Why did the Lord let Satan put Job into temptation?
Job suffered the loss of his temporal things, his children, and his health, in that order. His experiences involved extreme suffering during which his wife and his friends condemned him. He was alone in his agony. His temptation was to demand of God a reason for his experiences. He wanted to know God’s justification for permitting him such agony.Who [...]
Is Mt.24:14, regarding preaching the gospel, an assignment to the Church or to the Jews living before the second coming The Lord Jesus Christ?
Matt. 24:14 reads, "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come." The prophecies recorded in Matthew 24 are an answer to the questions the disciples privately asked Jesus. These disciples were Jesus' followers and they had heard Jesus [...]
If slavery is wrong..as we know it is..why did God free the Israelites from Egyptian slavery, but then allow them to HAVE slaves?
There are many difficulties in life. Sometimes people accumulate debt; sometimes people steal; sometimes people cannot manage to care for themselves. In Israel, a person could become an indentured slave for all of these reasons. The period of servitude could be for seven years or for life. Slavery as practiced under Israel's law was a [...]
Can the devil read our minds? If so please give Bible references.
No, he cannot. There are no scriptures which teach Satan can read our minds. But Satan and his demons can observe us. Often, it's easy to recognize what a person is thinking. For instance, if a child is staring at a toy in the store, we can guess he probably wants it. When he verbalizes his [...]
Will God heal my friend from a previous accident? Will she walk again?
God does not always choose to heal us. The Apostle Paul was a faithful Christian, yet God did not heal Paul. 2 Corinthians 12:7- "…a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that [...]
How are we to understand Love from Ps. 119?
In Psalm 119:124 it says "deal with your servant according to your 'love'" but in previous verse it talks about "preserve my life according to your word" vs 37 "do good according to your word" vs 65. Also in verse 107. Why is it that he says “love” in that verse instead of “word” like [...]