How do I know if I am spiritually restored?
For Christians, an appropriate definition of being “spiritually minded” is devoting, or consecrating, one’s life to developing and possessing a mindset that prioritizes God and His word first in one’s life. Our lives are finite, so devotion to a single pursuit will of necessity come at the expense of other pursuits. Further, devotion requires an elimination of [...]
Do all dreams come from God?
Scientists admit they know very, very little about how the brain works. Such a complicated, intricate design could only be the work of an Intelligent Creator. Clearly we are not an "accidental" or evolved creation but are here by extremely special and unique design.We are exposed to so much these days from so many sources [...]
Who was Nehemiah?
Nehemiah was a Jewish man living in captivity under the rule of the ancient empire of Persia. He held a high position in the royal court, serving the Persian king. One day, when Nehemiah asked his brother and some visitors about Jerusalem, God’s holy city, he received terrible news. The wall around the city [...]
When did people first call God "Jehovah Rapha"?
There are several names and descriptions given to God, especially in the Old Testament. Each of them gives us a different way to grasp the Almighty’s character. Unfortunately, the Hebrew words that give such insight into the names is hidden when translators simply use "God" or "LORD," so using a study help to see the original [...]
What does God look like?
Since God is a spirit being, we don’t really know, because humans cannot see spirit beings. There were times in the Bible when spirit beings created a human-like body to communicate with people. But what the people saw was a temporary human image, not the actual spirit being.However, we should note that there are examples [...]
What does the Bible say about heaven?
God’s “house,” in a large sense of the word, is the entire universe overall, with heaven being where He and different groups of spiritual beings live, like angels, cherubim, seraphim and others. One part of Jesus’ mission was to find faithful followers who will eventually live in heaven with God and His son, Jesus. [...]