What is God's advice about how to develop patience and resilience?
The New Testament's Greek words translated as “patience” include the thoughts of cheerful endurance, waiting, perseverance, resilience and steadfastness. Romans 5:3-4 connects suffering to patience: “We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces patience (endurance), and patience (endurance) produces character, and character produces hope.” Therefore, enduring and persevering through trials develops our characters. We are [...]
In what way does your knowledge of God's actions and character affect the way you pray?
What a great privilege we have to always have the ear of the supreme God who rules the universe. 1 Peter 3:12, “For the eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayers.” We call him Father, a Father who truly cares for us with only our best interests [...]
What is the meaning of the cross?
The scriptures show three general meanings of the cross. The first is the literal cross where Christ was crucified. (John 19:17-31) The second is an illustration of the Christian life - willing to do God’s will under whatever circumstances He may permit. “Then said Jesus unto his disciples, “If any man will come after me, [...]
What did angels do in the Bible?
The Bible tells us about different kinds of angels and what they did. In Genesis (3:24), after Adam and Eve were sent out of the Garden of Eden, an angel called a “cherubim” with a fiery sword prevented them from reentering the Garden. In Isaiah (6:1, 2) a vision is described with another type [...]
Did the saints who died in the Old Testament rise after Jesus' resurrection or will they rise after he returns?
The scriptures say that all the saints that die before the second presence of Christ will remain in the grave until his return. (I Thessalonians 4:16) The order of resurrection is also spoken of as the sounding of the last trumpet when the dead shall be raised. (I Corinthians 15:51-52). These scriptures show that the [...]
Why is Jesus called the "bread of life"?
We know that literal bread is a food that supports life, as a person could live on bread and water alone. So, it is a beautiful picture of Jesus’ sacrifice. Jesus gave his human body, his life, to give men life. John 6:51, “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this [...]