I will start by saying that God never sanctioned bigamy or polygamy – I’m not aware of any Bible text saying that. The fact that God is so loving, full of...
Jacob worked for his wives in Genesis chapter 29. In Genesis 29:31-32, Leah bore a son for Jacob. She named him Reuben. She said that the Lord had seen her...
The Holy Spirit spoke to me and said I’m not the judge, that is God’s job. He knows what the mental situation of the person. A person in their right mind...
You have asked a thought provoking question for sure, Daniel! Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers says this about the phrase, The opening of the...
Prof. Rachel Adelman (Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Boston’s Hebrew College) makes this comment about the Joshua 5 encounter: "The command (in...
Dear Anonymous: This is a very sensitive topic, so I have prayed, and asked the Holy Spirit to guide me as I share with you. I believe that this is a...
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How can the church achieve a true, biblical unity?
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Not yet. There are two times coming when God will punish, as spoken of in scripture. The first is on this Earth when the days of the Great Tribulation come....
Matthew 16:22-23: Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, “Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.” But he turned, and said...
I am an author of Biblical history, and have studied the arguments for Esther. A case can be made for a number of Persian monarchs, but in the end, I think...
I would like to believe that God is merciful and understanding. I've suffered from severe depression most of my life. Recently I lost my son. To say that I'm...
Lack of humility. Too much Pride. 2 Chronicles 7:13-15: "When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send...
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Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?
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What will we be doing in heaven?
It is possible for the old nature to counterfeit some of the fruit of the Spirit, but the flesh can never produce the fruit of the Spirit. One difference is...
I heard within the past few months on Elijah Streams of a person who felt called to work for an abortion clinic. They were an accountant or bookkeeper or...
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Why is love one of the fruits of the Spirit?
My opinion: Since most workplaces frown on you walking around preaching the gospel on company time - aside from any legalities and such that may or may not...
Genesis 5:4 makes it clear that they had multiple sons and daughters: After he begot Seth, the days of Adam were eight hundred years; and he had sons and...
This reads to me like a further warning of economic ruin, i.e.: "a loaf of bread will cost you a day's wages, a few servings of barley will also cost you a...
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Does Satan attack our thoughts?
I was once a Methodist. I recently discovered, since learning that being a Christian is a faith and not a religion, most of the 45,000+ modern denominations...
Hebrews is a prophetical book written to Hebrews, not to us today who live in God's dispensation of grace (Eph. 3:1-6). Christ died on the cross for the...
When the gospel that saves today is understood and believed, a desire to serve God ensues. We may still fail on occasion as humans. Christ died on the cross...
Genesis 34:1 - 31
He is the Creator of everything that is. He is known as the Triune God. He send His Beloved Only Son to bring salvation to all who believe. He gave us His...
Every god other than our one true God who sent Jesus Christ as our savior was a creation of and inspired by man. The books of our holy Bible were indeed...
No. Believers are not subject to God's wrath or covenant law, we are currently under God's dispensation of grace (1 Thes. 5:9, Eph. 3:2, Rom. 6:14, Gal....
No. Believers are not subject to God's wrath or covenant law. We are currently in God's dispensation of grace (1 Thes. 5:9, Eph. 3:2, Rom. 6:14, Gal. 3:23, 1...
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What is the purpose of marriage?
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Why was Saul's action in killing the Gibeonites so serious for Israel?
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How should a Christian view global warming?
The most obvious answer is that the passage about healing the blind was added by the unknown author of the book of Luke to affirm that Jesus was the Messiah....
If the "us" in the question is referring to believers, God may discipline believers, with the goal of making them progressively more Christlike. This...
When David looked into the cup, he didn’t see water; he saw the blood of the 3 men who had risked their lives to satisfy his desire. To drink that water...
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What is Iglesia ni Cristo?
Paul asked this same question (and also emphatically answered it in the negative) in Romans 6. The fact that God's grace (that is, His totally unmerited love...
How long did satan live on earth before he tempted Adam and Eve?
Genesis 1:1 - 31
I want to do something that is a sin. If I ask forgiveness for my sin every time I do this sin, will I be forgiven?
After having been a United Methodist for 30+ years, and as an employee of Methodist churches, I feel somewhat qualified in answering this question. Here is a...
Matthew 17:1-9, Mark 9:2-10, and Luke 9:28-36 all tell of the Mount of Transfiguration event. Jesus was miraculously changed into a glorious and shining...
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How can God know me personally if He sees Jesus when He looks at me?
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