We are not to judge others. However how do you not judge a person who has committed a horrific crime by todays standards, such as child rape, murder, torture? How do I have compassion for such an evil, wicked soul, and share a dinner table with such a soul? Am I supposed to?
Matthew 7:1-2 (NIV), “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged…” Luke 6:37, “Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.” Some feel from this that we are [...]
In Genesis 1:1, is God plural?
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 The word “God” in this verse is the Hebrew word, ‘elohim. The greatly respected Bible translator Jospeh Bryant Rotherham has the following comment in The Emphasized Bible: “It should be carefully observed that, although ‘elohim is plural in form, yet when, as here, [...]
What are the 4 winds mentioned in Revelation 7:1?
Jesus shared His revelation vision with the Apostle John so that John could share that message with the church. Revelation 2:7, “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.” Chapters 2 and 3 describe the seven churches (seven historical periods of the church through our Lord’s second advent) and their unique [...]
Does Isaiah 43:1,7 teach that God specifically creates every person?
Isaiah 43:1,7: “But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine… everyone who is called by My name, Whom I have created for My glory; I have formed him, [...]
What are the effects of a guilty conscience on Christian maturity based on Genesis 50:15-21?
Remorse leads to us to reflect on our behavior. We realize that what we did was wrong and caused pain. When God created man, He endowed each of us with a conscience (Romans 2:15). We never want to violate our consciences as it will cause us to feel a separation from God. 1 John 3:21, [...]
What happens to us the minute we die. Where do we go?
If you are not a true Christian, then the instant you die, you go into the equivalent of a dreamless sleep. The penalty for sin that was given to Father Adam was death. Genesis 2:17 “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the [...]