What is the role of music in church and are musicians true ministers?
Music was an important element of Jewish temple/synagogue worship and probably influenced the music of the early Christian church. The New Testament records that early Christian worship included singing of psalms from the Old Testament. Subsequently, Christians composed their own hymns. Music has been in churches for a long time. Initially, it was unaccompanied [...]
What are the facts and history of the cross? Who were the 2 thieves hanging beside Jesus?
The cross was a well-known tool implemented in one of the most excruciating forms of execution: crucifixion. Public crucifixion was used by the Persians as early as 500 B.C. and later the Greek and Roman empires also employed this method of capital punishment. The incredible pain and humiliation suffered by the victim was a strong [...]
The Bible says God doesn't leave a person, but we found out that God did leave Jesus. Why?
Neither God nor His words in the Bible are ever contradictory. In fact, Romans 3:3-4 asks “What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness? Not at all! Let God be true…” (NIV) The abandonment of Jesus on the cross by His Father, Jehovah, was not connected with a [...]
What does the Bible means by Romans 12:1-2? and who demands this, Paul or the Holy Spirit?
This text begins: “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind…” This verse is not a demand, but it [...]
Why did Jesus cry, "My God, my God," at the cross of Calvary?
The words, “my God, my God” (Matthew 27:46) reveal Jesus’ thoughts and feelings while he hung on the cross. Throughout his earthly life, Jesus was constantly in communion with God and was renewed in strength and love thereby. However, part of Jesus’ sacrificial experiences as Adam’s ransom included experiencing Adam’s (mankind’s) loss of a relationship with [...]
Can a Pastor, who has caused someone pain verbally and did not ask for forgiveness, continue to preach at the pulpit?
In this situation, it is important to determine if the pastor knows he has verbally hurt someone. If not, (sometimes our words unintentionally hurt another), then the person who feels wronged, should directly contact and talk to that pastor. Jesus gave this instruction in Matthew 18:15 (ESV), “If your brother sins against you, go and [...]