I always look at the context first in order to interpret a bible passage correctly. Just prior to the instruction given to Peter, he and 6 other disciples...
Peter had denied Jesus three times, out of fear and weakness. Jesus already knew that Peter would do this. When Peter had realized what he had done, what did...
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What is the gospel of inclusion?
In my opinion, the Spirit hovered or moved (KJV) to search and find the most appropriate place for the dry land called "earth" to appear out of the waters....
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Is it murder to take a loved one off of life support?
Excellent question. God took the initial conditions ("formless and empty") and from Genesis 1:3 onward designed the universe for His ultimate purposes,...
Water is symbolized in the Bible as many people. When there was no people yet only spirits because in each element of the earth, there is God's spirit. If...
Why did God’s Spirit hover over the dark waters of the earth? (Genesis 1:2) The Spirit’s activity appears strange in this context. What was he doing there? I...
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Is God sovereign or do we have a free will?
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Paul spoke in Ephesians 1:13-14 of the Holy Spirit's presence within Christians during their earthly lives as the "earnest" (or "down payment", if you will)...
I would say that it was in the very act of responding to the Holy Spirit's prompting by coming to Jesus in faith (regardless of what your prior life may have...
The only thing that I could suggest is that there will be no vestiges of sin in heaven. Therefore, it might be possible (although I am merely speculating)...
In the previous chapter (Joshua 3:13), God had said to Joshua, "And when the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all...
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What should we learn from the life of Timothy?
My husband on life support for 3 years in a vegetative state and paralyzed. I finally gave in and gave them permission to unplug his life support and they ga...
I would say that it does not. Praying in the Spirit (as far as I am aware) refers to praying with the leading of, and according to the will of, the Holy...
How could these stones be a monument of this work, when they were not seen, but generally covered with the waters of Jordan?
Joshua 4:9
In order to answer this question we need to understand Paul's theology on "the two Adams". Christ is called "the last Adam" (1 Cor 15:45) or the second Adam....
It is sometimes hard to answer questions about God because, we, as humans cannot understand his ways. The Bible even says "My Ways are above your ways"...
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Why did God’s Spirit hover over the dark waters of the earth? (1:2)
The question is, "Can natural, fallen man do anything that is spiritually good?" Christ tells us that "apart from me you can do nothing" John 15:5. The...
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Why did God’s Spirit hover over the dark waters of the earth? (1:2)
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Is God sovereign or do we have a free will?
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Can natural, fallen man do anything that is spiritually good?
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How are predestination and election connected with foreknowledge?
Why were the Jews spiritually blinded by God so they were not able to accept Jesus? I believe it is because they were not intended to understand and enjoy...
To me, this verse is simply expressing attitudes and practices that are commanded, taught, or advocated throughout the entire Bible. Although Christians are...
In the context of the sacrificial system of the Old Testament (in which this verse appears), I would say that the writer was referring to making or complying...
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Does the Bible say anything about a pre-Adamic race?
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Why do most Jews reject Jesus as the Messiah?
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Why do most Jews reject Jesus as the Messiah?
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Why do most Jews reject Jesus as the Messiah?
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What is a Christian view of 'A Course in Miracles'?
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Is 'what would Jesus do?' (WWJD) something we should seek to live by?
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How should a Christian spouse handle an adulterous affair that has resulted in a child?
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What is the Davidic covenant?
A great question and I humbly submit for your consideration that it's the same one for human kind in general since the garden, packaged today in a satanic...
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What does the Bible say about self-hatred?
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What does the Bible say about time management?
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Did the Bible copy some of its stories from other religious myths and legends?
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What are the keys to resisting temptation?
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What does the term "Sovereign Grace" refer to?
Will the Roman Catholic institution go through the tribulation? I am glad that you have rightly described the Roman Catholic Church as an institution rather...
In my opinion, Paul was telling the Thessalonian Christians that, as time passes, they should seek (with God's help) to continually display more and more the...
I would say that "Satan" is capitalized because it is regarded as a proper name (meaning "the Accuser") that belongs to one specific spiritual being. The...
As noted in the passage cited in the question, the representatives of the regions of Tyre and Sidon were seeking to flatter Herod due to the dependence of...
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