When a Christian and a non-Christian marry, that couple is considered unequally yoked. 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 (NIV) advises, “do not be yoked together with unbelievers.” Deuteronomy 22:10 tells us, “Do not plow with an ox and a donkey yoked together." A yoke is a wooden [...]
Remorse leads to us to reflect on our behavior. We realize that what we did was wrong and caused pain. When God created man, He endowed each of us with a conscience (Romans 2:15). We never want to violate our consciences as it will [...]
Scriptures are quoted from the New International Version Bible. Today the term “Christian” is typically used to name a person who is a believer in Jesus Christ, usually in the sense of distinguishing that person from people of other religions. However, the true meaning [...]
A better understanding may come from the Amplified Bible: "If your right eye serves as a trap to ensnare you or is an occasion for you to stumble and sin, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better that you lose [...]
2 Corinthians 9:10 (NIV), “Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.” First consider the context found in chapters 8 and 9. Apostle [...]
Not knowing to which church our reader is referring, and there are innumerable churches in the world, we are reformulating the question as: is wearing makeup acceptable in the Bible? There is to our knowledge no prohibition to wearing makeup in the Bible. Song of Solomon [...]
In the world, patience is increasingly hard to find. It can be a trial, even for Christians, to develop and practice patience. The daily responsibilities in personal, family, business, and even religious matters continuously consume our time and efforts. Naturally, humans want to control [...]
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out [...]
When we search for truth, we receive great comfort and joy when we find a group which tries to practice true Christianity. That group of individuals will naturally become organized as they carry forward their common goals. During that organizing process, it is also [...]
In this day and age, so many things are seen as permissible and perceived as “individual rights”. To say something contrary is seen as being prejudiced and closed minded. The Bible however is very straightforward and clear on some subjects.“A woman shall not wear [...]
God encourages His people with his written word, the Bible. Only those who have a desire to know God at the present time are encouraged by the promises contained in his book. “Blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for [...]
“For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the [...]
Isaiah 61:1-3 describes the ministry and the purpose of the anointing of Christ, (Luke 4:16-21) and of his followers. (2 Corinthians 1:21-22) We are anointed, as Christ was, to preach, to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim deliverance! Our place in this ministry, in this [...]
We are living in a great time of trouble, which is frightening to many people. It is difficult to reassure and encourage others when we ourselves need comforting. For that comfort we turn to the scriptures. “Let us hold fast the confession of [...]
“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” Matthew 7:7 There are several methods we may use to knock and seek. The first of these actions is prayer. Praying to God, we [...]
We believe that Jesus was born about October 1st. However, since Jesus never suggested we commemorate his birthday, it’s not important which day we choose to celebrate that wonderful, blessed event. On Christmas day, we may properly enough join with all whose hearts are [...]
I Corinthians 6 (NIV) begins: “If any of you has a dispute with another, dare he take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the saints.... If you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?” (verses [...]
God feels angry: “God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.” Psalm 7:11. Since God cannot sin, anger cannot be a sin. It is an important feeling which God gave us at creation. Anger alerts us that something is [...]
The entire passage of 1 Timothy 3:1-7 should be read but the relevant passage to this question may be verse 7: “He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.” The [...]
The meaning of the cross to the Christian is exactly what it meant for our Lord Jesus: suffering, persecution, oppression, opposition when trying to do our Father's will. Our Lord always obeyed His Father's will under unfavorable conditions, and that definitely meant for Him [...]
