The soul dies. Ezekiel 18:20, "The soul that sins, it shall die." A person is not eternally tortured if he commits suicide. Have no worries. I Samuel 31:4, 5 (CSB) records two suicides, "Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and run [...]
The covenant of David is God’s promise that one of David’s sons would always be on Israel’s throne. “And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever”, 2 Samuel 7:16. For many centuries descendants of [...]
You are right. Judgment does occur after death in the resurrection. Jesus said, “all that are in their graves shall hear his voice and come forth. They that have done good unto the resurrection of life. They that have done evil unto the resurrection [...]
The lawyer, Joseph Franklin Rutherford who promoted himself as Judge Rutherford, was the founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses. Some believe Charles Taze Russell was the founder but this is an inaccurate historical gloss. During C.T. Russell's life, the International Bible Students Association published the [...]
“…you know perfectly that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. When they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor upon a woman with child, and they shall not escape. But you, [...]
When God created Adam and Eve, He placed them in a garden that provided everything they needed to live. He told them, “Every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed, it [...]
What did Jesus’s death and resurrection do for mankind? Jesus’s death and resurrection secured the earthly resurrection of Adam and all humankind. “As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.” 1 Corinthians 15:22. However, God rewarded the sacrificial [...]
Maintaining love and fidelity in marriage is certainly God's will. Preaching Christ and living righteously glorifies Him. However, if your goal is to convert the world or even your neighborhood through a revival, the scriptures teach that will not happen. Satan is the god [...]
Micah 6:8, “He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you? But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God.” Everybody who would have any standing with the Lord is required [...]
The unchangeableness of God is clearly taught in James 1:17, “Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.” God’s relationship Israel has profound implications for [...]
We are not discussing needful reconstructive plastic surgery, but that which is purely cosmetic. While such things did not exist in Jesus’s day, the Bible provides guidelines and principles that we can use today. Consider the following scriptures: 1 Peter 3:3-4 (NIV), “Your [...]
The Bible answers your question from the perspective where a husband mistreats his wife. The woman is the victim of domestic violence. No where does the Bible teach abuse is acceptable. Physical, verbal, and emotional abuse in marriage are all forms of domestic violence. [...]
Holiness is purity, sinlessness, and blamelessness. A holy being is irreprovable in every aspect of life. Christians strive to keep our hearts (the mind, the will) in harmony with God and righteousness. This is holiness. The new mind cannot approve of sin, but must [...]
No translation is perfect. Different versions have different strengths. Many times translators will express the meaning of a scripture according to their doctrinal biases. That makes those verses a mistranslation. It delivers an inaccurate understanding of God’s word. Our answers sometimes refer back to [...]
Matthew 28:18, “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, ‘All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.’” God gave Jesus power or authority when he proved faithful by dying on the cross. This is symbolically shown in Revelation 5:2-5, 7, [...]
No. God never excuses affairs in any marriage. Jesus taught, “But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female…and the two shall become one flesh; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined [...]
All scriptures are from the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) translation. Luke 3:14, “Likewise the soldiers asked him (Jesus), saying, ‘And what shall we do?’ So he (Jesus) said to them, ‘Do not intimidate anyone or accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.’” Philippians [...]
All Christians will see hell but they will be resurrected! How does the Bible define hell? In the Old Testament, the word for “hell” is the Hebrew word “Sheol” (Strongs #7585). It is the condition of death. Every single person dies and goes to [...]
There is no ground whatever for thinking of the holy Spirit as another person or God. Notice, it was the Father’s Spirit that was communicated to our Lord Jesus. “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because he hath anointed me to [...]
Matthew 5:8, “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God." To paraphrase: Blessed are those whose heart motives are pure, clean, and holy. It is our sincerity of intention and will that is required. This does not mean Christians are perfect in [...]
