ln the book of 1 Samuel, Saul was sent an evil spirit from God. Please explain this anomaly.
This is stated a number of times in 1 Samuel; the first is 1 Samuel 16:14 “But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him”. I believe the thought here is that when God is with you, you will be seen as having a good spirit, [...]
If I am divorced can I marry a divorced woman?
This question leaves a lot of necessary details out in order to accurately answer the question. So, we will have to give a few different answers and you will have to pick the one that fits. If you and the woman were married and divorced before you became a Christian—then yes, you are free to [...]
Why was it necessary for Jesus to be crucified to save us from our sins.
This questions centers on the central theme of the entire bible, mankind's reconciliation to his original relationship with God. The first man, Adam, sinned by disobeying God's instruction not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:17). As a result, he was banished from the Garden of Eden and fell [...]
God is the Creator of everything, so why did He create Lucifer? Even though Lucifer was created to worship God, didn't God know Lucifer would turn against Him?
Revelation 19:6, "...Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!" Yes, our Father is omnipotent, all powerful, all seeing.But He is a Father, not a robot-builder. His creation was given the power of choice, along with all other powers and privileges attached to their level of being. Not only was man given the freedom to choose [...]
Is the Bible for everyone?
Yes! The Bible is God's Plan for the entire human race from its origin, its experience with sin and death, to its glorious return to perfection. We learn of man's beginning in Genesis 1:27-28, "God created man in his own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them. [...]
Malachi 4:5-6 seems to be talking about the coming of Elijah in spirit, in two dispensations or time periods. The first is fulfilled by John the Baptist. Who fulfills the second?
“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: and he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse” (Malachi 4:5, 6). This prophecy describes [...]