Can a pastor look at porn? My opinion is he should not but my husband tends to disagree. What is your take on this?
Pornography is designed to stimulate sexual feelings. Viewing pornography is part of a cycle of thinking, feeling, and acting which is used to distract and comfort people. When some men (or women) experience emotional pain like emptiness, stress, anxiety, loneliness, boredom, grief, depression, etc., they turn to pornography to alleviate their distress. When they see the arousing pictures of [...]
We know that this world is under the rulership of Satan. Why has the Devil allowed us to preach the word of God if it will go against him?
Satan has not allowed us to preach the Word of God. In other words, we do not have to obtain Satan’s permission to preach. God has put a hedge around all His children and it is God who allows or gives out permission to preach the Truth. Because Satan cannot stop the Word of God [...]
What does the Bible say about owning gold and silver?
God and silver in the Bible represent riches. This is what Jesus recommended to his followers in regards to accumulating earthly riches: Mat_6:19-20, "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth [...]
Who built the pyramids?
The pyramids of Egypt were built by the ancient Egyptians, whose age of pyramid?building reached its height between 2575–2150 BC. Yet among all these structures, one stands utterly unique: the Great Pyramid of Giza. Its precision and design far exceed the capabilities of any known ancient Egyptian culture. Each casing stone originally averaged sixteen tons, [...]
It says Jesus soul was in hell for 3 days. How can that be? I thought the unrighteous go there. Is hell our grave? Is that where we go when we die?
The subject of the teaching of Hell in the Bible is rather lengthy and more than we could adequately cover in a few paragraphs here. I would therefore suggest that you look at the opening screen of our Bible Resources app and select Video Sermons. Scroll down to the one entitled “The Truth About HELL” [...]
How old was Timothy when he was ordained by Paul?
Tradition has it that Timothy was about sixteen years old when he and his mother were converted to Christianity. Presumably, this occurred during the Apostle Paul's visit to their home at Lystra. Paul had a close bond with Timothy as Paul addressed him as "my son Timothy." (1 Cor 4:17; 1 Tim 1:18; 2 Tim [...]