When does your name go in the Book of Life? (United States)
All mankind are sinners at conception. Psalm 51:5 (CSB), “Indeed, I was guilty when I was born; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.” Adamic sin and its penalty, death, are inherited. Romans 5:12 (CSB), “Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, in this way death spread [...]
What the meaning of "Son of Man"? I know it is stated 93 times in Ezekiel. (United States)
Throughout the book of Ezekiel, “Son of man” refers to the prophet Ezekiel. Ezekiel 2:1, 6 (NKJV), 1 “And He said to me, ‘Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you.’ ... 6 ‘And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words…” [...]
Philippines 3:7-8 explain. What things were gain and then lost and became rubbish? What was Paul trying to gain after he was converted? (Nigeria)
Philippians 3:7-11 (NKJV), 7 "But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. 8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I [...]
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 [...]
John 3:5 talks about how to be born of water and of spirit. What does the water mean?
John 3:5, “Jesus answered, Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.” This verse explains how one may attain membership in the kingdom of God. Jesus was teaching how to enter God’s kingdom and how to be blessed by it.Nicodemus, knowing [...]
If Jesus Christ is Lord, why did he call upon God when He was about to be crucified? (Nigeria)
Jesus prayed to God throughout his human life (Luke 5:16), including the time of his crucifixion.The heavenly Father gave Jesus life. God blesses all intelligent life with free will. Jesus had a will of his own, but as he explained to his disciples, he came not to do his own will, but the will of [...]