The bible says that we are enticed by "our own evil desires". We have to know how to distinguish demonic attacks from our own desires that stem from fallen...
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What and where is "the abyss"? (Revelation 9:2)
All of us who believe on Jesus Christ are forgiven, and Christ has taken our punishment on Himself in our place! Look at Paul for an example: He stated he...
Psalms 119:1 - 176
In my view what sets Jesus apart from other religious leaders is by the way he defines his relationship with his followers. First he declares that while...
Converting to Christ in salvation and following Jesus as the Way as His disciple (follower) are 2 different things (Jn 5:24; 11:25; 12:46). Conversion...
Various scholarly commentaries on this verse (as found on the website https://www.biblehub.com) are in consensus on the following points, which those...
Science can not prove God. Science is just an intellectual faculty toy bestowed upon man by God. Can the creation create the creator? Can a toy have a spirit...
King James Version (KJV). 7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Unforgiving / Unmerciful Servant?
Romans 12:1 -...."present your bodies (and mind and imaginations) as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which IS YOUR SPIRITUAL WORSHIP." Apart...
Forever in Revelation 20:10 taken within its Scriptural context does not mean eternity. God’s word was written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek not in English....
Michael said, "the New Testament makes it abundantly clear that Christ is both the foundation (Acts 4:11, 12 1 Corinthians 3:11) and the head (Ephesians...
"Desire" (this is how "lust of the eyes" is translated in the Net Bible, 1 John 2:16.) See this cross reference, too: 2 Peter 2:14; 1 John 2:16 Eyes are a...
Here are just a few of the characteristics of the millennium, "a thousand years" (Rev 20:2). Because the Latin equivalent for these words is "millennium,"...
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Should Christians celebrate Father's Day?
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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Unforgiving / Unmerciful Servant?
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Why didn’t God warn Adam and Eve about the serpent when they were in the Garden of Eden?
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What are the seven things God hates?
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What does it mean to love Jesus?
When used of God (or Christ), "Alpha and Omega," the first and last letters express eternality and omnipotence. Christ's claim to be the Alpha and the Omega...
I think that this is supposed to be an illustration of his character. He respects his parents only in a shallow way. A good illustration is when Esau plans...
It was the LORD God (referring to Jesus) that commanded Adam not to eat of the tree in the midst of the garden. It was also the LORD God who placed Adam in...
To give an answer to this question my personal opinion is that we must first of all look up the meaning of "to buy". To buy means to pay the price of...
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Did God create evil?
From my understanding, the specific ceremony of christening is a component of baptism as practiced by such denominations as Catholics and...
"Forever and ever" (Greek, εἰς τούς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων) is a combination of the double plural seems to be peculiar to the N. T.)): (Romans 16:27 L T);...
Good question, GREGORY! I would have to say that man has been made a little lower than God rather than that man has been made a little lower than the angels....
Do not neglect hospitality, because through it some have entertained angels without knowing it. 1 1 This is a vague allusion to people described in...
Angels provide protection Psalm 91:11-12 See also Genesis 19:15; GGenesis 48:16; Psalm 34:7; Daniel 3:28; Daniel 6:22; Matthew 18:10; Acts 27:23-24 If you...
Since Paul indicates in the verse cited in the question that he is speaking specifically of the redemption of our bodies, I would say that, even for those...
Rebekka, good question! "And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance." This verse...
22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have t...
Romans 8:23
This phrase is not in the best manuscripts (the external evidence and the internal evidence are compelling for the shortest reading.) who walk not after the...
Although the Old Testament does not specifically identify the serpent that tempted Eve as Satan or the devil, the New Testament (Revelation 12:9) calls Satan...
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Who are "the rest of the dead" mentioned in Revelation 20:5?
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Where did Joel Osteen get the saying "this is my Bible I can do what it says I can do"?
The Greek wording used in the verse cited in the question is (in English characters) "eis ton aionon", which literally means "to the ever", indicating a...
I would say that Paul was referring to the events recorded in Acts 17:5-9. Although the preaching of Paul in Thessalonica was welcomed by a cross-section of...
The devil was cast into the lake of fire along with the beast and false prophet and they will be tormented forever and ever. Does this mean tormented for ete...
Revelation 20:10
1 Thessalonians 1:6 New International Version 6 You became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering w...
First, see the big picture: 3 Proofs of Discipleship Leaving kindred Luke 14:26 Hating his own life Luke 14:26 Bearing the cross Luke 14:27 When our nearest...
"Doctrine" is a synonym for "teaching", as indicated by the fact that the word is derived from the Latin verb "docere", which means "to teach". As indicated...
What is the meaning of the apostle's doctrine?
Acts 2:42
The gift of righteousness is here, practically, justification. (see previous verse, Romans 5:16). It is equivalent to justification. What is “given” is a...
The genealogy of Jesus recorded by Matthew traces Jesus' ancestry through the male royal line of David, beginning with his son Solomon, to show that Joseph...
The pride of intellectual knowledge is condemned; it must be joined with love ("Knowledge puffeth up, 1 Cor 8:1). See what Michael said about this verse (1...
Matt 1 vs 6 says Solomon was in Christ's genealogy, whereas Luke 3 vs 31 says Nathan was. Nathan and Solomon were both sons of Bathsheba and David (1 Chron 3...
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