There are several examples from the Bible proving that failure is not fatal. Peter is a prime example. He denied the Lord - not just once but three times. Jesus warned Peter this would happen. Yet Peter trusted in his own strength and proclaimed [...]
“The Old Testament is the New concealed and the New Testament is the Old revealed.” The New Testament contains a large number of Old Testament quotations. There are, at least 295 separate references to the Old Testament. These occupy some 352 verses, or more [...]
A spiritual harvest is a reaping time when past behaviors and character fruits are judged. The result of the judgment decides the outcome. That which is developed according to God’s will receive good rewards. Anything grown in opposition to God’s will is to be [...]
Revelation 5 is a picture illustration of the revealing of God’s plan. This is a symbolic representation – not literal - for Jesus is described as “the lion of the tribe of Judah” in verse 5 and a lamb in verse 8. He could [...]
We will consider three perspectives of these verses. Perspective 1: In the context of this chapter, Paul is warning the brethren to watch for those who would bring in false doctrines and heresies. These could cause factions and divisions among the collective “temple” of [...]
Psalm 69:16: “Hear me O LORD, for thy lovingkindness is good; turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.” (KJV) Psalm 147:3 “He healeth the broken in heart and bindeth up their wounds.” (KJV) John 14:27: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I [...]
The purpose of this app is to answer sincere, heartfelt questions about the Bible or about how to apply the Bible to our lives. We receive hundreds of sincere questions and it is a challenge to keep up with the demand. So, we would [...]
Perhaps you are wondering about our references to the Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, generally known as Strong's Concordance. ?In 1890, Professor James Strong, a Methodist theologian, published an exhaustive (or complete) concordance for every single word in the King James Bible. A person [...]
Many different crowns are identified in the Bible. The high priest of Israel wore a golden crown. Exodus 39:30 (NKJV), “Then they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote on it an inscription like the engraving of a signet: [...]
Summary: No spirit-begotten Christian needs any human bodyguards. Discussion: Angels have and do invisibly minister to all those who have made a consecration to do the will of God and follow in the footsteps of Jesus. We often refer to these angels as “guardian [...]
Summary: Jesus taught our ultimate purpose to be, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, You shalt love [...]
Summary: Meeting with other Christians is scripturally directed by God. Using technology to meet is still obeying God. Discussion: God’s principles govern a Christian’s life. If man’s law is in opposition to God’s scriptures, we must obey God. Meeting with fellow believers is directed [...]
Summary: No, man’s reasoning cannot apprehend the mysteries of God. (1 Corinthians 2:10) Discussion: Our ability to reason is a most important aspect of being made in God’s image. We are thus capable of communion with God and capable of knowing, loving, and serving [...]
The Lord God, Yahweh, our creator, long ago purposed a family of beings to be taken from among mankind. These saints would be tested, proven, faithful, and ultimately be rewarded with His own divine nature, immortality. This family of immortal beings would be His [...]
The seventh day is not yet finished. Mankind has been living through the seventh day. As you noted, Yahweh uses, “there was evening and there was morning” at the end of each of the six creative days. Yahweh blessed the seventh day, and He is now resting [...]
Without knowing the details, we feel unable to judge. However, the Bible does teach how a church should be organized. First, the congregation should study the structure of the New Testament church. All Christian members were responsible for selecting the leaders of the church. Congregations [...]
There has never been a Christian country. God has never made a covenant with any Gentile country to be His Christian nation. Jesus said the “gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations…” Matthew 24:14. [...]
Jesus never established a "system" of worship. First, consider the locations where believers met to worship God. Acts 16:13, "And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made…” Acts 20:7, “…when the disciples came [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
