What do we mean by everything is permitted but not everything is beneficial? (Philippines)
1 Corinthians 10:23-24 (NKJV), 23 “All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify. 24 Let no one seek his own, but each one the other's well-being.” Verse 23, like 1 Corinthians 6:12, refers to eating meat that is sacrificed to [...]
How can we experience the glory of God?
God chooses when and with whom He may reveal even a glance at His glory. The best way to experience God's glory is through obedience to His word. Then His glory fills our hearts and souls. If we obey and submit to God’s loving, righteous will, we will more and more be transformed into His [...]
What happened in the Garden of Gethsemane?
Arriving with a large group carrying swords and clubs, Judas betrayed Jesus by greeting him with a kiss, a prearranged signal so they would know whom to arrest. (see Matt 26:47, Mark 14:43, Luke 22:47, John 18:3) To protect Jesus, Peter drew his sword and cut off the high-priest servant’s right ear. After telling [...]
What does 1 Peter 3:19 mean when it says Jesus went and “preached” to the spirits in prison? (tartaroo/hell)
1 Peter 3:18-20 (ESV), 18 “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, 19 in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison, 20 because they formerly did not [...]
What is faith?
Do you ever wonder if the sun will be there in the morning when you wake up? Probably not, because you’re sure that it will. But, why are you sure? Because for your entire life, you have woken up and it has been there - so you have a confident belief based on that [...]
What is the meaning of 1 Corinthians 12:2-4 (NKJV), 2 “You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. 4 There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.” Who is this about? (India)
Chapter 12 is about “spiritual” matters. It identifies at least four different ways or diversities of gifts (verse 4) in which the Holy Spirit operates.Why did Paul first remind the Corinthians that they worshipped dumb idols? Because, they had been deceived. The brethren needed a test to discern whether someone really believed “Jesus is Lord.” [...]