How does God want man to live?
If you want to be pleasing to God, man should always live according to the Bible. Some may think this is restrictive, but it is actually quite freeing. Let’s use the workplace as an example. There are some companies where employees are empowered at their workplace. Employees, who do not understand what empowerment means, may [...]
My little daughter died at age 9 without knowing the truth. What will become of her on Judgment Day?
This same question may be asked with slightly different words: “What will happen to my loved one who has never been baptized?” or “What will happen to my loved one who never accepted Jesus as her Savior?” The answer to these questions is the same—Jesus “suffered death, so that by the grace of God he [...]
Please explain 1 Peter 3:3 – Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel.
This scripture, in context, is referring to the conduct of Christian women. At first glance one might interpret that for women to be acceptable to God, they should always be extremely plain, very simply dressed, and unadorned with neither jewelry nor elaborate hairdos in order to be acceptable to God. However, the next verse is [...]
Is it possible for Jesus to sin?
One of Jehovah’s attributes is wisdom. His wisdom planned and ordered the entire universe. By wisdom, He designed the earth as a home for animal life - including the human family. In Proverbs 8, the Logos (Jesus before he became human) also is personified by “wisdom”. These verses teach that the Logos was continually by [...]
What is the fellowship of Christian suffering?
Hebrews 5:8-10: “Though he were a son yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered and being made perfect he became the author of everlasting salvation unto all them that obey him.” The word “obedience” here is from Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance #5218 meaning attentive hearkening. Jesus learned to listen attentively to the heavenly Father [...]
Why did not the Apostle Paul marry?
We are not given a specific reason in scripture as to why the Apostle Paul did not marry. So we can only make presumptions based on Jesus’ advice and the advice Paul gave in his epistles. In order to fulfill one’s consecration vow to the Lord, the Apostle Paul states that the unmarried have a position of advantage. [...]