What does the Bible say about raising children?
God created the family. His design was for a man and a woman to marry for life and raise children to know and honor Him (Mark 10:9; Malachi 2:15). Adoption...
God created the family. His design was for a man and a woman to marry for life and raise children to know and honor Him (Mark 10:9; Malachi 2:15). Adoption...
Malachi 3:16-18 says, "Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written...
Revelation 1:7 says, "'Look, he is coming with the clouds,' and 'every eye will see him, even those who pierced him'; and all peoples on earth 'will mourn...
The King James Version of the Bible is also called the Authorized Version, because the translation was authorized by King James I of England. The preface of...
In 1 Kings 3:16-28 we find an account of King Solomon hearing a case involving two prostitutes. The two women had both recently given birth to sons, and they...
In Acts 8:12 we read of a group of Samaritans who "believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, [and]...
The Bible does not use the term "verbal abuse," but it has much to say about the power of our words. Succinctly stated, "The tongue has the power of life and...
The joy of the Lord is the gladness of heart that comes from knowing God, abiding in Christ, and being filled with the Holy Spirit. When Jesus was born, the...
Noah had three sons born to him, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, before God sent a flood to destroy the world (Genesis 5:32). Whenever the names of Noah's three sons...
The statement "the Bible is our only rule for faith and practice" appears in many doctrinal statements. Sometimes, it takes a similar form, stating that the...
There are several judgments mentioned in the Bible. Our God is a God of justice, as the psalmist says, "A scepter of justice will be the scepter of your...
Revelation 4:10-11 is part of the vision Jesus gave John. In this scene of heaven, we see that "the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the...
The Amalekites were a tribe first mentioned during the time of Abraham (Genesis 14:7). Though the Amalekites are not mentioned in the table of nations in...
The definition of the word Gnostic is about as easy to nail down as a flopping fish. It is derived from the Greek word gnosis, meaning "to know." In the case...
Jeroboam was from the tribe of Ephraim, a servant of King Solomon's, and the son of a widow. He later became the first king of the divided northern kingdom...
Apologists are people involved in apologetics, a branch of theology concerned with the defense of the faith. An apologist hones his ability to defend the...
Jesus said that to become a Christian we must be "born again" (John 3:3). That phrase implies that we cannot simply remodel our current lives; we must start...
Rap is a genre of music defined by its rhythmic lyrics spoken or chanted over a (usually) syncopated and repetitive beat. Christian rap music follows the...
Seth, a son of Adam and Eve (and the third one named in Scripture), was born after the Cain murdered Abel (Genesis 4:8). Eve believed that God had appointed...
Epicureanism was a Greek philosophy started by Epicurus (341-270 BC). It was still going strong in New Testament times when Paul visited Athens on his second...
Every church receives some type of tithes or offerings. Be it via "passing the plate" or setting a box in the back of the sanctuary or some other collection...
Judas Iscariot is typically remembered for one thing: his betrayal of Jesus. He was one of the twelve disciples who lived with and followed Jesus for three...
The Muratorian Canon (also called the Muratorian Fragment) is an ancient list of New Testament books-the oldest such list we have found. The original...
To mock God is to disrespect, dishonor, or ignore Him. It is a serious offense committed by those who have no fear of God or who deny His existence. The most...
Titus 2:12-13 says that the grace of God teaches us "to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed...
Please note, as a ministry, GotQuestions.org is not in agreement with continuationism. The below article is written by someone who holds to continuationism....
A multi-site church is one church in several locations, often called "campuses." It's not uncommon to see signs for "Such-and-Such Church: North Campus" or...
The account of Elijah and the prophets of Baal is recorded in 1 Kings 18. After Israel had gone more than three years without rain as a judgment for their...
Traducianism is the belief that at conception both the child's body and soul or spirit are passed on to the child from the parents. In other words, the child...
The Bible is consistent through both Old and New Testaments in confirming that homosexuality is sin (Genesis 19:1-13; Leviticus 18:22; 20:13; Romans 1:26-27;...
In King David's old age, he developed circulatory problems, and a beautiful young woman named Abishag was brought to the king to attend him and "keep him...
Proverbs 9:10 says, "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding." Basically, this verse teaches that the...
The biblical account of Noah begins in Genesis 6. Approximately 1,600 years had passed since the creation of Adam and Eve (Genesis 1:26-27). As the earth's...
The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is the action by which God takes up permanent residence in the body of a believer in Jesus Christ. In the Old Testament,...
Fire has come down from heaven several times in history. The Bible records at least six of these instances: Fire fell from heaven and destroyed Job's flocks...
There are a few basic descriptions of some people in the Bible. There are several women, for example, who are called "very beautiful": Sarah, Rachel,...
The term effectual call, as related to salvation, comes from Chapter X of the 1647 Westminster Confession of Faith. The effectual call is understood as God's...
Jesus knew that relationships are the most valuable asset that we have, but at times the most difficult to maintain. That's why in John 13:34 Jesus taught,...
The death of Jesus and His subsequent resurrection are the single most important events since the creation of the world. It was through the death of Christ...
Modern culture has tried to redefine sexuality as a personal right to be exercised any way an individual wishes. Sexual behavior is considered a personal...
The oldest religion in the world is the worship of the One True God, as stated in Genesis 4:26, "At that time people began to call on the name of the Lord."...
Commonly translated as "peace" and used as both a greeting and farewell, shalom has rich meaning in Hebrew. "Peace" is an accurate translation of the term,...
The dictation theory (sometimes called the mechanical dictation theory) attempts to describe what it means that the Bible is God's Word. When people claim...
There are over 169 verses in the Bible that refer to the ways God provides for us. Philippians 4:19 puts it most simply: "My God will supply all your needs...
The Bible tells us that the mystery of God is Jesus Christ: "My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the...
In 1 Kings 13 we read of a person called only a "man of God" who was sent by the Lord from Judah to prophesy against King Jeroboam of Israel. He declared, "O...
In the natural world, fruit is the result of a healthy plant producing what it was designed to produce (Genesis 1:11-12). In the Bible, the word fruit is...
The word gehenna is the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew ge-hinnom, meaning "Valley of [the sons of] Hinnom." This valley south of Jerusalem was where...
Naaman was the commander of Syria's (Aram's) army and well regarded as a military man, but he had leprosy. His Israelite servant girl suggested he go to...
King Ahab and Queen Jezebel served as leaders of the northern kingdom of Israel during a time of much evil in the land. King Ahab was a Jewish king who...
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