If using technology to study or preach the Bible was sinful, then all the radio and TV programs employed by various preachers of different denominations to...
God is holy (without sin). When God originally created humans, they also were without sin, and could thus have fellowship with Him. When humans fell into...
To add to Tim’s answer above, it doesn’t appear so: The Hebrew “And now, you [are] cursed from the earth (min-haadamah)” would indicate a loss of blessings...
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Is it sinful to prefer Bible apps on smart phones rather than the physical hard copy Bible?
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Is the King of Tyre prophecy in Ezekiel 28 referring to Satan?
I would say that the following metaphors or symbols are used in Scripture with respect to the Holy Spirit and His roles: 1. An earnest, deposit, or "down...
I see the Holy Spirit's ministries as twelvefold: 1. Creation (Genesis 1:2) 2. Revelation and inspiration of Scripture (2 Samuel 23:2-3; John 14:26; John...
In my opinion, the curse placed on Cain applied only to him (since it was specifically aimed at what the Bible indicates was Cain's individual profession, as...
One thing to note, since it is a parable, is that all of the details of the story are controlled by Jesus and, since the story is made up to illustrate a...
Why give the ancestry of Cain especially the women and the skills of the men?
These cities lay on a straight line due north of Jerusalem; GIBEAH was the most famous, King Saul’s birthplace and capital, a few miles north of Jerusalem....
I do not believe that our God the Lord of all creation would allow the Bible to become an abomination. We must trust in the Lord God that he guides the...
In my humble opinion while in agreement with brother Tim Maas' basic thoughts on this important matter, I then consider the realty of this world and truth be...
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Did Jonah die while he was in the belly of the fish?
King Saul strongly believed in human strength & power to win the battle instead of depending completely on LORD God of Israel. In the Law it is clearly...
To my knowledge, there are no later mentions of Pharaoh's daughter in the book of Exodus itself subsequent to the account of her finding and adopting Moses...
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Is the Calvinist theory of 'total depravity' biblical?
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What does it mean to fear the Lord in Psalms 147:11?
Samson, who was definitely a flawed man, but who was still included in the list of the heroes of faith mentioned in the epistle to the Hebrews (Hebrews...
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Is it wrong to want to die?
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Is it wrong to want to die?
Gibeah and Ramah were cities in the land allotment of the Israelite tribe of Benjamin, in the southern region of the land of Israel (the portion that became...
Hosea 5:8 New International Version (NIV) 8 “Sound the trumpet in Gibeah, the horn in Ramah. Raise the battle cry in Beth Aven[a]; lead on, Benja...
Hosea 5:8
One way of understanding the lukewarm - not hot or cold - message of Laodicea is to understand the geographical context of the letter. John, when writing...
In my opinion, the primary task and focus of the preaching ministry is (or should be) spreading the gospel message, and bringing people to faith in Christ,...
God cannot accommodate the abiding existence of sin or evil in His presence. I am reminded of the expulsion of Satan from heaven (Luke 10:18), as well as of...
I believe that this was a fulfillment of the prophetic word spoken in Zechariah 13:7: "Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my...
5 Israel’s arrogance testifies against them; the Israelites, even Ephraim, stumble in their sin; Judah also stumbles with them. 6 When they go wit...
Hosea 5:6
Daniel 8:9 "And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant...
I have been on The Sea of G which isn't really a sea. It is a freshwater lake no deeper than between 80 to 160 feet. But it's beautiful! The huge variety and...
Having just been chastened to wander the wilderness for 40 years after their faithless refusal to attack and conquer the promised land (Numbers 14), the...
I would say that Paul was referring to the doctrine (or teaching) with regard to both the content of the Old Testament that Timothy would have received...
I have never been a shepherd, but I would say that the priorities of the shepherd in the parable would have been based on the relative safety to each sheep...
3 Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country an...
Luke 15:3 - 7
No, I believe the Bible teaches that you can only go to Heaven if you trust Jesus as your only Savior. You have to be saved by grace through faith based on...
In my humble opinion that would depend on your personal relationship, if any to the afore mentioned god. And whether there is any meaning to that...
16Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers. New International Version
1 Timothy 4:16
Ezekiel 16:49 says " Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister, Sodom,...neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy" (KJV). Sodom’s great...
When we consider man's free will and God's sovereignty, we must first remember that man's free will died in the garden of Eden. Adam and Eve, before they...
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How can I recognize the guidance of the Holy Spirit?
I am certain no one will understand "all" doctrines correctly. However, there are doctrines that are essential and there are doctrines that are unessential....
Ideally, public figures (even more than private citizens) would serve as models of commendable or moral individual behavior, especially with respect to...
I believe it used to be the case that the consequences of the fathers' sins were visited on the children. But in the New Covenant, according to Jeremiah...
I like Brother Maas's cross-reference at the end of his answer. (A later verse in Proverbs (Proverbs 26:15) employs the same type of hyperbole by describing...
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