I am a bartender by trade and am unemployed. I just recently joined a church. As I am getting closer to Christ, I am wondering if God frowns upon this line of work?
It is wonderful you are getting closer to Christ and looking to see what His will is in your life. This is a path which grows nearer and dearer to your heart as you go along it. There is a principle found in scripture which I find helpful for many of these difficult questions. When [...]
Can you explain Colossians 2:11 – In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ.
Circumcision was a requirement for male Israelites under the Law. However, the ordinance preceded the law and was first practiced by Abraham. When Jesus, their promised Messiah, fulfilled the Law, the Law came to an end and the aspects of the promises to Abraham came to fulfillment. (Matthew 5:17, Colossians 2:13-17) But Christian believers are [...]
Does God hear the prayers of a person that is unsaved?
Regarding prayer, particularly the prayers of those who have not yet accepted Jesus as their Savior, the Apostle Paul seems to tell us that God is always listening for prayers from those who may be seeking to come into a relationship with Him and His Son. Speaking to non-Christians at Athens, Greece, he says, “From [...]
Explain about NIMROD. Is he the antiChrist, the son of Satan?
Nimrod is an Old Testament personage from Genesis 10:8 “Now Cush (the son of Ham) became the father of Nimrod; he became a mighty one on the earth.” He was the great grandson of Noah and would have had first-hand knowledge from his parents about the Lord. He had also been told how God saved [...]
It has been said that there are many paths to God. Is this true?
While it is true that many people have said many things over the years on this subject, we would do well to go to God's own book and read His own instructions: "Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold but climbeth up some other way, the [...]
Could you please explain the parable of the barren fig tree in Luke 13:6-9?
Luke 13:6, “…A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down. Why should it use up the [...]