Is it right in the eyes of God for an Elder to backslide, cheat, drink and party out in the world then able to come back into the pulpit in just a couple of weeks after repentance?
No! and it would be questionable if one should ever be allowed to return as a teacher. Romans and Galatians describe the seriousness of the sins you listed: Rom 13:12-14 … let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. (13) Let us walk honestly, as [...]
How do I know that I have the Holy Spirit?
Jesus promises that the Comforter or the Holy Spirit will guide us to understand the truth (John 16:13). Spiritual truths cannot be understood and appreciated by a fleshly mind. If we understand the Plan of God and what he would have us do and the desire to do it – those are all gifts from [...]
Who is a believer?
A believer or a true Christian is one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God, and that he fulfilled the Scriptures and the requirements of God’s law when he came and died for mankind. John 20:31 “but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of [...]
Did Jesus claim that He is God?
"I and My Father Are One." Jhn 10:30 KJV - I and [my] Father are one. Our Lord's own explanation and illustration of the manner in which he and the Father are one is very generally overlooked. He said in prayer to the Father– "I pray not for the world but for them which [...]
Why is Jesus called son of God and son of men?
Son of God – Matt. 16: 15-17 “He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed [it] unto [...]
Do angels have souls?
What is the scriptural definition of soul? Genesis 2:7 (King James Version), “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” The Bible teaches the body plus the breath of life equals a living soul. Man did [...]