Does Ephesians 4:32 speak of forgiving because you were forgiven? Or do we need to forgive to be forgiven?
Ephesians 4:32 reads, “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ, God forgave you.” This is a question which has troubled many Christians over the years, especially those desirous of being pleasing to their Heavenly Father. We pray for a forgiving disposition--a spirit that would prefer that the penitent [...]
If there will be no males or females in heaven, then how will we recognize our loved ones?
Not only will there be no male or female in heaven, but no fleshly bodies. 1 John 3:2, “Beloved, we are God’s children now; it does not yet appear what we shall be, but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.” The natural man [...]
Please explain 1 Peter 1:3-5.
1 Peter 1:3-5 reads, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, [...]
On which dates does the Bible tell us to celebrate Christmas and Easter?
Christmas and Easter are both Christian traditions that attempt to focus on Jesus. The Christmas holiday is the fixed date of December 25. The Easter holiday is the tradition of placing Jesus’ resurrection on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox. But neither tradition is Biblical. Easter’s origin [...]
What is the Masoretic text? Also, what is the Septuagint?
The Masoretic Text is the definitive text of the Hebrew Bible. It was primarily edited, fixed and standardized from old Hebrew manuscripts by a group of Jewish scholars known as the Masoretes or Masorites in Tiberias, Israel, between the 7th and 10th centuries C.E. The purpose of these scholars or rabbis was to safeguard the [...]
Who was Samson?
Samson grew to become the strongest man of the Bible. In the tribe-land of Dan, which was next to the country of the Philistines, there lived a man named Manoah. One day an angel came to his wife and said:"You shall have a son, and when he grows up he will begin to save Israel from the [...]