What is Heb. 6:1-8 speaking on?
Hebrews 6:1. The Apostle Paul is instructing Christians to grow into mature believers. He’s saying don’t constantly focus on the basic teaching about Christ; don’t rebuild your foundation beliefs again and again - beliefs like repentance from dead works and faith toward God. For example, as a child we learn addition and subtraction, but as [...]
How old was David when he killed Goliath?
The actual age of David when he slew Goliath is not specified in the scriptures. However, there are certain scriptures that indicate he was a “youth.” The word ‘youth’ is further explained below along with a consideration of David’s size to help us arrive at an educated guess as to David’s age when he slew [...]
Why do good people die young?
The death of the young is grievous. They had so much life ahead of them, so much potential. And there is often regret. What could we have done differently to prevent this? What if….? Martha and Mary both asked the same question when their dear brother, Lazarus, died. Mary blamed Jesus for not being there, [...]
Are there any conditions that need to be met in order for the promises to be fulfilled?
Let’s begin with the all-encompassing promise made to Abraham in Genesis 22:15-18, “…By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of [...]
Please explain Psalms 51.
In Acts 13:22, the Apostle Paul declares David was "a man after [God's] own heart" (Acts 13:22).When David became Israel's reigning king, he obeyed God, "and he became more and more powerful, because the LORD God Almighty was with him" (2 Samuel 5:3,4,10). However, one spring evening David saw the naked Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, and [...]
How LONG does God intend for man to live according to the Bible?
God intends that man will live forever, and has shown this throughout the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. When God created man, He told Adam, "…From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that [...]