When calamity strikes our life we can certainly think that God is punishing us. It is human nature to think that God will always bless Christians for having...
I would distinguish the first three categories mentioned in the question from those of the age of accountability who have never heard the gospel. Despite not...
To my knowledge, the Bible is silent on this subject (saying neither whether they can or cannot). Some people cite the reference to the "cloud of witnesses"...
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What is Tenebrae? What is a Tenebrae service?
In my opinion, the "hour of trial" being referred to would have been the coming (at the time that Revelation was written) organized persecution of Christians...
As I understand the cited passage, Jesus is saying that Christians should always strive for perfection -- the same perfection that God possesses -- even if...
I am sorry to hear of the distress that you have gone through in your Christian walk. The root cause of suffering is the fact that God gave us free will...
The Greek preposition (*ek), translated “from” in Revelation 3:10 (“I will keep you from the hour of trial”), carries the idea of separation from something....
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How can infants and young children who die, people with special needs, and those who have never heard the gospel be saved?
When I was in high school and playing varsity baseball, some of my teammates had gone to a "Red Light District" in Nogales, Mexico, right across the border...
Jesus said in Luke 21:3, “[she gave] more than … all' or -- "And he said, 'Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:'"...
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What does the phrase, "give them beauty for ashes" mean in Isaiah 61:3?
2 Corinthians 11:3, "But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your mind may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in...
I was a faithful family man, deacon at my church, a community leader, and had a good name and reputation both professionally and publicly. I returned home fr...
Our Spanish pastor within the last year (2020) taught some wonderful adult Sunday School lessons in Spanish to our Spanish speaking people, including me, in...
Samuel’s prayers, according to 1 Samuel 12:23 ("Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will...
When Peter writes that believers are to be baptized for the remission of sin, he doesn't mean "in order to obtain" remission of sin, he means because the...
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Is it acceptable to 'lay out a fleece' before God in prayer?
Jesus Christ, being the only way of salvation, may sound narrowly exclusive to some, including pagans and Buddhists. Buddhists pray, they worship. Will God...
The entire chapter of 1 Samuel 12 tells us what Samuel was praying about for the people, and I think Samuel was effectively praying the Lord's Prayer. Here...
Let's look at how Jesus suffered and draw some contemporary parallels. 1. Jesus was an illegitimate child The community thought Mary had been unfaithful and...
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What does "power had gone out from him" mean?
There are many declarations in scripture that Jesus is God and equal with his Father in Heaven. Here are a few to think about. John 10:24-30 "The Jews who...
Baptism is our public declaration of faith that Jesus has saved us from the penalty for our sins (the wrath of God for eternity) and given us a brand new...
When the bible uses the word "know" it is referring to an intimate personal relationship. Jesus said "Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only...
Our Lord Jesus, having two distinct natures—both divine and human—and being born of men in flesh, was not accepted by his own people, for he could do no...
The passage that comes to my mind with regard to the question is Jesus' discussion with James and John when they (apparently with their mother also) came to...
5 For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ,(J) so also our comfort abounds through Christ. (NIV bible online on biblegateway.com)
2 Corinthians 1:3 - 7
In the ancient world, idolatry was the gold standard for religious experiences. Even Israel, chosen by God, who saw his sovereignty manifested in miracles,...
The Old Testament Law that God gave to Israel through Moses was every bit as detailed with respect to human conduct as the plans that He specified for the...
God, of course, would know of the existence of life (in whatever form) that He created anywhere else in the universe, including whether that life was made by...
I would say that it is because our "fears" translate into limiting our perspective on a particular situation, or on the number of ways in which God can...
The whole bible is filled with many reasons for believing and here are some to think about. All we have to do is believe and the things listed below are ours...
The answer is simple really, when we understand the nature of sin, and the tools [His Word and His Spirit] that God has given us to overcome it. NATURE AND...
The cited verse speaks of "hiding" God's word in one's heart, which I interpret to mean lengthy and deep study of it to the point of being able to recall its...
Christian meditation is a life-long process of reading, listening, studying, applying and doing to fulfil the will of God in our lives. Christian meditation...
The bible reference for this question is Luke 2:52 "And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man." Luke, the writer of this gospel...
When Jesus was crucified they say that the nails were placed in the hands but in Rome the "hands" were anywhere below the elbow. They chose to place them in...
My Bible says, "For there is one God and One Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due...
A very timely question in our age of emotional confusion and I humbly submit for consideration a few thoughts. Aside from the Lord saying HE is the narrow...
15 I meditate on your precepts(AB) and consider your ways. AB: Psalm 119:15; 97, 148; Ps 1:2 New International Version w/ footnotes
Psalms 119:15
11 I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
Psalms 119:11
I would say that the circumstances being referred to by the proverb are similar to the judgment that God pronounced in 1 Samuel 2 against the Levite priest...
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