Do we need to keep the sabbath today?
We are to praise the Lord every day. Hebrews 4:1-3 tells us we have entered into our Lord's rest, i.e. Sabbath. The lesson of the Sabbath is more than setting aside one specific day of the week to worship God. It is a daily worship. We can be at peace, resting by trusting and loving God. Luke 9:23: (NIV) “Whoever [...]
If hell means grave in Hebrew, is Satan in a grave instead of a place where there is everlasting fire?
The word “Hell” (or Hebrew “Sheol”) in the Old Testament Hebrew does mean “Grave” (or destruction). Ecclesiastes 9:10, “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave (Sheol), whither thou goest.” This Old Testament scripture does support the Hebrew [...]
What does the Lord require us to do when we wrong someone?
“...If you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.” John 5:24 So, we see, first we apologize to whomever we have [...]
Does the Bible prohibit Christians from dancing, like at a wedding setting?
Dancing in itself is not sinful, and can even be good exercise. We read in the Old Testament of David dancing for joy when the Ark of the Covenant was finally returned to Jerusalem. However, so many things in our lives have both good and bad aspects to them, depending on whether or not they [...]
Why did the LORD meet Moses and try to kill him as recorded in Exodus 4:24-26?
In Genesis 14:3, 4, 7, 8, God made a covenant with Abraham: "My covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations…and I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to [...]
Cain killed Abel. God put mark on Cain so that no one one would kill him. Why did God protect the killer Cain?
After Cain killed Abel, God pronounced the sentence for his crime, which was the first crime committed since Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit. We read in Genesis 4:9-15, "Then the LORD said to Cain, 'Where is Abel your brother?' He said, 'I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?' And the LORD [...]