Why are there so many different religions?
There are many religions because God is not presently trying to teach the world the truth. Jesus said he was not sent to convert the world. "That seeing they may see and not perceive; and hearing they may hear and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be [...]
Why are we saved and left here on Earth?
Part 1: What did God originally promise man? And from what did Jesus save us? In Genesis chapter 3, Adam was promised a blessed life on earth. However, God also promised disobedience would bring death to Adam (and us, through Adam). When Adam disobeyed, he began the process of dying. Life became extremely difficult with many [...]
What is the reward for obedience?
(Scripture quotations are from the New International Version Bible unless otherwise noted.)Obedience to God brings life and blessings; disobedience brings death and misery. When Adam disobeyed God and ate of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, he and all his future children were sentenced to death (Genesis 2:17). Obedient Abraham was blessed, Galatians 3:8: [...]
The Holy Spirit. Is it for every body?
The Holy Spirit is not a person. God's Holy Spirit is the power of God working blessings in many different ways. In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word for spirit is "ruach" and it means wind or breath. Just as the wind is invisible yet very powerful, so God exerts His wise, powerful, invisible influence [...]
During a Church service a woman confessed Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior, and was admitted into the baptismal class. Soon, the Church discovered that she was not married but was living with a man (cohabiting). Should the Church stop her from being baptized and becoming a member of the local Church until she is either married or separated from the man?
The Apostle Peter said, "Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out..." Acts 3:19. To repent and convert means to turn your life around and stop sinning. If a person is living in sin, that person has not yet fully repented. People should be ashamed of their sins and desire to [...]
What does 2 Thessalonians 1:8 mean? Will Jesus take vengence and burn up mankind?
First, notice that the Scripture does not say that any person is being burned by the “flaming fire.” It declares how the Lord's presence would be revealed. The fire is a symbol. Look at Zephaniah 3:8, 9 (NASB), “Therefore wait for Me,” says the LORD, “Until the day I rise up for plunder; My determination [...]