Did God allow evil to test us?
In the beginning, Adam and Eve were created with the ability to make decisions and to choose their own actions. There was no evil at that time, so they did not understand evil or its consequences; they only knew good. God knew that Adam needed to learn to exercise his free will in obedience to [...]
Was Christ part man and part God in his nature?
The question sounds mythological, because it does not distinguish between the fact that Jesus Christ was a man on earth and was a spirit being in his prehuman existence. The Bible never teaches that the Man Jesus had a double nature, human and spirit divine. However, before Jesus was born “of a woman” (Galatians 4:4), [...]
What is the book of Titus all about?
The book of Titus is a letter written by the Apostle Paul, approximately 62 to 67 A.D., to Titus, a mature brother in Christ. Paul and Titus were missionary traveling companions at one time. Paul had left Titus on the island of Crete to oversee the recent converts there and establish them in the truth. [...]
Why does God withhold blessings like marriage? Is it because of past sins?
I do not ask God why. Why God does things is beyond our comprehension. In the book of Job, Job's three friends tried to give Job reasons for his suffering, but God was displeased with all of their answers. In Job 38:2-4(NLT) God said, “Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorant words? Brace yourself [...]
What's luck?
People think of "luck" as things that happen by chance. But Christians have no chance happenings. As Romans 8:28 teaches, "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." Every detail of our lives are over-ruled and directed by God for our [...]
What are the gifts of the spirit?
The Apostle Paul records a lengthy explanation regarding the gifts of the spirit in 1 Corinthians chapters 12-14. Paul specifically names the gifts of the spirit in 1 Corinthians 12: 8-11, “To one there is given through the spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same spirit, to another faith by the [...]