How does prayer work?
Prayer is our direct communication with the Creator of the Universe. When we “come to Christ,” meaning, we accept him as our Savior and repent of our sins, we then have direct access to Jehovah God through His son Jesus. There is never any need to pray to dead saints or anything or anyone else, [...]
How long will mankind continue to suffer?
Let's first look at why God allows suffering. We know man was created perfect and dwelt in the Garden of Eden in harmony with God. Adam succumbed to the temptation to sin and fell out of harmony with God. As part of his punishment, suffering - and eventually death - upon all of mankind was permitted [...]
Why didn't the disciples did not recognize Jesus after his resurrection?
The disciples did not recognize Jesus after his resurrection because Jesus appeared in the form of different people. For example, Mary Magdalene mistook him for a gardener (John 20:11-18), he appeared to two disciples on the road to Emmaus as a fellow traveler (Luke 24:13-21), and as a stranger on the shore of the Sea [...]
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 [...]