What is self control?
It's the ability to control one’s emotions and desires, especially in difficult or tempting situations. For example, it’s almost dinner time but you’re thinking about cookies. Eating a lot of cookies now will spoil your meal, as well as give you a stomachache. Someone with self-control would not eat the cookies and instead wait [...]
Why do people use the statement, “The Lord doesn’t give me more than I can handle,” when that statement is not in the Bible? (United States)
Actually, for the Christian, the thought is in the Bible. 1 Corinthians 10:13: (NET) “No trial has overtaken you that is not faced by others. And God is faithful: He will not let you be tried beyond what you are able to bear, but with the trial will also provide a way out so that you [...]
In Genesis God gave man stewardship over His creation. Did He mean to allow man to do as he pleases – changing and making news species of plants and and animals through genetic engineering? (Zambia)
Genesis 1:11, 21, 24-25, 28-29 (ESV), 11 “And God said, ‘Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.’ ... 21 So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters [...]
What is calling? Who is called? Are there types of calling? Is calling the same as the gifts of the holy spirit? (Uganda)
A calling is an invitation. Presently, there is only one call. Ephesians 4:1,4 (NASB20): 1 Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, ... 4 There is one body and one spirit, just as you also were called in [...]
How do the sacrifices under Moses’s Law relate to God’s Law in the New Testament? (United States)
Hebrews 8:1-2, 4-5 (NKJV), 1 “Now this is the main point…We have such a High Priest, … in the heavens, 2 a Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man. ... 4 For if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are [...]
Where does the Bible make a distinction between the Law of Moses and the Law of God? (United States)
God has been progressively revealing Himself to mankind in ways that would bless us the most. God first introduced Himself to Moses by calling Himself “I AM THAT I AM” (Exodus 3:14). This phrase in Hebrew should be more accurately translated, “I will be what I will be” or as Rotherham translates it, “I will [...]