How do I activate my faith to receive blessings from God during anointing and deliverance sessions in church?
Faith is a basic and essential element in the life of a believing Christian. Faith is activated by prayer and study of God’s holy word. It is very appropriate to pray to God for wisdom to understand his word and to discern good from evil. It is through prayer and study that God reveals His [...]
According to the Bible, sex is for marriage. Does God honor couples which have sex before marriage?
The Bible teaches sex is reserved for the marriage relationship. After the creation of Adam and Eve, God instituted the marriage arrangement. Genesis 2:24 states, “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.” For Adam and Eve, a physical, intimate relationship was one [...]
Can a man that believed in God as a Christian go to heaven without baptizing?
The Lord Jesus and the apostles were baptized and that means that baptism is the right thing to do. It demonstrates what has happened in a person’s heart. Mark 16:16 “Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.” Water immersion represents the death of one’s will (as [...]
Is there a hell?
The traditional meaning of hell is a burning place of torment, where any who are evil (or who simply do not believe in Jesus) go when they die. It is a place of eternal torture. But the character of God is one of grace and mercy. Why would He send the majority of His own [...]
Did and does Jesus heal everyone who asks him?
It appears Jesus did heal everyone who asked, and even several who did not, but why? The New Testament gives us many examples of Jesus and the apostles healing others. When Jesus healed, he did so for those both with and without faith. The Roman centurion asked for his servant to be healed (Matthew 8:8-13). We do not know the amount of [...]
If I swear, but do not abuse the name of God, why is that wrong?
Sometimes when we become upset, our first inclination is to say or yell something in response to what has upset us. If something negative happens to us, it might feel natural to want to say something negative in response. Saying a bad word or phrase might even make us feel better at that moment in time. We [...]