How can a pastor's children enhance the pastoral ministry of their parents?
This question has a misplaced focus. Parents have children in order to bless them - not ourselves. We are to love and nurture them as well as to delight in their development. The Bible is full of admonitions to instruct our children in righteousness. "Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to [...]
How and when did the seed of the serpent strike the heel of the seed of the woman?
This question comes from Genesis 3, verse 15. Satan, the ‘anointed cherub that covereth’ was the guardian angel appointed to watch over our first parents (Ezekiel 28:13-17). We know that he lured Eve into eating the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. As a punishment, God pronounced that He would “put enmity (hostility) between you [...]
Why did Jesus select only men to be his apostles?
There are 24 “apostles” listed in the New Testament: 1. Simon Peter (Matthew 10:2, Luke 6:14)2. Andrew, Peter’s brother (Matthew 10:2, Luke 6:14)3. James, son of Zebedee (Matthew 10;2, Luke 6:14)4. John, James’ brother (Matthew 10:2, Luke 6:14)5. Philip (Matthew 10:3, Luke 6:14) 6. Bartholomew, Philip’s brother (also known as Nathanael) (Matthew 10:3, Luke 6:14)7. James, son [...]
What is the meaning of life?
Jesus prayed, "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent," John 17:3. The more we know the character of God and of Jesus; the closer we walk with them in intimate fellowship; the greater our understanding of God's word, the Bible; the [...]
I've lost my faith through the study of science. What can I do about this?
The Bible is God’s revealed Truth. It explains man’s purpose and man’s destiny; it explains our alienation from God and our restoration to His full fellowship through Christ Jesus. But God is the one and the same author of the book of nature, which was created through his wisdom (Proverbs 8:22-32). Any apparent conflict between [...]
How may I know and be sure that I am praying in the spirit and in the will of God?
“With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,” Ephesians 6:18. To pray in the spirit is to pray in harmony with the power and doctrines of God, praying prayers that are in harmony [...]