Romans 7 is puzzling for Bible commentators because it appears to contradict Romans 6 and Romans 8 (Rom 6:7, 14, 18, 22; Rom 8:2, 15). Some have explained...
Even after being saved through faith in Christ, as long as Christians are in this life and world, they still retain their old inborn sin nature, which they...
In any relationship, people bless each other by doing what pleases the other person. A state of blessedness is a state of happiness. When we love God and put...
God expressed this love in a wonderful way. He could not make man a partaker of the divine nature until His only begotten Son, One equal with Himself, should...
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. For God said "Let there be light" and there was light. The words "God said"...
My favorite promise right now is that God Protects-- Psalm 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the...
The greatest promise of God is John 3:18. Believers can no longer be condemned to hell. Our sin debt is paid by the one blood sacrifice of Jesus for the...
The bible has time and again, over the ages, shown itself to be completely true. For example: 1. hundreds of prophetic utterances over centuries have been...
In my opinion it is not specifically clear, but I think the heavens and the earth were created before the angels. It seems heaven would have been created for...
1 Corinthians 15:29, "Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? Why are they then baptized for the dead?" KJV...
Change is not a monster to be dreaded. Renewing our minds and laying off the old self involve change—a change that will make us more like Christ! Change has...
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What are the different spiritual gifts the Bible mentions?
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What is gentleness (from fruits of the spirit)?
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What does the Bible say about caring for our old parents?
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Why does God require faith?
I would say that the thought being expressed in the translation of the verse cited in the question (as well as similar uses elsewhere in Scripture) is not...
I have read in a book that the Suez Canal is the location of Sodom and Gomorrah but I can't find any supporting evidence.
Genesis 19:23 - 29
There are over two thousand verses in the bible that mention money and material wealth. Sixteen of Jesus's parables talk about money and how we are to manage...
We submit to (obey) those in authority over us by "showing respect" and "giving honour" as explained by Peter in 1 Peter 2:17. The apostle Paul says the same...
A two year old has no fear of the future or what tomorrow will bring. They have an innate trust in their parents. As we come to the Lord in honest humility,...
The belief of Adam and Eve is critical to the Bible story of salvation. Atheists make the point that evolution has shown that Adam and Eve did not exist and...
I have to just say the Bible. I've never been into reading commentaries, although I have before. But if one must read another book, A.W. Tozer is an author...
I can only speak from my experience. For me, I began reading the gospel according to John. It is good to listen to what is written and refrain from...
These are the verses that I have found in the Old Testament about "change"... Samson' s riddle, Judges 14:12, "Then Samson said to them, 'Let me pose a...
The context is all important. And even more important is following the logic of Paul's augment. If you follow the reasoning, then you can be sure you have a...
My opinion is that the key verses dealing with bibliology are Dt 29:29; 2 Ti 3:16-17; Heb 1:1-2; and Ro 1:19-20. A doctrinal definition of bibliology is the...
I'm not sure that I am fully addressing the intent of the request in the question, but I would say that 1 Corinthians 13 is a component of the overall...
The phrase "the least of these" is completed by the addition of the words "my brethren". The context is the return of Jesus in glory v31 wit h all the...
The bible is filled with hundreds of promises of God. We often miss them because we read the bible without asking the Holy Spirit to open our spiritual eyes...
Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done (Proverbs 19:17). God would rather that we give generously to...
The Bible indicates that the pursuit or possession of money should be treated as a means to be employed in service to God, or for purposes indicated by Him...
Those who long to be rich, however, stumble into temptation and a trap and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
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Is the Word of Faith movement biblical?
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1 Corinthians 13:1 - 13
To me, the promises spoken of by Peter would most notably include forgiveness of sin; spiritual peace, strength, comfort, and support (from God, God's word,...
The main passages from both the Old and New Testaments about saving money, in my opinion, are: Proverbs 6:6-8 Proverbs 13:11 1 Timothy 5:8
The main Bible verses about lending money, as I see it, come from both the Old Testament and the New Testament: Psalm 37:21 Psalm 112:5 Proverbs 22:7 Matthew...
My understanding is that the phrase "pieces of silver" would have been referring to the unit of currency known as a shekel, which (as far as I can determine)...
Great question, Venkatesan! The New Testament writings are classified as Scripture (1 Timothy 5:18; 2 Peter 3:16.) Scripture is inspired and true (John...
Although (as indicated in the question) there is much written about change in the book of Ecclesiastes (especially in Ecclesiastes 3:1-8), other Old...
I would say that Peter is making the same point in the cited passage as Paul made in Romans 13:1-7. The only duty that Christians have that is higher than...
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Why is Biblical Creationism so important?
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