How did Jesus come to the earth?
First, an angel was sent to Mary to tell her she was going to become pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit. “The angel Gabriel was sent by God into a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin.....named Mary.....He said, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt [...]
Does I Corinthians 6 teach that we are to judge each other? If we are to judge the angels, then should we judge others?
I Corinthians 6 (NIV) begins: “If any of you has a dispute with another, dare he take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the saints.... If you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?” (verses 2, 3) The Apostle Paul is here referring to disputes within [...]
1 Timothy 3:16. God was manifest in the flesh. Kindly explain how it shows the Trinity.
The King James Translation of 1 Timothy 3:16 is inaccurate. The word “God” is added. It is not in the original Greek. The actual word in the Greek is “he” and it is referring to Jesus Christ. The New American Standard Bible (NASB) is respected by biblical scholars as being very accurate. 1 Timothy 3:16 in [...]
What choice do we have as to who is in control of our lives?
“Do you not know that if you surrender yourselves as bondservants to obey any one, you become the bondservants of him whom you obey, whether the bondservants of sin (with death as the result) or of duty (resulting in righteousness)?” Romans 6:16 (Weymouth translation) God has an opportunity now for the Church class to be [...]
Can a preacher continue to preach to a congregation when he has said something bad to cause chaos with people outside of his church?
The entire passage of 1 Timothy 3:1-7 should be read but the relevant passage to this question may be verse 7: “He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.” The relevant passage of Titus 1:6-9 states: “For a bishop must be [...]
What is the meaning of the cross to the Christian?
The meaning of the cross to the Christian is exactly what it meant for our Lord Jesus: suffering, persecution, oppression, opposition when trying to do our Father's will. Our Lord always obeyed His Father's will under unfavorable conditions, and that definitely meant for Him wearing the cross. The same goes for the real Christians. The [...]