husband a...
Matthew 24:40-41 (ESV) Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. Two women will be grinding oat at the mill; one will be take...
1 Kings 15:1 - 4
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I have been studying the passage about John the Baptist as Elijah and the way you described everything, and its Biblical reference was well done and one that...
In answer to your question: No! we can't force people to be saved, we have to pray for them, that they will accept the Lord as their personal Savior, and...
In answer to your question, Yes! God does exist. Even though we can't see him, he sees us, he dwells in our Christian lives day by day, he know our hearts...
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No it cannot! There is nothing evil about vaccinations!
Job 4 English Standard Version (ESV) 4 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: 15 A spirit glided past my face; the hair of my flesh stood up.
Job 4:4
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The pride of life comes from our perspective on our own existence. None of us would be here except by the will of our Creator. None of us can breathe, eat,...
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Thanks for your feedback. If I get you right, the summary of the whole issue is we should let ourselves be led by the Spirit based on the new covenant, then...
We know that Jesus is coming again because the Bible promises that He will return, and we trust the Bible as the Word of God. Jesus came the first time just...
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