I agree that a request for forgiveness should ideally be accompanied by changed behavior or efforts to correct or make amends for the effects of past...
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When a divorced person asks for forgiveness, is s/he simply forgiven, or does s/he have to make amends?
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What does the Bible say about feeling overwhelmed?
The ark has been found. One man was given where it was under a lot of earth. He dug it up and it is now in the Israel archives in the land. They have found...
The literal Greek word used in the text of the verse cited in the question is (in Anglicized form) the preposition "en", which means "in". However, this same...
1 Corinthians 12:13
Shalum This is from the History and Origins of Pilates: Joseph Pilates was born near Dusseldorf in 1880. He was a sickly child who determined to make himself...
I would like to approach this question in another way. Let us look at what Jesus said to the criminal, who understood he was a sinner and believed Jesus was...
No. We should forgive other folks BECAUSE we have been forgiven. Not to gain forgiveness. Eph 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving...
The word "Book" in Revelation 22:18-19 in Greek is bibliou, biblion, Word Origin from biblos, hence we have the word "Bible". So, when Jesus said, "For I...
Forgiving others is for our benifit. It sets you free from yourself. The anger and stress you habor towards another dissappears. But to truly forgive must...
Since Revelation 22:18-19 pronounces judgments from God against anyone who either adds to or takes away from the words recorded in Revelation, and other...
My understanding of the timing of the Hanukkah observance in 165 BC is that it was based both on the date in the Jewish calendar given in the passage from...
In my opinion, Jesus was not indicating "salvation by works" in this passage, just as He also did not do so in the similar conversation that He had with the...
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What are Gog and Magog?
Revelation 21:16 - 17
In my opinion, the references to abstaining from blood and from things strangled are with respect to dietary restrictions contained in the Law, rather than...
Is this the divine desired blessing of prosperity that purified the Second Temple, or is it not related at all to the Hanukkah festival taking place the foll...
Haggai 2:18 - 19
The abstaining from blood and things that are strangled are very hard to understand. Does it mean to abstain from meat that has not been slaughtered accordin...
Acts 15:29
The Bible clearly states that the prayer of a sinner is an abomination to God. This then goes to show that any sin in our lives must be confessed for our...
The Problem with using phrases like "Once Saved always Saved", "irresistible Grace," "Eternal Security,"etc. Is that you don't find them in the Bible and...
The origin of Islam is controversial. The "previous scriptures" mentioned are the Hebrew Torah, the Psalms of David, and the Gospels of Jesus Christ (Sura...
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What is the letter of Jeremiah?
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What was the significance of weaning a child in the Bible?
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Will Jesus' second coming be as a thief in the night or will the trumpet blow for all to hear?
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Should I believe in organized religion?
The Bible records multiple instances in both the Old and New Testaments where dreams (or visions, which were, in essence, "waking dreams" that occurred in a...
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Is the perpetual virginity of Mary biblical?
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Is prayer to saints or Mary biblical?
What this question is really asking is: I should believe that reincarnation is true because some people claim to remember their past lives. What the real...
The Saint is both saved by and kept by a power not of his own. The Saint is never told that he must preserve himself, for to do so would be both unkind and...
I think the best way to understand “Spiritual Gifts” such as prophesy is to see how they are used in the bible. Scripture also shows us how the gifts, such...
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What is 'perseverance of the saints' and is it biblical?
Much like calling God, 'Abba' (Daddy) most Christians, but mainly men, aren't comfortable with doing that, also aren't aware of or have even considered the...
Psalm 103:1-2, "Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: To...
Submission to God is unlike any other kind of submission we've ever experienced because of His overflowing love for us. Its more of an arrangement in our...
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What is the origin of the peace sign?
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To whom are we to pray, the Father, the Son, or the Holy Spirit?
If the Bible is true, then I John 1:9 must apply. Divorce is sin, a very serious sin, and true repentance is necessary for forgiveness. "Cleansed from all...
Alexander the Great's conquest of the known world was a part of God laying the framework for the Christianity to be spread around the world. Alexander the...
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What does it mean that Jesus is the Prince of Peace?
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What is the book of Luke?
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Why did God prohibit eating meat with blood in it?
The first thing I would say is that, although other cultures may have accounts similar to the story of Christ, Christ (in my opinion) is unique among them...
In Matthew 19:9, Jesus said, "Whoever divorces his wife, except for fornication, and marries another, commits adultery: and whoever marries a divorced woman...
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Why should I (a Jehovah's Witness) consider becoming a Christian?
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