What is a Christian?
Scriptures are quoted from the New International Version Bible. Today the term “Christian” is typically used to name a person who is a believer in Jesus Christ, usually in the sense of distinguishing that person from people of other religions. However, the true meaning of “Christian” is to be a follower of Christ. “Jesus said, [...]
How should believers view the Mosaic Law?
Believers in Jesus understand that the Mosaic Law was given by God to His chosen people. It was as a sacred covenant between God and Israel designed to teach righteousness. Galatians 3:19 says “Wherefore then serves the law? It was added because of transgressions.” However, because the Law was a perfect law, it could not [...]
Why do bad things happen to babies? Why do babies get killed?
“A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.” (Jeremiah 31:15; Matthew 2:18) This prophecy from Jeremiah was fulfilled when Herod ordered all the male babies to be killed in Bethlehem. Why did that evil king so order? Because [...]
When a man dies, does his soul go to hell or move to the middle of sky?
Man does not have a soul, but he IS a soul. Genesis 2:7, “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” When a person dies, his body decomposes, and the breath of life returns to God. [...]
Did the Muslims come from Abraham's first son Ishmael?
No, the Muslims are followers of the prophet Mohammed. Islam is the religion based on Mohammed’s teachings and Muslims are the members of that religion. However, Abraham’s first son, Ishmael, was the grandfather of some of the Arabs. When Abraham sent Hagar and Ishmael from his home and expelled them to the wildness, God heard [...]
Is wearing makeup acceptable in church?
Not knowing to which church our reader is referring, and there are innumerable churches in the world, we are reformulating the question as: is wearing makeup acceptable in the Bible? There is to our knowledge no prohibition to wearing makeup in the Bible. Song of Solomon 1:10 reads, “Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, your neck with [...]