Where will Jesus reign, on earth or in the air or in both places? (Costa Rica)
Jesus reigns on earth from heaven. Remember Jesus said, “A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also.” John 14:19 (NKJV) Jesus returns invisibly to demolish this present evil world order and then to establish His righteous reign. Human eyes [...]
What does King David mean when he said, "The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool." Psalm 110:1. Is David calling Jesus Lord and GOD Lord? (United States)
Consider the Hebrew words in this verse. “JEHOVAH said unto my Lord (Adon), Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.” “Adon” is Strong’s word H113 and it is a general term meaning “mighty one.” It is used throughout the Old Testament to refer to rulers, judges, people with power, [...]
What does the Bible say regarding friendships with those that commit immoral acts? Hate the sin, love the sinner? (United States)
1 Corinthians 5:9-11 (NKJV), 9 "I wrote to you in my epistle not to keep company with sexually immoral people. 10 Yet I certainly did not mean with the sexually immoral people of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. 11 [...]
Please explain James 4:4 (ESV), "You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God." If I am fully consecrated believer living in a city or street where no other consecrated brothers are living nearby, then will I not be able to befriend with or be close to other non-believesrs for social issues, especially on neighborhood? Or I should live independently for every matters just to make sure I do not befriend non-believers or associate with members of nominal churches? (Tanzania)
Our hearts have great sympathy for you. Isolation from other believers is certainly a cross that you are bearing to the glory of God. Thankfully, today, we have mobile phones, email, Zoom, even paper mail with which you can use to have fellowship with other believers. It is very important to be able to talk [...]
What does the Lord`s Prayer Mean ?
When Jesus’ disciples asked him to teach them how to pray, he gave them this simple prayer as an example in the book of Luke. It says: “Our Father in heaven...” (Luke 11:2, NKJ) First, we must remember that God is our loving Father in heaven, the Creator of the universe. “...hallowed be your [...]
How should Christian believers relate to non-believers? (United States)
Christians are the light of the world, but not friends with the world. What does this mean practically? It means we follow Jesus’ example. He blessed and preached but did not become close friends with non-believers. He did not go to worldly places to relax with worldly people. In His moments of quietness, he developed [...]