Our good works are a means of visibly showing our love for Christ, and our obedience to Him (John 14:15) If faith is not manifested in good works, it is a...
I take the five women being referred to in the question to be as follows: Tamar, who tricked her father-in-law Judah into conceiving a child with her, after...
See especially Matthew 1:1-6 The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah 1 This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham: 2 Ab...
Matthew 1:1 - 17
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What did Jesus mean when He said 'I AM'?
Ephesians 2:10 says, "For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
Ephesians 2:1 - 10
There are only two sins that can send a person to hell. One can not be committed now. Those who said Jesus did his miracles by the power of Satan sinned...
The Bible teaches that Jesus is the “firstborn from the dead” (Col 1:18) because He is. Bible mentions several persons being resurrected, however, none of...
Who will inherit the land (Psalms 37:9, 11, 22, 29)? --THE GODLESS or THE GODLY? The Hebrew word (ʼeʹrets) and the Greek (ge) words for “earth” can refer to...
Varying translations of the verse from Psalm 37 referenced in the question (which makes a point similar to Jesus' beatitude) render the word most familiarly...
The five smooth stones that were meant for 5 lords of the Philistines: 1 Sam.17:40,49; 2 Sam. 8:1; 2 Samuel 21:15-22. I would surmise that he did not go into...
Perhaps he chose five to make it easier to find one in a hurry in his leather bag. Actually the stone that David hurled at Goliath didn't kill the giant....
Matthew 5:5 says, "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.(D) D. Psalm 37:9, 11, 22, 29; Ro 4:13 (NIV) Experts say Jesus was bas...
Matthew 5:2 - 12
We are like a boat in the water. We are in the water, but the water is not supposed to be in the boat. I grew up spending summers in northern WI, boating a...
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Are Israel and the church the same thing? Does God still have a plan for Israel?
In the New Testament, John tells his followers: “He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me” (John 1:15). This informs us that Jesus was...
He was the man who outlived all human beings at 969 years old. The oldest man in the Bible could not have been more than 369 years old when his grandson Noah...
Abraham was neither resurrected in an eternal, glorified body (as only Jesus was), nor taken from earth without dying (as Enoch and Elijah were).The parable...
I am in agreement with the two previous answers, and would like to encourage you as well. Continue to pray for your daughter; the Word of God tells us that...
My children are the same age. I started with David and Goliath. I knew that there was a place I could relate to them on a practical sense as to what giants...
To me, the most "natural" lead-in to a gospel conversation would be any of the frequent situations that can arise in this life (and not even necessarily...
Hi Melissa, So we have a 16 and 13 year-old. As I see it, it depends on what they’ve been around in their young lives when it comes to Bible reading and...
I have long believed, even before I married, that I as a Christian bachelor the Lord would bring me a woman to marry. I based this on Genesis 2:22, “And the...
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Does the Bible teach that the earth is flat?
Michael has said in one of his other 2 websites (gotquestions.com and compellingtruth.com, by the way), that “The Gospel of Mark is quick and fast-paced and...
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Do the dead remember anything? Psalm 88:11
I would say that humans always have free will, which is an essential component of them being responsible for the consequences of their actions and decisions....
A 14 year old boy and a 13 year old girl.
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If water baptism would save us, then Jesus died in vain. Acts 16:31 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how He said, John indeed baptized with water, but...
He was an Israelite devout cleric whose children ended up so seriously that God killed them around the same time. His children were a disgraceful...
Most Christians throughout the ages have interpreted this verse literally—meaning, they take Paul for his word. Read in that way, the verse would mean we are...
David, the second man chosen by God to be king of Israel in the Old Testament, was known for his devotion to God. After he became king, he was upset at the...
It occured to me, that the reason why the tablets were placed in the Ark of the Covenant, is because... People might worship the tablet instead of worshiping...
How can God know me when the universe is so vast? The Word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah in 1:5 saying, “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee…”...
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What is the definition of faith?
I think the understanding of 1 John 5:7-8 is cleared up by its context with the previous verse: 6And Jesus Christ was revealed as God’s Son by his baptism in...
Personally, I think that Vashti was a good person. Was she a jew? No. Would she have stood up for the Jews? Probably not. However that was purely due to her...
The Bible does speak to marriage and finances. First, it speaks about saving money: (Proverbs 6:6-8 Proverbs 13:11 1 Timothy 5:8) 1 Timothy 5:8 ESV But if...
I have in my lifetime never known God to make a mistake. I have never read that He did, never have known anyone who claimed that He did. Sometimes, at first,...
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Can a man who is married to a divorced woman serve in church leadership?
Remarriage after divorce is not always adutlery. There is clearly one instance at least that it is not. And that is if one of the partners dies after the...
To have someone's back is an idiomatic expression, meaning "To be prepared and willing to support or defend someone." E.g. "If you ever need help, just ask....
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