What can we offer to God?
When we think about all of the blessings God has given us, it’s hard to imagine we can give anything worthy in return, but here are seven precious things devoted Christians can offer to God: Joy - James (1:2,3 Christian Standard Bible) encourages us to be joyful even in difficult situations: “Consider it a [...]
Is a simple confession of faith necessary? (Uganda)
A simple confession of faith is necessary, but is not sufficient to have a spirit resurrection. The saints, also called the body of Christ or the Little Flock, have covenanted with God through the blood of Jesus to sacrifice their wills to obey God’s will. Psalm 50:5, 14 (NKJV), 5 “Gather My saints together to [...]
Can the Spirit of God and an evil spirit live in a person? (Togo)
Summary: No. If a person is spirit-begotten and then allows demons to rule him, he will die the second death. But God, out of love, will send many severe trials to bring that one to repentance before that happens. However, a person may still chose to follow evil, forsake God, and become demon-possessed. Discussion: Many [...]
What is the difference between foreknowledge, election, and predestination?
To have foreknowledge is crucial when one is designing and planning. If you are designing a building, you must know ahead of time how to finance, where to place it, basic layout, structure, materials, workers, etc., before you can even attempt to begin work. So God, with His omniscient foresight, has used His wisdom to [...]
Explain Genesis 3:22 (NIV), "And the LORD God said, 'The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.'"
Who is the “us”? The LORD God is the architect of all creation. He designed and planned it. Then God created the Logos, meaning “word” in Greek. The Logos (Jesus) is the only begotten son of God (John 3:16), the first born (Colossians 1:15) of all creation. Through the Logos, God’s plans were carried out. Colossians 1:16 [...]
In the Parable of the Fig Tree of Matthew 24:32-34, what is the fig tree; what is “it”; and what is the generation that will not pass until it is all accomplished? (United States)
This parable is recorded in Mark 13:28-31 and Luke 21:29-32. The Jewish scriptures sometimes represent Israel as a fig tree (Hosea 9:10, Jeremiah 24, Jeremiah 8:13). During King Solomon’s reign, Israel lived in safety, each man “under his own vine and fig tree” (1 Kings 4:25) indicating national wealth and prosperity.These passages are sometimes referred [...]