He fight against those who fight against you, what does it mean? (Sierra Leone)
As the nation of Israel was about to conquer the promised land, God gave them this promise, “For the LORD your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.” Deuteronomy 20:4 (NIV). When the Israelites embraced this promise and turned to God for direction [...]
Why was God never called Father in the Old Testament? He is called Father in the New Testament.
Many Christians believe that calling the Creator of heaven and earth “Father” is only seen in the New Testament. Some teach that God Almighty was distant to His people in the Old Testament. But God is called a Father, a Mother and a Husband to the nation of Israel. The following are Old Testament scriptures [...]
What is the Bible message? (Pakistan)
The Bible's message is love “for God is love,” 1 John 4:7-8. It begins with God creating the heavens and the earth and establishing both plant and animal life on Earth. His crowning creation was man as Adam was created perfect in God’s moral, mental, and emotional image. Man was given dominion over Earth and [...]
Should Christians believe in the Old or New Testament? (Ghana)
It has been stated, “The Old Testament is the New Testament concealed. The New Testament is the Old Testament revealed.” “One plan, spirit, aim, and purpose pervades the entire Bible. Its opening pages record the creation and fall of man; its closing pages tell of man’s recovery from the fall. The intervening pages show the [...]
Please explain Genesis 3:1: “Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yes, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?”
Lucifer (or Satan) spoke through the serpent. Why would Lucifer lie? Isaiah 14:12-14 (NKJV), “How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground,…you have said in your heart: ‘I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I [...]
I have backslid 3 times before. I am now saved & happy with God. But I have a lot of guilt from backsliding. (United Kingdom)
If you have hurt anyone from your backsliding, the Bible teaches you should try to make amends. Jesus said, “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled [...]