How should employers treat their employees?
Christians should treat all according to the “Golden Rule,” that is, they should treat others as they would wish to be treated themselves. In the case of an employer, this would imply respect for the skills of the employee and fair payment for work done. This principle is expressed in Romans 13:8, “Owe no man [...]
What is compassion?
Compassion is ACTIVE sympathy. It’s a feeling of wanting to help those who are suffering. In other words, we don't just FEEL bad - we’re motivated to DO something to help, because we want to show our compassion! God has compassion on US and our sinful condition. Psalms says, “The LORD is compassionate and [...]
Why did God allow the devil in the Garden of Eden?
Before Satan was Satan, he was a glorious being: Isaiah 14:12: (KJV) “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!”Being a “son of the morning” (or as the New American Standard Version says, the “star of the morning,” [...]
What elements of the text of Genesis chapters 6-9 could you use to point someone to the global nature of the Flood?
The Flood was evidently a global event, but not necessarily a global inundation. The narrative in Genesis chapters 6-9 describes what Noah and his family observed, and it was devastating. All the high hills they could observe were covered. Some have suggested that in addition to the rain from above, which was continual for 40 [...]
What can I learn from the widow and the giving of two coins?
This incident, recorded both in Mark 12:41-44 and Luke 21:1-4, is an example in practical terms of the way Jesus (and God) looks at giving. The world tends to be impressed with large gifts and grand gestures; the Lord looks at the heart. When Jesus saw this poor widow cast her coins into the Temple [...]
Who was the Pharaoh at the time of Moses and the Ten Plagues?
This is a question many have considered. It is technical but resolvable. From the 12th Dynasty of Egypt, we have a set of 40 dates, given both according to the lunar calendar of Egypt and according to the solar calendar of Egypt. The single best fit for these 40 pairs of dates puts the 12th [...]