Why does it seem that people who are blessed with spouses are often the ones that indulge in fornication, while those who abstain from fornication are not married?
Your question may be an over-generalization. Many married couples do not engage in sexual activities outside of marriage and many unmarried couples do engage in fornication. The usual reasons for fornication stem from selfish desires. Married couples may get bored with their spouses, fall out of love, etc. and seek change or excitement outside of [...]
John 20:23 says: "If you forgive anyone his sins they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven." If after you had sinned against a person and asked to be forgiven, have you received forgiveness even though the person in question did not forgive you?
This scripture needs to be looked at in context of the two preceding scriptures. After Jesus was resurrected, he appears to his apostles and tells them, "As the Father has sent me, I am sending you. And with that he breathed on them and said, Receive the holy spirit. If you forgive anyone his sins, [...]
Why was the Apostle Paul forbidden by the holy spirit to speak the word in Asia? (Acts 16:6)
Acts 16:6-10: “Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the holy spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to. So they passed by [...]
Who are the “elect” in Matthew 24:22 and what is the purpose of shortening the days for their sake?
Just as Our Lord’s Great Prophecy (Matthew 24) applies now to the close of the Gospel Age, it also applied to the close of the Jewish Age. Jerusalem was sieged by the desolating Roman armies, bringing about a time of intense distress on the people. The famine and internal anarchy of this bleak period are [...]
Do Catholics, Jews, and Christians all go to the same place when they die even though they have different beliefs?
We believe that in order to go to heaven a person must be seeking the Lord and righteousness and believe that Jesus was the Messiah who died so that the entire human race would have a chance for salvation either in heaven or on earth. God often calls such individuals to follow in the pathway [...]
How can we apply the statement given by Jesus: “do not resist an evil person” to the old adage: “all evil needs to thrive is for good people to do nothing.”?
Jesus said, “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for an eye, and tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. [Do not retaliate.] If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. [This is a figurative expression, meaning willingness to accept insult [...]